Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* TheBusComesBack: In the fourth-season premiere, Tony calls Teresa, claiming that someone is after him, and thus Teresa sends Pote to Texas to extract him. [[spoiler:Along the way, they also find Kelly Anne, who turns out to still be alive.]]
to:
* TheBusComesBack: TheBusCameBack: In the fourth-season premiere, Tony calls Teresa, claiming that someone is after him, and thus Teresa sends Pote to Texas to extract him. [[spoiler:Along the way, they also find Kelly Anne, who turns out to still be alive.]]
Added DiffLines:
* CIAEvilFBIGood: The show has a couple of FBI Agents that try to do the right thing, despite having many factors, including their own superiors standing in their way. Meanwhile [[spoiler: Devin Finch and his crew are revealed to be CIA Agents, and he doesn't hesitate to commit amoral acts to get his way, making him appear no different that the criminals he targets, which for most of the the show was El Santo.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 45 (click to see context) from:
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:So far, none of Teresa's friends or allies have appeared in the future, suggesting that none of them survived her rise to the top.]]
to:
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:So far, none of all of Teresa's friends or and allies have only Pote has appeared in the future, suggesting that none of them no one else survived her rise to the top.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
* AmbiguouslyBi: In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Leo is revealed to be Guero's ex-girlfriend, but she also insists on sharing a dance with Teresa.
* AmbiguouslyGay: King George's relationship with his right-hand man Bilal is never explicitly stated to be romantic, but Cortez does try and use Bilal as leverage to get George to turn on Teresa, and [[spoiler:after Bilal's death, George and Teresa discuss him in such a way that it implies that he was George's lover.]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: King George's relationship with his right-hand man Bilal is never explicitly stated to be romantic, but Cortez does try and use Bilal as leverage to get George to turn on Teresa, and [[spoiler:after Bilal's death, George and Teresa discuss him in such a way that it implies that he was George's lover.]]
to:
* AmbiguouslyBi: AmbiguouslyBi:
** In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Leo is revealed to be Guero's ex-girlfriend, but she also insists on sharing a dance with Teresa.
* AmbiguouslyGay: ** King George's relationship with his right-hand man Bilal is never explicitly stated to be romantic, but Cortez does try and use Bilal as leverage to get George to turn on Teresa, and [[spoiler:after Bilal's death, George and Teresa discuss him in such a way that it implies that he was George's lover.]]]] On the other hand, George gets an explicit female love interest in season 4.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Over the course of the first three season, Isabela gradually turns against Camila, pissed off that her mom has all but ensured that everyone knows that she's a mafia princess.
** In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Leo is revealed to be Guero's ex-girlfriend, but she also insists on sharing a dance with Teresa.
* AntagonisticOffspring: Over the course of the first three season, Isabela gradually turns against Camila, pissed off that her mom has all but ensured that everyone knows that she's a mafia princess.
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* TheBusComesBack: In the fourth-season premiere, Tony calls Teresa, claiming that someone is after him.
to:
* TheBusComesBack: In the fourth-season premiere, Tony calls Teresa, claiming that someone is after him.him, and thus Teresa sends Pote to Texas to extract him. [[spoiler:Along the way, they also find Kelly Anne, who turns out to still be alive.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 49 (click to see context) from:
** As the Queen, Teresa has short, straight hair tied in a severe bun. As "Teresita", she wears her hair long and curly.
to:
** As the Queen, Teresa has short, straight straightened hair tied in a severe bun. As "Teresita", she wears her hair long down and curly.in natural curls.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
** [[spoiler:Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
to:
** [[spoiler:Olivia Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
* TheBusComesBack: In the fourth-season premiere, Tony calls Teresa, claiming that someone is after him.
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Guero has a nasty habit of selling other people out. Even Teresa might not be safe from his duplicity.
to:
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Guero has a nasty habit of selling other people out. Even He's even betrayed Teresa might not be safe from his duplicity.a few times.
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification. [[spoiler:They also serve as his little assassins.]]
to:
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification. [[spoiler:They They also serve as his little assassins.]]
Changed line(s) 46 (click to see context) from:
* ImAHumanitarian: Cortez claims that he at Batman after killing him. He also claims that he's got plans to do the same to Camila.
to:
* ImAHumanitarian: Cortez claims that he at ate Batman after killing him. He also claims that he's got plans to do the same to Camila.Camila.
* ImportantHaircut:
** As the Queen, Teresa has short, straight hair tied in a severe bun. As "Teresita", she wears her hair long and curly.
** In season 4, King George now has shorter, neater hair.
* ImportantHaircut:
** As the Queen, Teresa has short, straight hair tied in a severe bun. As "Teresita", she wears her hair long and curly.
** In season 4, King George now has shorter, neater hair.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
The show is an American remake of the {{telenovela}} ''Series/LaReinaDelSur''.
to:
The show is an American remake of the {{telenovela}} ''Series/LaReinaDelSur''.''Series/LaReinaDelSur'', which is an adaptation of a novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
The show is an American remake of the {{telenovela}} ''Series/LaReinaDelSur''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* BadassNative: Taza, the head of the Hakan Tse reservation, first appears as a tired, broken man who has resorted to letting La Comision use his people's land to smuggle cocaine in order to earn enough money to keep the reservation functioning. However, after making an alliance with Teresa and thus getting some insulation from La Comision's wrath, he quickly proves to be a competent leader, and by the end of the season, he's managed to negotiate his way into being a partner in Teresa's empire.
Changed line(s) 22 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovsGun: In "La Muerte", Teresa is given a special plastic gun to protect herself during her visit to El Santo's compound. It ends up being used as evidence against her when El Santo suspects her of attack his old compound.
to:
* ChekhovsGun: In "La Muerte", Teresa is given a special plastic gun to protect herself during her visit to El Santo's compound. It ends up being used as evidence against her when El Santo suspects her of attack betraying the location of his old compound.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Added DiffLines:
* AmbiguouslyGay: King George's relationship with his right-hand man Bilal is never explicitly stated to be romantic, but Cortez does try and use Bilal as leverage to get George to turn on Teresa, and [[spoiler:after Bilal's death, George and Teresa discuss him in such a way that it implies that he was George's lover.]]
Added DiffLines:
* DaddysLittleVillain: In season 3, Isabela falls under the influence of Cortez, who cheerfully makes himself into a surrogate father figure so that he can turn her against Camila.
Added DiffLines:
* VillainWithGoodPublicity:
** In the first and second seasons, Epifanio manages to become Governor of Sinaloa despite everyone and their mother knowing that he's involved in the drug trade.
** In season 3, Camila manages to play the game even better than Epifanio did, parlaying her status as a grieving widow and philanthropist to win over the public [[spoiler:until Isabela publicly accuses her of having Kique murdered]].
** In the first and second seasons, Epifanio manages to become Governor of Sinaloa despite everyone and their mother knowing that he's involved in the drug trade.
** In season 3, Camila manages to play the game even better than Epifanio did, parlaying her status as a grieving widow and philanthropist to win over the public [[spoiler:until Isabela publicly accuses her of having Kique murdered]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* TheAlcoholic: In season 3, Kelly Anne develops a drinking problem as a way of coping with the trauma of being tortured by Devon Finch. [[spoiler:It's also how she deals with the guilt of becoming Finch's mole.]]
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
to:
* BoomHeadshot: BoomHeadshot:
** [[spoiler:Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
** [[spoiler:After learning that she was a mole for Devon Finch, James executes Kelly Anne with a headshot.]]
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Teresa fires Lil T in the hopes that she'll get out of the drug business and go back to school.]]
** [[spoiler:Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
** [[spoiler:After learning that she was a mole for Devon Finch, James executes Kelly Anne with a headshot.]]
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Teresa fires Lil T in the hopes that she'll get out of the drug business and go back to school.]]
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
** In the third season, Pote is captured and tortured, resulting in extensive injuries to his dominant hand. These injuries end his hopes of remaining a ''sicario''. Thankfully for him, Teresa keeps him on as her adviser.
to:
** In the third season, Pote is captured and tortured, resulting in extensive injuries to his dominant hand. These injuries end his hopes of remaining a ''sicario''. Thankfully for him, Teresa appreciates loyalty and keeps him on as her adviser.
** Camila's career as a dancer ended because she kept suffering injuries. She decided to marry Epifanio instead.
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In season 2, Isabela tries to rebel against her parents by dating Kique Jimenez, the son of a rival family. This backfires terribly when it turns out that one of Kique's friends is the son of a man who was killed by Epifanio's men.
to:
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In season 2, Isabela tries to rebel against her parents by dating Kique Jimenez, the son of a rival family. This backfires terribly when it turns out that one of Kique's friends is the son of a man who was killed by Epifanio's men. [[spoiler:Camila later has Kique kidnapped and murdered in order to flush out his dad.]]
Added DiffLines:
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Kelly Anne becomes a reluctant mole in Teresa's organization in order to help Devon Finch find El Santo, because she's convinced that El Santo plans to kill Teresa.]]
Added DiffLines:
* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:Camila fell in love with Epifanio after he saved her from gunmen.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* ChekhovsGun: In "La Muerte", Teresa is given a special plastic gun to protect herself during her visit to El Santo's compound. It ends up being used as evidence against her when El Santo suspects her of attack his old compound.
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter Isabela.
to:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
** Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughterIsabela.Isabela.
** El Santo may be insane, but he loves his wife and unborn son. [[spoiler:In "La Muerte", a drone attack kills his wife, and he barely manages to save his son by cutting him out of his wife's stomach. Consequently, his sanity deteriorates very badly.]]
** Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter
** El Santo may be insane, but he loves his wife and unborn son. [[spoiler:In "La Muerte", a drone attack kills his wife, and he barely manages to save his son by cutting him out of his wife's stomach. Consequently, his sanity deteriorates very badly.]]
Changed line(s) 47 (click to see context) from:
** [[spoiler:In the third season, King George and Bilal are captured by Cortez, with Bilal being reduced to vegetable.]]
to:
** [[spoiler:In the third season, King George and Bilal are captured by Cortez, with Bilal being reduced to a walking vegetable.]]
Added DiffLines:
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:El Santo loses what's left of his mind after his wife is killed and his infant son is taken away from him.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US currency since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cotton paper.)
to:
* CareerEndingInjury:
** In the third season, Pote is captured and tortured, resulting in extensive injuries to his dominant hand. These injuries end his hopes of remaining a ''sicario''. Thankfully for him, Teresa keeps him on as her adviser.
** [[spoiler:In "El Diablo", Bilal is given a crude lobotomy, effectively ending his career as King George's right-hand man.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake UScurrency currency, since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cotton paper.)
** In the third season, Pote is captured and tortured, resulting in extensive injuries to his dominant hand. These injuries end his hopes of remaining a ''sicario''. Thankfully for him, Teresa keeps him on as her adviser.
** [[spoiler:In "El Diablo", Bilal is given a crude lobotomy, effectively ending his career as King George's right-hand man.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US
Added DiffLines:
** [[spoiler:In the third season, King George and Bilal are captured by Cortez, with Bilal being reduced to vegetable.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Added DiffLines:
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:In "La Reina de Espadas", Teresa goes into a downward spiral after Guero's death, to the point where at the opening of the episode, she tries to crash a plane.]]
Added DiffLines:
* ToughLove: [[spoiler:Afraid that Teresa will kill herself after losing Guero, Pote and James lock her up in her own wine cellar, hoping to prevent her from harming herself until she regains her senses.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* EvenEvilHasStandards: King George's crew is made up of Somalis, and he is supremely loyal to them, to the point that he no longer does business with neo-Nazis after one of them insulted his right-hand man.
to:
* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
** King George's crew is made up of Somalis, and he is supremely loyal to them, to the point that he no longer does business with neo-Nazis after one of them insulted his right-handman.man Bilal.
** In "Reina de Oros", Teresa immediately calls off her alliance with Rocco de la Pena, even though doing so costs her much of her business in Europe, after learning that he made his fortune on human trafficking.
** King George's crew is made up of Somalis, and he is supremely loyal to them, to the point that he no longer does business with neo-Nazis after one of them insulted his right-hand
** In "Reina de Oros", Teresa immediately calls off her alliance with Rocco de la Pena, even though doing so costs her much of her business in Europe, after learning that he made his fortune on human trafficking.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Teresa calls off her agreement with
to:
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Teresa calls off her agreement with Rocco de la Pena after finding out that his empire is built on human trafficking.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* BoomerangBigot: Sheriff Mayo is of Latino descent and makes very little effort to hide it, but he has been profiling his fellow Latinos for years in order to make a name for himself.
* CorruptHick: In "La Fuerza", Teresa is charged with eliminating Jed Mayo, a corrupt, racist Sherrif who has been making trouble for her prospective allies in Arizona.
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
* InspectorJavert: In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Teresa and her friends run afoul of La Capitana, a brutal Bolivian police officer who's determined to wipe out the cocaine trade in her country and nearly kills Teresa in her quest to find El Santo.
to:
* InspectorJavert: ImAHumanitarian: Cortez claims that he at Batman after killing him. He also claims that he's got plans to do the same to Camila.
* InspectorJavert:
** In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Teresa and her friends run afoul of La Capitana, a brutal Bolivian police officer who's determined to wipe out the cocaine trade in her country and nearly kills Teresa in her quest to find ElSanto.Santo.
** In "La Fuerza", Sherrif Jed Mayo portrays himself as a Javert, tirelessly committed to eliminating the cartels in his town, but in reality, he's been taking bribes from La Comision.
* InspectorJavert:
** In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Teresa and her friends run afoul of La Capitana, a brutal Bolivian police officer who's determined to wipe out the cocaine trade in her country and nearly kills Teresa in her quest to find El
** In "La Fuerza", Sherrif Jed Mayo portrays himself as a Javert, tirelessly committed to eliminating the cartels in his town, but in reality, he's been taking bribes from La Comision.
Added DiffLines:
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sheriff Jed Mayo, the racist Sheriff who's been making trouble for La Comision, is a rather transparent expy of Joe Arpaio, the notorious former Sheriff of Maricopa County.
Added DiffLines:
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Teresa calls off her agreement with
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 22 (click to see context) from:
* ForeignRemake: ''Queen Of The South'' is an English-language remake of the Spanish language {{telenovela}} ''La Reina Del Sur''.
to:
* ForeignRemake: ''Queen Of The South'' is an English-language remake of the Spanish language {{telenovela}} ''La Reina Del Sur''.''Series/LaReinaDelSur''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In season 2, Isabela tries to rebel against her parents by dating Kique Jimenez, the son of a rival family. This backfires terribly when it turns out that one of Kique's friends is the son of a man who was killed by Epifanio's men.
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* FidelityTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in jail.
to:
* AFatherToHisMen: King George loves his Somali henchmen as if they were his own flesh and blood.
* FidelityTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her injail. jail.
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:So far, none of Teresa's friends or allies have appeared in the future, suggesting that none of them survived her rise to the top.]]
* FidelityTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in
* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:So far, none of Teresa's friends or allies have appeared in the future, suggesting that none of them survived her rise to the top.]]
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.
to:
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.The Queen.
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Brenda is killed off in the first-season finale.]]
to:
* SacrificialLion: SacrificialLion:
** [[spoiler:Brenda is killed off in the first-season finale.]]]]
** [[spoiler:The second-season finale sees the death of Epifanio.]]
* TheStoic: Part of how Pote has survived as long as he has is his ability to remain calm in ridiculously stressful situations.
** [[spoiler:Brenda is killed off in the first-season finale.
** [[spoiler:The second-season finale sees the death of Epifanio.]]
* TheStoic: Part of how Pote has survived as long as he has is his ability to remain calm in ridiculously stressful situations.
Added DiffLines:
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: El Santo's "angels" are very young girls who have been trained to torture, kill, and administer tattoos.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Olivia takes a bullet to the head in "Todas las Horas Hieren".]]
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification.
to:
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification. [[spoiler:They also serve as his little assassins.]]
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter Isabella.
to:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter Isabella.Isabela.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: King George's crew is made up of Somalis, and he is supremely loyal to them, to the point that he no longer does business with neo-Nazis after one of them insulted his right-hand man.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: King George's crew is made up of Somalis, and he is supremely loyal to them, to the point that he no longer does business with neo-Nazis after one of them insulted his right-hand man.
* GroinAttack: During Teresa's gang's attack on a neo-Nazi warehouse, Lil T shoots one of the racists in the crotch.
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella delivers one to her mother Camila after the latter arranges to have her kidnapped "for her own safety" (because Epifanio threatened to take away Camila's access to Isabella.) Isabella tells her mother that she's long demonstrated that she cares more about power than being a mother.
to:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella Isabela delivers one to her mother Camila after the latter arranges to have her kidnapped "for her own safety" (because Epifanio threatened to take away Camila's access to Isabella.Isabela.) Isabella Isabela tells her mother that she's long demonstrated that she cares more about power than being a mother.
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* WhatTheHellHero: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella, Camila's daughter, calls her out for trying to destroy Epifanio's political career, pointing out that because of her meddling, all of Isabella's friends now know that her parents are gangsters.
to:
* TermsOfEndangerment: Epifanio and Camila repeatedly call each other "mi amor" or "my love". This is most certainly not out of any affection between them.
* WhatTheHellHero: In "Quinientos Mil",Isabella, Isabela, Camila's daughter, calls her out for trying to destroy Epifanio's political career, pointing out that because of her meddling, all of Isabella's Isabela's friends now know that her parents are gangsters.gangsters.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: In "Todas las Horas Hieren", Camila takes drugs to induce a seizure as part of a plan to break out of prison. [[spoiler:Epifanio fouls up these plans by intercepting the prison van.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: In "Quinientos Mil",
* WoundedGazelleGambit: In "Todas las Horas Hieren", Camila takes drugs to induce a seizure as part of a plan to break out of prison. [[spoiler:Epifanio fouls up these plans by intercepting the prison van.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
linkfix
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* ChronicBackstabbingSyndrome: Guero has a nasty habit of selling other people out. Even Teresa might not be safe from his duplicity.
to:
* ChronicBackstabbingSyndrome: ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Guero has a nasty habit of selling other people out. Even Teresa might not be safe from his duplicity.
Added DiffLines:
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Brenda is killed off in the first-season finale.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Added DiffLines:
* AmbiguouslyBi: In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Leo is revealed to be Guero's ex-girlfriend, but she also insists on sharing a dance with Teresa.
* AxCrazy: In season 2, Teresa, Guero, and James try to score a new source of cocaine by reaching out to El Santo, a religious fanatic who views cocaine as a sacrament.
* AxCrazy: In season 2, Teresa, Guero, and James try to score a new source of cocaine by reaching out to El Santo, a religious fanatic who views cocaine as a sacrament.
Added DiffLines:
* BerserkButton: Isabela hates it when her friends bring up the fact that her parents made their fortunes with drugs.
Added DiffLines:
* ChronicBackstabbingSyndrome: Guero has a nasty habit of selling other people out. Even Teresa might not be safe from his duplicity.
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification.
* TheDreaded: Bolivia has two - El Santo and La Capitana. The former is a drug dealer who runs his organization like a cult. The latter is a police officer who is determined to wipe out the drug trade in her country, even if she has to slaughter every dealer and user in the country to do it.
* CreepyChild: El Santo's attendants are a bunch of little girls who wear terrifying masks and speak calmly about cleansing and purification.
* TheDreaded: Bolivia has two - El Santo and La Capitana. The former is a drug dealer who runs his organization like a cult. The latter is a police officer who is determined to wipe out the drug trade in her country, even if she has to slaughter every dealer and user in the country to do it.
Added DiffLines:
* InspectorJavert: In "El Nacimiento de Bolivia", Teresa and her friends run afoul of La Capitana, a brutal Bolivian police officer who's determined to wipe out the cocaine trade in her country and nearly kills Teresa in her quest to find El Santo.
Added DiffLines:
* MindScrew: In "El Camino de la Muerte", Teresa, James, and Guero travel along the titular road in Bolivia and get ambushed by the military, resulting in Guero getting shot... and then Teresa wakes up, they're back on that road again, and Guero is still alive. They reach the same military checkpoint, but this time, they abandon the truck and split up to lead the military in two directions at once, resulting in ''James'' getting shot... and then Teresa wakes up...
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Link to USA
Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:
''Queen of the South'' is a drama airing on USA Network. It recounts the story of Teresa Mendoza, a young woman who starts off as a moneychanger in Mexico before events propel her into drug-trafficking in America, where she eventually rises to become the "Queenpin".
to:
''Queen of the South'' is a drama airing on USA Network.Creator/USANetwork. It recounts the story of Teresa Mendoza, a young woman who starts off as a moneychanger in Mexico before events propel her into drug-trafficking in America, where she eventually rises to become the "Queenpin".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added line(s) 2 (click to see context) :
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/queen_of_the_south_usa3.jpg]]
Deleted line(s) 2 (click to see context) :
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.
to:
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.Queenpin.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella delivers one to her mother Camila after the latter arranges to have her kidnapped "for her own safety" (because Epifanio threatened to take away Camila's access to Isabella.) Isabella tells her mother that she's long demonstrated that she cares more about power than being a mother.
* WhatTheHellHero: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella, Camila's daughter, calls her out for trying to destroy Epifanio's political career, pointing out that because of her meddling, all of Isabella's friends now know that her parents are gangsters.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella delivers one to her mother Camila after the latter arranges to have her kidnapped "for her own safety" (because Epifanio threatened to take away Camila's access to Isabella.) Isabella tells her mother that she's long demonstrated that she cares more about power than being a mother.
* WhatTheHellHero: In "Quinientos Mil", Isabella, Camila's daughter, calls her out for trying to destroy Epifanio's political career, pointing out that because of her meddling, all of Isabella's friends now know that her parents are gangsters.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
linkfix
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* MoraltyChain: Brenda and Tony serve as Teresa's link to her humanity as she gets deeper and deeper into Camila's web.
to:
* MoraltyChain: MoralityChain: Brenda and Tony serve as Teresa's link to her humanity as she gets deeper and deeper into Camila's web.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added tropes
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US currency since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cotton paper).
to:
* BadBoss: One of the things driving Camila's conflict with Epifanio is that he chose Cesar to be his successor, and Cesar has proven to be an incompetent bully who's more interested in consolidating his control over the business than in actually expanding it.
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US currency since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cottonpaper).paper.)
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter Isabella.
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US currency since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cotton
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Epifanio and Camila are despicable people, but they both love their daughter Isabella.
Added DiffLines:
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Camila is able to buy the loyalty of at least one of Epifanio's suppliers because Cesar has mistreated him.
* MoraltyChain: Brenda and Tony serve as Teresa's link to her humanity as she gets deeper and deeper into Camila's web.
* MoraltyChain: Brenda and Tony serve as Teresa's link to her humanity as she gets deeper and deeper into Camila's web.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
'''Queen of the South''' is a drama airing on USA Network. It recounts the story of Teresa Mendoza, a young woman who starts off as a moneychanger in Mexico before events propel her into drug-trafficking in America, where she eventually rises to become the "Queenpin".
to:
Added DiffLines:
* ForeignRemake: ''Queen Of The South'' is an English-language remake of the Spanish language {{telenovela}} ''La Reina Del Sur''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
!!!This series contains examples of:
to:
!!''Queen Of The South'' contains examples of:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ChekhovsSkill: Teresa worked as a moneychanger before she met Guero and learned how to recognize fake US currency since her boss would beat her if she brought back counterfeits. During a drug deal she realizes that something fishy is going on and asks to check the money. She is quickly able to tell that part of the money is counterfeit because it feels wrong to the touch and is too light (US banknotes are printed on special cotton paper).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
linkfix
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
* FealtyTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in jail.
to:
* FealtyTest: FidelityTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in jail.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
created work page
Added DiffLines:
'''Queen of the South''' is a drama airing on USA Network. It recounts the story of Teresa Mendoza, a young woman who starts off as a moneychanger in Mexico before events propel her into drug-trafficking in America, where she eventually rises to become the "Queenpin".
!!!This series contains examples of:
* FealtyTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in jail.
* GutPunch: The opening scene has Teresa boasting about how rich and powerful she is... [[spoiler:right before a sniper's bullet rips through her chest]].
* JacobMarleyWarning: Throughout her rise to the top, Teresa repeatedly sees visions of her future self, who gives her advice on what to do.
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.
!!!This series contains examples of:
* FealtyTest: In the third episode, Camila arranges to have Teresa "captured" by fake federal agents in order to find out if she would name Camila as her boss in order to save her own life. Teresa is smart enough to know that snitching is a bad idea, and thus refuses to give up Camila's name, even as the agents threaten to throw her in jail.
* GutPunch: The opening scene has Teresa boasting about how rich and powerful she is... [[spoiler:right before a sniper's bullet rips through her chest]].
* JacobMarleyWarning: Throughout her rise to the top, Teresa repeatedly sees visions of her future self, who gives her advice on what to do.
* RapeAsBackstory: In the first episode, Teresa is raped by one of Epifanio's enforcers, which triggers her first vision of the Queenpin.
