History YMMV / Narcos

** The show's style of having a semi-documentary narration met with some contention. Some find it unique while others are annoyed because they dislike the narrator's voiceover.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Franchise/StarWars'', since [[Creator/PedroPascal Javier Peña]] and [[Creator/DiegoLuna Félix Gallardo]] respectively share actors with the beloved [[Characters/StarWarsTheMandalorianCharacterSheet Din Djarin]] and [[Characters/StarWarsRogueOne Cassian Andor]].

* FashionVictimVillain: [[https://imgur.com/nvynCOc Hernin Naranjo]]. That bowl cut and 70s orange suit? Looks ridiculous even by 70s standards. Some fans even muse that Felix Gallardo actually killed him not because of a rejection of partnership, but because of that suit and hairdo.

** Notably averted with [[spoiler:the death of Pablo himself. It happens so quickly and somewhat anticlimactically, and Pablo has been brought down so low beforehand, that when it finally happens, it's not quite as satisfying as it would have been earlier. Though at least they do actually have him gunned down by the police, rather than committing suicide as it's suspected he actually did.]]

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Franchise/StarWars'', since the actors of [[Creator/PedroPascal Javier Peña]] and [[Creator/DiegoLuna Félix Gallardo]] respectively share actors with the beloved [[Characters/StarWarsTheMandalorianCharacterSheet Din Djarin]] and [[Characters/StarWarsRogueOne Cassian Andor]].

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Franchise/StarWars'', since the actors of [[Creator/PedroPascal Javier Peña]] and [[Creator/DiegoLuna Félix Gallardo]] both also play major characters in some of Disney's most-acclaimed additions to the franchise.

** Season 4's Don Neto is this by a mile, a sagelike CoolOldGuy with a BadassMustache.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''Franchise/StarWars'', since the actors of [[Creator/PedroPascal Javier Peña]] and [[Creator/DiegoLuna Félix Gallardo]] both also play major characters in some of Disney's most-acclaimed additions to the franchise.

** Season 4's Don Neto is this by a mile, a sagelike CoolOldGuy with a moustache.

* AmericansHateTingle: ''Narcos'' and ''Narcos: Mexico'' have both received rather lackluster if not outright negative receptions in Colombia and Mexico, mainly for their perceived [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster glorification]] of drug traffickers.

* AmericansHateTingle: ''Narcos'' and ''Narcos: Mexico'' have both received rather lackluster if not outright negative receptions in Colombia and Mexico, mainly for their perceived [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing glorification]] of drug traffickers.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Pablo's mother seriously screws up by going to a mass during Christmas, against's everyone's advice, thinking that everyone will be fine while the Medellin cartel and the family is under fire from both the police and Los Pepes, backed by the Cali Cartel. One of Escobar's many enemies recognizes her and Los Pepes follow her up to Escobar's hideout, seriously endangering everyone's life.
** Vice Minister Sandoval is held hostage by Escobar inside the prison. He would gladly risk his life if it means the Colombian army going after Escobar. This was an opportunity for a major BatmanGambit, and it would have worked if he had kept quiet and did nothing, giving the army the element of surprise. Instead he declared that he would give his life for the army to capture Escobar in revenge, allowing Escobar to let him live so that he and his men can escape. Even though Sandoval is rescued, Escobar indeed got away.

* MagnificentBastard: [[BadassPacifist Jorge Salcedo]] is the Deputy Chief of Security for the Cali Cartel. Faithfully serving the cartel for several years, he often uses his quick thinking and cunning to get out of sticky situations. When his boss/friend and wife are brutally murdered by the cartel [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal Jorge decides to turn informant to the DEA]]. He manages several times to get them one of the godfather's locations, always using his wits to overcome unforeseen circumstances, even framing his friend as the rat, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone an act which causes him tremendous guilt]]. Eventually the godfather is captured and he then uses his skills to find the main accountant for the cartel who brings it down for good.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy:
** The common criticism about this show is that the characters are hard to root for: Escobar may have some sympathy points but he's a drug lord who killed a lot of people and the DEA agents in charge of the case did some questionable actions particularly with Murphy.
** Combined with TruthInTelevision, the fall of Escobar only added more drug lords who continue the drug trade which prolonged the never-ending war on drugs. It's even depressing that Peña finds out [[spoiler:that the US and Colombian governments themselves are involved in it which causes him to quit his job]] realizing no matter what he does, the drug war still continues.

** Season 4's Don Neto is this by a mile, a sagelike CoolOldGuy with a BadassMoustache.

** Carillo's execution of Gato and his partner through throwing them out of the helicopter had been infamous in being used for Augusto Pinochet-related memes.

** Combined with TruthInTelevision, the fall of Escobar only added more drug lords who continue the drug trade which prolonged the never-ending war on drugs. It's even depressing that Pena finds out [[spoiler:that the US and Colombian governments themselves are involved in it which causes him to quit his job]] realizing no matter what he does, the drug war still continues.

** "I played the theme song to [noun], and now it's [[[GratuitousSpanish susantivo]]]]."

** Wagner Moura cast as Escobar. Some think he's a solid actor, others think that Escobar should have been played by a Colombian (or missing that, a native Spanish speaker).