Luis Miguel: The Series – Season 2, Episode 5 “Come Fly With Me” Review

We’re officially past the halfway point of Season 2 of Luis Miguel: The Series. To catch up on our review of last week’s episode click here. This week’s episode moved the narrative forward on a number of very important fronts. This week also delivered the payoffs on a number of important storylines.

Spoilers Below

This week’s episode opened with Luis Miguel meeting Frank Sinatra and singing for him as some kind of audition for his album Duets II. Maybe I don’t know enough about Sinatra but he really does not come off as a good person here. More on that later.

The heartbreaking moment we’ve all known was coming finally arrived as Hugo finally dies. Evidently, Hugo did not tell Luis about his diagnosis in his meeting. I hope that this loss continues to emanate throughout the rest of the season. Hugo is such an important person in the Luis Miguel story, his loss should add another layer of emotional weight to the story. Cesar Bordon will be missed on the series, he has been fantastic as Hugo.

Patricio Robles continues to be a compelling character. It’s hard to call him a villain, but he certainly isn’t a hero. His cleverness and cunning ability continue to be facsinating to watch.

In the 2005 timeline, which we don’t see all that much of this week, Ambrosi continues to walk on thin ice. His interactions with Michelle only continue to raise questions and put him in a precarious position with Luis. Once the accusations of stealing and pursuing Michelle come to a head, I’m sure it’ll be explosive.

We also saw the conflict between Luis and his grandmother over Sergio come to a new head. The Erika storyline was also reignited, although it falls by the wayside with the other deluge of huge events throughout the episode.

Criticism

I wish we had more time at Hugo’s funeral. Hugo has been such an important character in the show and his loss deserves to be a major focus. The pacing of the episode didn’t really allow for the funeral to be a central focus as much as it should have been.

Julio Sedgewick, who plays Frank Sinatra, gives an unexpected performance. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s bad performance but it’s not a portrayal that jives with what one would generally expect of Sinatra. On a related note, the performance of Come Fly With Me at the end of the episode, mixed with the dueling visuals of Micky and Erika was an odd choice. I would like to see how this is resolved next week but as of now, it’s a confusing ending thematically.

Final Score

This week’s episode packs a lot in. From the Sinatra duet, to Hugo’s death, to the revelation that Micky’s team has been stealing from him. My hope is that these things really get to reverberate throughout the rest of the season but on their own, they’re still highly impactful and moving.

8.1/10