HBO Europe's telenovela 30 Coins, moonlights as a supernatural psychological thriller and it's distastefully delicious.
photo credit: HBO (warning: spoiler alert) From the beginning of 30Coins/30Monedas, the ridiculously elaborate opening theme of the show proved to be such a spoiler that I could already tell that whatever intrigue this series had to offer would be tied to the 30 pieces of Silver the infamous Judas Iscariot was paid for betraying the Judeo-Christian Jesus Christ. I was not wrong. for, by the end of the first episode, It had already been revealed. Although, the way it was woven into the story seemed a bit intriguing, as it's involving a group of red robe wearing underground priests planning to overthrown the Vatican and canonize Judas as a saint for reasons you’d get to discover yourself (trust me, it’s good) should you choose to still see this series after reading. This had me wanting to follow through to see how it would play out. But then to call the whole process tedious would be an understatement as you’d have to actually see it yourself to believe it. photo c...