El Presidente S01e02 Dthrip (Direct)

The episode’s best scene is a silent one: Jadue watching a child play football on a dusty, poor pitch. He sees the game’s soul. Then he walks back to his Mercedes. The contrast is heartbreaking. He knows what he’s selling out. He just doesn't care anymore. “Dthrip” is the episode where El Presidente stops being a “scandal show” and becomes a tragedy. It asks a brutal question: How long can you play the game before the game plays you?

Jadue learns the first rule of the FIFA jungle: Trust no one, but make everyone believe you trust them. el presidente s01e02 dthrip

If the first episode of El Presidente was the spark, episode two, “Dthrip,” is the wildfire. We’ve moved past the setup of the 2015 FIFA corruption scandal and are now firmly entrenched in the backroom deals, paranoia, and moral decay that defined the “Dark Side of the Ball.” The episode’s best scene is a silent one: