La Palma on Netflix
Discussion
I liked it 
Netflix kept catching me out by playing the dubbed version each time we started an episode, so the first few minutes felt weird until I realised and switched to subtitles.
Admittedly Mrs D figured out every character's path pretty much from the moment they were introduced, so it's fair to say that not everything in it was ground-breaking, but I found them pleasant enough to be with and the whole thing was shot really nicely.
I can't argue that it got too daft, but I can live with that.
Ultimately, I enjoy a big disaster story and I don't ask for much - some likeable characters doing things that are not totally absurd, and good visual effects. This delivered for me.
Netflix kept catching me out by playing the dubbed version each time we started an episode, so the first few minutes felt weird until I realised and switched to subtitles.
Admittedly Mrs D figured out every character's path pretty much from the moment they were introduced, so it's fair to say that not everything in it was ground-breaking, but I found them pleasant enough to be with and the whole thing was shot really nicely.
I can't argue that it got too daft, but I can live with that.
Ultimately, I enjoy a big disaster story and I don't ask for much - some likeable characters doing things that are not totally absurd, and good visual effects. This delivered for me.
Being familiar with Tenerife it was the escaping La Palma and the giant wave that irked me (as well as the rest of the show 
).
La Palma is to the west of Tenerife. They escape in a little boat powered by an outboard engine.
They get to the west coast of Tenerife. See the wave so need to get to the 'safe place' which was La Caleta.
Almost opposite on the east coast. By car with no traffic that's an hour's drive, if you put your foot down, around 60 miles.
But in the little boat they just manage it. A sea voyage of well over 60 miles
Also there's a fekin high mountain/volcano on Teide, where it's easily drivable on racetrack smooth roads up to 8000ft, the summit is over 12000ft. Surely the sensible option for the population.
And don't get me on the indestructible daughter.
She's not lucky on airplanes but if you see her, get the seat next to her
).La Palma is to the west of Tenerife. They escape in a little boat powered by an outboard engine.
They get to the west coast of Tenerife. See the wave so need to get to the 'safe place' which was La Caleta.
Almost opposite on the east coast. By car with no traffic that's an hour's drive, if you put your foot down, around 60 miles.
But in the little boat they just manage it. A sea voyage of well over 60 miles
Also there's a fekin high mountain/volcano on Teide, where it's easily drivable on racetrack smooth roads up to 8000ft, the summit is over 12000ft. Surely the sensible option for the population.
And don't get me on the indestructible daughter.
She's not lucky on airplanes but if you see her, get the seat next to her
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