The uber-privileged teens of Spain's Las Encinas high school are back and as hormonally driven, debauched, and scheming as ever. This time, however, the threat that looms large over the second season of the famous series isn't a mysterious murder or a police investigation – it's that of the sophomore slump. Season 2 tracks the fallout that takes place after Marina's murder. It's a new school year; Samuel (Itzan Escamilla) is more alienated than ever. He's recovering from the loss of Marina, whom he was dating, while trying to find bail money for his brother Nano (Jaime Lorente), who has wrongly been implicated in the murder. Marina's brother Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) turns to drugs and his girlfriend, rich mean girl Lu (Danna Paola), to cope with his anger and depression over her death. Nadia (Mina El Hammani) still finds herself drawn to Guzmán despite her strict parents. Meanwhile, Carla and Christian are still tight-lipped about their role in covering up Polo's murder of Marina. However, overall, the second season of Élite is clunky and lethargic, falling into an unfortunate pattern of one-season wonders that burn bright and then burn out. There are multiple missteps this time around that throw off the tonal balance of the show, the most egregious of which is an unconvincing romance between Samuel and Carla after he attempts to uncover if she has anything to do with Marina's murder. What emerges is less sexy cat-and-mouse game and more the stomach-churning effect of your cat dropping a half-chewed mouse on to your expensive carpet. A new character Rebeka (Claudia Salas), whose mother is a mafia honcho, feels like she's walked off the set of Narcos to step in as a sparring partner for Samuel and infrequent sounding board for the others.

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