‘Montoya, por favor!’: the viral Spanish clip that could change reality TV for ever
The high drama of José Carlos Montoya’s meltdown after watching his girlfriend cheat with another man is breathtaking, if ethically horrific. And it’s just raised the stakes for its entire genreIt’s alarming to see just how quickly your sense of superiority can be undone. Just a few weeks ago, British viewers were quietly congratulating themselves on the high drama of The Traitors, a show where a group of inherently nice people are inconvenienced into polite little arguments. It was, we thought, the pinnacle of reality TV.But now that has been undone by three short words: Montoya, por favor. Continue reading...
The high drama of José Carlos Montoya’s meltdown after watching his girlfriend cheat with another man is breathtaking, if ethically horrific. And it’s just raised the stakes for its entire genre
It’s alarming to see just how quickly your sense of superiority can be undone. Just a few weeks ago, British viewers were quietly congratulating themselves on the high drama of The Traitors, a show where a group of inherently nice people are inconvenienced into polite little arguments. It was, we thought, the pinnacle of reality TV.
But now that has been undone by three short words: Montoya, por favor. Continue reading...
