The Binging of Mocro Maffia: everything I thought

Faka, brothers! I’m probably once again incredibly late to the party, but hey, I’ve been in Bali for almost all of December. I have some catching up to do. Now I suddenly heard everyone talking about Mocro Mafia and so it was time to check the hype. Well, I can tell you: Videoland was on and didn’t turn off that day. And this is what went through my mind.

1. Okay, after episode 1 it’s clear: this shit is getting exciting. Very exciting. Hats off to creators Thijs Römer and Achmed Akkabi. Great cast, good scripts, and thrilling from A to Z. Let’s move on to episode 2.

2. Ewaja, Potlood is really a badass nickname.

3. By the way, is Muis called Muis because he has a bit of a mouse head? I’m curious about that. Has he also thought about the fact that a mouse eats cheese? Because he doesn’t like anything related to cheese, right?

4. Phew. It’s really a relief that Rein and that intern journalist are in the mix to nuance the whole ‘bullshit’ a bit and help the viewer escape from the underworld.

5. It’s actually quite impressive that as a viewer you just don’t want to be anyone in that series. Maybe Rein? Nah, widower and alcoholic, I’ll pass. Very much so, but maybe I hate Romano the least.

6. I catch myself laughing quite often at the childish way of speaking. ‘Hey brother, start walking before this one is going to fuck you in the ass.’ It’s about a weapon, yes. Hahaha.

7. Well, good for your street slang skills by the way. I learn new words with each episode.

8. Robert de Hoog, DUDE, you are so creepy and I’m so annoyed by your role. It’s unbearable, hahaha. Well done, mate.

9. While watching, I just had to google this series. Did you know that Mocro Maffia is based on a well-known book from 2014 by crime reporters Marijn Schrijver and Wouter Laumans about the Amsterdam ‘Mocro-war’ and that Thijs Römer and Achmed Akkabi really wanted to adapt it, but couldn’t because an option on the rights had already been sold to… ALI B? AND NAJIB AMHALI?

10. The idea kept gnawing at Römer, who, besides being an actor, is also the creative director of the drama department at RTL, so he checked just to be sure how it was with those rights and found out they had become available again. Then the duo struck, resulting in a gigantic hit series. Ai, how must Ali B and Najib feel now.

11. Spoiler alert. Click away now… That rape. What. The. Fuck. I could vomit.

12. Eva Hoeke hits the nail on the head. ‘Since #Mocromaffia, I suddenly see the city through different eyes. In scooter kids, I see Muis, through a van I hear the hissing of an iron, I want to throw an arm around the shoulders of the old father. Brilliant when a series achieves that.’

13. Okay, I almost don’t dare to go to the last episode. Shit, this is terrible. And the idea that this really happens in the Amsterdam underworld is the worst part.

14. That heaaaad on the sidewalk, oh no oh no oh no. And he was so handsome. Three months of nightmares.

Pffff, guys. On one hand, I really want a season two and on the other hand, I’m scared shitless. But it must be said: it’s totally worth the hype. Haven’t seen it yet? Do it. Eight hours of rwina in your living room is now available on Videoland. Challa!