: Provides the comedic relief, often misinterpreting social cues and adding a layer of absurdity to the undercover mission.
This tonal friction is not a flaw but a strategy. The absurdity of Donoso’s iguana chase underscores the emotional absurdity of the main plot—adults who cannot articulate their feelings while dressed in police uniforms. By placing silliness and sorrow side by side, 1x10 achieves what critic Jason Mittell (2015) calls “tonal dissonance as narrative emphasis”: the comedy makes the drama feel more real by contrast. los hombres de paco 1x10