At times, the show plays a little too heavy on the melodrama but does manage to maintain its excitement and intrigue throughout the show.ĭespite the concepts being a little different, If I Hadn’t Met You reminds me a lot of another Spanish time-bending thriller, The Ministry Of Time. Now, having said that, If I Hadn’t Met You does feel a tad overlong and the series is deliberately slow paced to really make the most of building its characters up. Both physically (traveling to different universes) and mentally (Eduard’s various discussions with Dr Everest and seeing his own alternate self in these worlds) this is explored time and time again and really makes up the crux of drama here. Thematically, the show is all about dealing with grief and moving on. What begins as a relatively formulaic journey does get more interesting around the midway point as the plot mixes things up and delivers a few well written twists along with an exploration into both Eduard and his wife’s early lives. This acts as the start of a 10 episode journey into alternate universes, utilizing the same core cast in the show but changing subtle differences as Eduard travels to various different moments in his life, trying to save his wife and kids. Everest stops him, telling him she can help find what he’s looking for. Ready to end it all and join them in whatever lies beyond this world, a mysterious woman known as Dr. U pon hearing his wife and two kids have died in a car accident, Eduard’s life comes crashing down around him.

A seemingly innocent disagreement with his wife Elisa over their car winds up being the catalyst for a tragic accident to follow. The story begins with an introduction to our main protagonist Eduard. Although its story does take a while to get going, the various episodes are varied, chock full of interesting ideas and themes that are explored in a variety of different ways. With a story boasting multiple parallel universes and a well written protagonist at its core, If I Hadn’t Met You is a surprisingly enjoyable sci-fi thriller.

If you could go back and do things differently in your life, would you? It’s a tantalizing question for sure and one Netflix’s latest Spanish thriller If I Hadn’t Met You sets out to explore.

If i never met you review