its a combo show a little of homeland and a little of the americans
I've heard some called the 1st episode "slow".
Well, maybe - I found it delightfully entertaining and in the tradition of good espionage series, found it more cerebral than most American espionage shite on TV in recent memory. I'm thinking of you "24". I find myself eagerly anticipating each episode.
Take what you will from this review, but I'm given the series a "9"!
Tried several times to watch pilot, every time gave up from boredom. Finally just trashed whole series without watching the rest of season.
Watched first 2 episodes and got really bored and lost interest. Might retun and watch the rest if there's nothing else on TV... ever
Quite a surprising show, especially to be watched in the Original Language with german in between. The cast is well chosen from different countries and the plot changes from season to season extreme. It looks like a ever growing budget from season to season.
I do not remember a series, where so many main actors die till the end. And with the new role of diver there would be a lot to take a closer look at.
As so many more intelligent series, it ended too early with a lot loose ends...
Wait what?! Is really canceled the season 4?... Epix please what are you doing!!!! S3 was a really jump up was really epic... All seasons has a message behind that is the main plot and you canceled now?! I'm really sad.
I only watched the first season. It has its high and lows but was mostly mediocre. The cast is really good, the setting equally so. This is not James Bond or Jack Ryan like. It feels much more realistic. But the writing wasn't great and there is little suspense overall. And it is ultimately a story with no one to root for.
You start with the ending so to say. From there on it is a "how did we get there" story. It starts with the whistle blower Thomas Shaw and again it is shown who he is. This becomes a "why does he do it" and a cat and mouse game that, like I said, doesn't deliver much suspense. In the end the ulterior motives for Hector/Shaw stay rather vague. He wanted to change things but why ? Out of love ?
All of this progresses rather slow and when the plot twists finally come they were ridicoulus or not very surprising. Then everything is thrown into the last 15 minutes of the season finale. The big clean-up.
I read the synopsis for the second and third season and decided I'm not interested. Therefore I dropped the show.
I really like this show, its probably one of the best spy shows on TV right now. The twists and turns are enough to keep you watching, plus the acting is superb.
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Best theme song of 2016.