12/10
Rat Scabies, a member of The Damned
Narrative
Helen begins a passionate relationship with a man who doesn’t know her secret identity. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to London’s dangerous underworld, Helen’s employer calls in Sam to protect her. The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024).
Spies, London, Kira, Ben, quality cinematography, beautiful soundtrack – what could go wrong?
New York Fairy Tale written by Jem Finer, Shane McGowan The Pogues & Kirsty McCall. And I already know this is my favorite genre and I’ll ignore any flaws that arise. But when episode 1’s dialogue was slow, some moments dragged, and scenes with Quinten-esque dialogue attempts flattened me, I tried to console myself.
I was wrong
They certainly only develop the characters and set a unique tone. As the episodes went on, I realized that this series just wasn’t delivering. Not just discord, but with some characters I actually cared about.
I was very sad about what could have happened
Honestly, I don’t know how magic happens, but Slow Horses, The Americans, Le Bureau, The Diplomat, and The Old Man – despite all their flaws – I was deeply drawn to the stories and characters. Add to that the lack of background information and numerous omissions, and the annoying ratio: curiosity was too high to be enjoyable. Yes, all the basics of espionage are here in Black Doves, but somehow there was no salt in the recipe and by E03 I had already grown up.
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