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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.
**Hello friends, good vibes to all.
From time to time I go from platform to platform to see what is cooking on those sides since not everything can be Netflix where I have been stagnating for the last month and a half approximately. This time I fell into the always reliable Apple TV, reliable because despite not having a large catalog the vast majority of their series are amazing, they apply very well that of quality over quantity, something that the company of the red N should learn from. That's how I came across this story, one that caught my attention quickly because of those two faces you see there, two great actors that I was sure were going to deliver us a decent and vertical plot.
Eva Green and Vincent Cassel are the actors in question, two very well known and good at what they do, who would give life to a "couple" united through a stormy past and that years later would be reunited by issues that go beyond their personal lives. Having as a base all the series I've seen from Apple TV without hesitation I jumped to see this one and the truth is that in the first chapter I was hooked; that for me is the best thermometer, if there is no connection in the first change then follow the path may be more cumbersome. Fortunately this was not the case and the series, for my tastes, ended up being quite good and decent. So without further ado, let's talk a bit about this European story where the stability of several countries is at stake.
This story of intrigue and action begins with Allison Rowdy (Eva Green) who is an official of a ministry in London, the one in charge of protecting the country against cyber-attacks. She leads a fairly normal life, lives with a prominent lawyer and her daughter and the truth is that she is happy. One fine day in the heart of London, strange events begin to happen that seem to be linked to attacks carried out by hackers that threaten public safety. This is when she and the minister begin to investigate what is behind all this until she realizes that a "ghost" from her past may be involved. This person is Gabriel Delage (Vicent Cassel), a man who has a somewhat peculiar past with our Allison.
The thing is that as the days go by these attacks continue to occur affecting the London services with the aim of bringing down the heart of the United Kingdom. Soon we will realize that the implications go much further where people from Syria, the president of France and part of his entourage, the London police and even the staff of that ministry are involved. As I said intrigue and conspiracies take control of the plot creating a story that invites you to want to solve who is really behind all these attacks. Add to this the fact that logically there is a spy so there are two things to take care of and all while these two characters seek to resolve the uncertainty of their past.
I think the strength of this series is the fact that as the episodes go by, the uncertainty is increasing and from the beginning it is more or less known who is behind everything, the thing is that this group of people is missing a piece and it is precisely the one that is not discovered until the end of the story. That search to find the spy is what makes it entertaining. Also because knowing who is behind everything, to a greater or lesser extent, that generates an indignation to see how it is possible that they do not find this person if it can be so obvious at times. And no matter how many economic interests there are, in the end almost all decisions end up being political, so yes, there is a lot of this false diplomacy in the order of the day.
As to whether all this can be real or not in the world we live in, I would say yes. I take this aspect very much into account, how much fiction there is in these stories and how much truth there may be and here I consider that it can be an evil that can affect, I don't know if it can affect a country but a city, it is possible. Part of being married to a story is that it is convincing, unless it is a science fiction story, and in this case this plot will not be the best in the world but it is one that engages and may be viable. Having said that I must say that I was not bored, it is true that there are its somewhat bland scenes, those of love and retrospection, but in general the action is acceptable and there kind of balances everything out.
Despite how slow these scenes can be, the chemistry between Eva and Vincent is undeniable, in fact they make a very good couple, I think it was a good decision to cast them both as the main characters. Eva is very sober when it comes to acting, she is a woman with a crazy capacity to interpret, there are several states of mind that she experiences and honestly she embroiders them all to perfection. On the other hand Vicent is the typical actor who has this type of characters in his blood, which ones? - Well, these mercenaries, agents, people of interest who work under the shadows and are called to solve something that legally can not. The truth is that he is also a great actor, I feel that he is or well both are very elegant to the point that it is a pleasure to see them on screen.
A series that I sat down to watch without expecting anything in return and in the end it turned out, at least for me, entertaining, I feel I didn't waste my time. It's not perfect by any means but just because of the actors, the good action scenes and the intrigue factor I think it deserves to be given at least a chance. 7.4/10 because also at the end there is a plot twist that I didn't expect. You can find it on Apple TV, it has 6 chapters of about 50 minutes each. I leave the trailer below.
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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!
***Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!