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Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019)
Not a bad closure, considering.....
Considering what was served to us in the 1st five episodes which was mostly trasth, this episode redeems the Season to some extent. Dinklage gets some screenspace, and so does Ghost!
Overall, Season VIII was just about 7/10
What the Folks (2017)
Daily stories you immediately identify with
Smartly written and handled. Day-to-day nuggets which you can identify with.
The acting is good, the situations are oh-so-natural, the direction breezy.
Designated Survivor: Equilibrium (2017)
Bad Show, Dumb Me
The show continues to go downhill. The writing is poor, lacks imagination.
How can you have just one FBI agent investigating a whole lot of stuff? There is not much for the President to do except performing a miracle at the end of each show and solve one crises after another.
Its a bad show. And, I must be pretty dumb to keep watching it. But, that's only because I am a Jack Bauer fan. That legacy continues.
Designated Survivor: The Ninth Seat (2017)
Is this for Real?
After a decent 16th episode, we are back to the usual insipidity.
There is just a team of 4 half-baked people investigating the huge catastrophe that befell on the US.
Sutherland appears jaded, often un-interested as the POTUS.
The only character which appears not to be feeling amused by the going- ons is that of Seth.
What a waste of an original idea.
24: Day 2: 1am - 2am (2016)
24 India, Season 2
Review after S02E16:
After a rather slow, sedate and uninteresting start, 24 is now holding out on its own. The script is basically a scene-to-scene adaptation of the original 24, Season 3. Some cosmetic changes have been made to suit regional sensibilities.
But, the original 24/III was released 13 years back and with its Virus theme may have been topical then. Its a bit stagnant now, with terrorism lurking every corner. (The Indian version doesn't even have a name for the virus.) Thats a minor glitch.
The proceedings lacks the intensity of the original but, by Indian TV standards, its yards ahead. Anil Kapoor needs to be complemented for that. Though, I am very unhappy with his portrayal of the protagonist. He plays Jai Singth Rathore loudly, always shouting unlike Jack Baeur who is soft, intense and very vulnerable. I don't feel concerned for Jai Singh half as-much as I do for Jack.
Sakshi Tanwar is uni-dimensional, the other ATU unit are just about okay. The good performances come from the politicians who are remarkably underplayed by the three leads, including Anita Raaj who is pretty good as the vamp.
So, a decent effort. I look forward each Saturday/Sunday for the episodes and that is saying it all.