I was worried that after the ten episodes, I would forget all the plots, so I decided to record and organize my thoughts while watching. Currently around three or four episodes, the overall feeling is that it's not as engaging as what I have expected.
The first episode directly showed the contradiction between the FBI and the CIA. There were many names of al-Qaeda, and a lot of information was easy to get lost. The only question is why do you spend so much time talking about the love life of FBI staff?
The second and third episodes tell the story of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya, and the FBI intervenes in the investigation. At present, it seems that the FBI is more positive than the CIA (I saw on Reddit that the original FBI characters were involved in the writing process of the original book and the subsequent mini-series adaptation. Martin Schmidt of the CIA refused the author's interview, which may be the positive image of the FBI. One reason) CIA leaders feel more like psycho-paranoids. Every time I see the rivalry between the CIA leader and the female assistant, I feel that the two need a psychiatrist diagnosis. The two agencies have different ways and ideas to deal with terrorist organizations. In my opinion, the CIA tends to catch the thief first, and goes so far as to bomb ten al-Qaeda bases indiscriminately just to kill UBL; the FBI seems to follow a more humanitarian approach. The legal way to fight terrorist crimes, investigate cases to find clues and prevent the next crime. After the CIA finally persuaded the president to agree to the bombing, local FBI agents in Africa were passively caught in a more dangerous situation. The speech of the CIA leader at the final hearing was horrifying, what a disaster it is for a lunatic to hold the power of life and death. "I don't get PAID to be a citizen of the world. I don't care if they are not Americans." In the end, the little boy stood helpless and dazed in the bombed rubble, how could this not plant hatred in his heart Seed?
Ten minutes into the fourth episode, I feel furious about listening to that CIA psycho. This CIA leader reminds me of Maya in zero dark thirty. Is paranoia the recruiting threshold for CIA? Hunting UBL is their only creed? It has been proven that killing UBL does not stop terrorism, so what now?
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After two months, I finally finished watching the remaining episodes. The second half of the episode is more compact than the first half and gradually connects to the eventual 9/11 attack.
Still don't understand why so much screen time tells about the love life of an FBI Agent? I haven't read the original book yet, so it's not clear whether the original book also uses a lot of pen and ink to describe private life.
In the second half of the episode, it's obvious that John O'neil is being gradually excluded, but it doesn't seem to reflect other reasons other than his unpleasant personality? I am not deeply involved in the world, is this the end of the system that cannot be both sides?
The two agents of the CIA that pissed me off the most in the entire episode were not punished until the very end for concealing important information as I expected. The female agents were dismissed, while the male leaders were reinstated. As a normal person, I can't fully agree with the CIA's approach to terrorist organizations that this show shows. Perhaps it seems that the CIA has a bigger picture and a global view. They disapprove of the FBI's pursuit of minor players, but it is precisely these minor players that they disdain are carrying out the most terminal crimes and harming countless innocent people. Their refusal to share intelligence on these minor players contributed in part to the tragedy of 9/11. The scenes of female agent Daine threatening Vince, routine boss expelling Vince, and disregarding the system to share classified information with dismissed Martin are the scenes that piss me off the most in the whole show. Her admiration and admiration for Martin made me feel like she was so controlled and used that she lost her independent judgment. Maybe all of this is what Martin wanted. The tragic 9/11 finally allowed him to use the powerful economic and military power of the United States to fight terrorists.
There are many other feelings, and I don't know how to express it without a pen for a long time. Now sitting in my room in New York, looking back on the tragedy 20 years ago, I just hope everyone has more kindness and humanity in their hearts, and more love and peace in the world.
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