General comment: If you like Hithern unconditionally, this drama is very suitable; if you want to watch a thrilling spy war drama, it is recommended to detour. The actor's performance and scene production are not bad. Uncle Hugh is very good. The biggest flaw and flaw is the plot. Below is the look and feel of each episode, in reverse order, with spoilers.
The sixth episode followed the fifth episode's peak of perception and fell back. The luck and IQ of the positive and negative sides have once again widened the distance.
The fifth episode of the spy war drama can not be abused! The front is not cruel enough, too smooth, so it doesn't look good. In this episode, Roper finally pulls back a game, and the plot is tense and suspenseful! The only downside is that Corky walked too easily.
The fourth episode After watching the fourth episode, I felt that this drama is just such a virtue, and there is nothing to comment on. Later, it was discovered that the hot scene of this episode caused quite a big response. After thinking about it, I feel that the director still intends to maximize the commercial value of Hitherto. Before I explained why I didn't make a movie and made a TV series, I said that it was because there was too much content and a 2-hour movie could not fit. Now look at this 6-episode TV series, which is full of unnecessary content. In the second episode, the scene where Pine made a criminal record before going undercover was completely unnecessary. In this episode, Corky's nonsense was a bit too much, and there was also the part where the tailor measured Pine's clothes. It's only satisfying to report all the impressive measurements of Dousen!
Episode three. The women around every "bad guy" in this show have a sense of justice and are the source of leaks. Going undercover next to a big arms dealer seems to be much better than the Hong Kong underworld in Infernal Affairs.
Episode two. People are still nice. There is no Pine in the front, when he is in the thick line, it feels like the whole screen lights up!
The female boss, Burr, did a great job. Uncle Hugh acted very easily, and he was really hot and swaying. Brother Sen's role is not easy to play well, continue to work hard.
The show is still not that satisfying. The plot unfolds a bit slowly. At this rate, 6 episodes won't be able to finish, maybe 10 episodes is about the same.
first episode. Likes: 1. The title. 2. The face of Dousen. The whole process is suitable for licking the screen. Personally, I like the second half when I play in ZERMATT's hotel. 3.ZERMATT snow mountain exterior stick.
The key points of the negative review are: 1. In terms of the plot, first, in the first half of the episode in Cairo, Pine seemed too naive and did not understand the size of the opponent at all. Not to mention that he couldn't protect Sophie well (he didn't have that ability in the first place), after Sophie was killed, he didn't see the situation clearly, and he still pinned his hopes on the police, which is simply an idiot.
2. In terms of plot, second, the Cairo incident ended but did not end well, did not explain the impact on Pine, and could not see his changes in the past four years. Only four years later, he appeared again with a smile on his face. The pain in his heart must be there, but the film didn't show it. Lack of foreshadowing for the follow-up.
3. In terms of characters, Pine's character and thought settings are vague. If you say he has multiple personalities, there is a blur in the film. It's hard for viewers to get into Pine's inner world, and it's a bit odd for him to suddenly sleep with Sophie. The change the guard that Sophie said could not be seen from Dowson's expression and tone. It feels that there are limitations in both the plot design and the acting skills of Dousen that lead to this problem.
4. Still complaining about the camera, there are too many close-ups of Shiver Sen's face, which can catch up with the photo album. Although nice. The failure is that most of them can only see the good-looking, but can't see the inner world of Pine. I still hope that this is a serious spy film, not just for fans to lick the screen.
Looking forward to the next few episodes!
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