Review: Betrayal (Season One) | Filmtopp.se

The inexperienced cockerel becomes the head of MI6

The British love their spies. It is very old. In the following spy series from the British Isles, we see young Adam Lawrence played by Charlie Cox become the head of MI6 when his boss is poisoned.

unlike the majority Series released these days betrayal Fairly short series. Where many series would like to have 12- to 17-episode seasons, Betrayal settles for five. Therefore, it is difficult to try to talk about the plot without revealing the entire series. But I will try, albeit at some risk with some spoilers already here.

betrayal It revolves around Adam Lawrence (Charlie Cox) who works for British intelligence MI6. When his boss and the organization’s top hen are poisoned, he’s forced to take on a leadership role. The direct volatility stresses his life and that of his family. However, it isn’t long before Adam discovers that the person who poisoned his boss is an old acquaintance of his. Now the perpetrator seeks Adam’s help, and at the same time notices that he is part of something larger.

Fast pace despite the bad factor

It’s hard not to think of James Bond When thinking of British customers. And it doesn’t take long before the first Bond nod appears in the Netflix spy series. on paper betrayal A great opportunity for Cox to expose himself to Hollywood and show that he really should be on the list of potential successors Daniel Craig Like 007. But if he thought of the series as an audition for the role of a British agent with the right to kill, he would unfortunately have to think again. Here, unfortunately, he doesn’t show any major Bond qualities.

However, you may not be able to lie down Whatever it is for it. Because even if betrayal It is sometimes a serial rap and thriller, and the espionage often ends strangely in the shadows of family life and relationships. Sure, it’s nice to see that even spies have intertwined family lives and love stories. But in the case of Treason, it takes up too much space and forces the tension and spy drama to leave space and come second. When allowed to be exciting, the series is really exciting at times, but the tension breaks frequently with several loose ends.

Ample loose threads

Speaking of loose ends, there is one An abundance of those in treason. Even though it’s only a five-episode miniseries, they manage to squeeze in thirty-one different routines and issues with their various leads and turns. Brave strategy in a miniseries, to say the least. Although the twists are many and interesting, they are unfortunately not clever enough in the end. However, the smart thing is to let us believe for five episodes that there will be a clever ending to all the different segments. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen, but the plot drops.

For a long time, it feels like “betrayal” is evolving into something really good and clever. With its many side tracks and semi-dramatic sub-moments, the series gives itself the illusion of an exciting plot. However, the anti-crash shows that it never quite happened as one might initially hope. Great potential, but poorly executed. Cox does his best to join the conversation about the next bond, but unfortunately gives a somewhat lackluster performance as a very bland MI6 head.