skinn68 Review of You Are Wanted

You Are Wanted (2017–2018)

Good and entertaining first season, but...

[7/10 · 12 April 2020]

The show is entertaining, the actors are good enough, and the story (though not very original) is compelling. The issue I have is that the first three episodes have a direction, and the second three a different one which, and here's the problem, has nothing to do with the initial one. SPOILERS AHEAD That's because later on you find out that the 'bad guy' just wanted/needed the code to unlock a particular series of information. But if that was the case, all he needed to do was forcing the main character to reveal it (by kidnapping his son, for example). The whole plot of having him passing for a potential terrorist, or framing him for a million other thing (which was actually the best part, in the first three episodes) was totally pointless, or at least it could have lasted one episode. After you frame the guy, all you need to do is tell him "if you want your life back give/find me the code". There's no need to involve so many other characters (the former lover, Lena, the guy who smashes his head into the mirror, etc etc). Other than that, the show is cool, even if the plot gets less interesting in the second half of the season.