Baptiste (TV Series) Episode #2.3 (2021) User Reviews

It finally comes to life.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 16 September 2021]

Baptiste and Emma make a shocking discovery, just as a far right politician is making gains with a speech.

Well that was revealing, we get lots of answers here, and we learn why lots of things are as they are. This was an altogether improved, and much better episode than the last two. One and two were slow, this was very dramatic, harsh and relentless.

It's a little controversial, Hungary is in a bit of a state, it has dismal human rights, and some very questionable politics. It's Hungary seen through the eyes of The BBC.

I have been to Hungary, and parts of it truly are as beautiful as you see here.

Acting here again, is magical.

Thought this was excellent, 8/10.

All the back and forth in time distracting & confusing

[GLArm · 6/10 · 1 November 2021]

I watched season 1 of Baptiste and thought it was a good show with surprising plot twists which basically held together. So far this series, after 3 episodes, is not nearly as good.

For some reason, the decision was made to be constantly shifting between various times in the past and the present. If this was done once or twice, okay, but to have it being done continuously throughout the series so far really detracts from my enjoyment of the show.

I will reserve judgment until the sixth and final episode because maybe the writers will have brilliantly tied all the very loose ends together by then in a more compelling way than the series has begun.

Episode 2.3

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 3 August 2021]

The episode opens with two characters discussing the loss of their baby. I did think who these people were.

It shows a human face on two characters who are actually monsters.

The third episode ramps up the political dimension of the second series of Baptiste.

The setting of Hungary is not accidental, given the rise of the far right in that country.

It also has an explosive ending with a big twist. Frankly it needed it as until then it was just simmering.

It Needed a Boost

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 27 December 2021]

I find this whole series intriguing. But I must agree with some reviewers that there are spots that are deadly slow. And this is from one who doesn't need explosiveness and heightened events. I like character development and exposition. But there are too many long, slow, introspective closeups. The situation with immigration and xenophobia is pretty sad everywhere.

pretentious

[whytekt · 3/10 · 9 August 2021]

Oh so slow but with the predictable end "boom" effect to draw you into the next episode hoping for a narrative that posessess pace and poignancy....dont get your hopes up. The pretentious, profound moments are misaligned and disrupt the tone. It becomes jarring as the story is contaminated with pointless, incohesive and non developed tropes, that just serve to extend the series. The examination of extreme politics and the recruitment of gullible followers is not developed sufficiently. Too many themes are introduced and then superficially handled. The direction od Baptiste's character is inconsistent and therefore jarring at times...rendering him as implausible. What a shame...in the right hands this could have been good.