A good binge watch over the holidays. Yes a few too many plot holes but some good Euro-setting set pieces. Tom Clancy novels were overburdened with how great the US military and intelligence services are, and this continues the theme. Episode 8 was a good take on Hunt for Red October for those familiar with the Alec Baldwin film. Nina Hoss is a good add as a smart, atractive no-nonsense Euro woman, was also good in a recurring role in Homeland a few years ago. But, back to plotting, there seemed no real reason her character would go to Moscow for the last two episodes. Wendell Pierce was fun and can also see his Bunk character from the Wire coming through. Krasinski is a good action man and here he is front and centre with the special teams leading the gunplay. Yes, he does kill a Greek policeman which is glossed over. The Russian heavy is killed off too early and the senior citizens are a little hard to figure who's who. Not sure when this was filmed but this Russia is a far different than the one we have seen in the Ukraine. Was the Russian Deputy Minister guy chosen for his physical similarity to Zelenskyy ?
Review of Star on the Wall
