Prime Target

It's not quite clear who the audience is for this series. Is it trying to appeal to people wanting to engage with intriguing scientific theories? Or is it trying to appeal to Gen Z feeling misunderstood for their genius?

On the one hand teasing intriguing questions on the nature of science and mathematics. And how archaeology may unearth interesting new theories.

And then, a supposed math genius who in the Cambridge library system searches for "prime numbers"... And then doesn't find anything in the library catalogue about prime numbers because it's been deleted.

I mean... it isn't consistent to its own universe. And that is very disrupting.

Somewhat slow, everything is explained to the viewer at every stage so carry on with playboy or as background, you won't miss anything that won't be explained later. For example if the character uses an Apple computer then they're on the good side. If they don't, then..., we'll you get the point. It's an Apple+ (not sure what the+bestowes) production therefore anyone on planet earth who does not use products is defacto bad or misled. So much of this shallow drama is superficial and misleading it beggers belief. Time for a reality check, especially if you have to pay for this simplistic drivel. It gets 5* from me because the subscription is free!

So we have a mid 20-ish NSA agent stationed in the most expensive property in France. So we have a bob-cut mid-50-ish NSA bigwig, clueless director who nonchalantly orders multiple murders and then rescinds those directives in the next breath. We have a 40-ish NSA thug agent whose entire acting repertoire consists of "smell the broken wind" acting and a constant sneer. To top off the horrendous miscasting of this disaster, we add a pretty boy math whiz without a clue.

This was a simply dreadful program that never even minimally explains the root of the story. Too bad the budget did not include decent writers or passable actors.

When I watched the trailer for Prime Target, I thought to myself, "This feels a bit like The Da Vinci Code"-a mix of mystery, some ancient history, and the classic chase of bad guys after the good ones. It had all the ingredients for an engaging thriller. After watching three episodes, I have to admit the storyline is actually quite decent, with potential to be gripping. The problem, however, lies in the execution. It just feels flat. The pacing lacks intensity, the characters don't have much depth, and the suspense doesn't quite land. It's watchable, but it misses that spark to make it truly captivating.

Regarding the actors: Quintessa really struggles there. She should not have been casted as a main character. As a secondary, where she would not be as much exposed, would be fine, but the lack of sublime acting skills, does not do any good to the story.

Overall, good watch if you do not expect too much. If it was a Netflix series, yeah, but it doesn't meet the standards of Apple TV Plus.

Just 3 episodes in the viewer senses that the number of people out to murder the protagonists is uncountable. Starting with a belief that a unique prime number generator exists the argument postulates prime numbers used in cryptography are not random. If that is true then the financial foundation of the economy would be on shaky ground. Even without a degree in math that is hard to swallow. Everyone knows there is always a bigger number than any number you can think of. Just add 1. In a nutshell the movie is about 2 very pretty people evading the hoard after them while knowing the danger will never end.