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When the Inspector finds out about Ivy Eliza may lose all the gains she had made with him. I continue to like him. I missed Nash.

Very good return episode. I love Eliza and Nash together. Their easy chemistry is calming and kind of adorable. I also like the new guy. Completely differently looks and vibe from the Duke, which is smart of them to do. I see no point in bemoaning the end of the Duke character. The actor left and they had two choices - recast the character, which would have led to a lot of complaining that the new actor doesn't compare, blah, blah, or cast a new character, leading to a fresh start. I like the way this show does non-linear narrative.

I disagree in that Redmayne isn't a perfect fit for the role. And they adding layers to his character when the Jackal starts getting into trouble is all very realistic and exciting for me. When they made this an ongoing series certain things about the main character had to shift. Personally I am not interested in a one note ruthless machine. That is boring to me.

I am enjoying the show more re-watching. I missed a lot of details the first time. Dumbest things I have seen about the show on youtube and reddit - the Jackal has to be gay because he hooked up with Rasmus. And Redmayne is miscast because he isn't beefy enough to make a convincing assassin. Oh lord. I think they did establish that Duggan will use anyone when he needs a cover or a hide-out, or whatever. And while that relationship may not be he healthy on either side, they did make it obvious by the end that Duggan genuinely wants his wife. I am going to make a wild guess that the average skilled assassin would look more like Redmayne than some roided beefcake.

I did like the show with the exception of the things I mentioned in a previous post and I am looking forward to the second season. I am rewatching and am up to episode 6. Redmayne is a very versatile and to me a very likable actor. That may be influencing me - but if they wanted me to root for the "good" guys instead of the Jackal they should have written the main police not quite so morally deficient. The only police guy I found somewhat sympathetic was Vincent. And there is much more humanity in this Jackal in comparison to both the book and the original adaptation. The hook up for cover with the gay man is straight up from the book and the old show, and he wasn't conflicted there at all killing the guy. Not like poor Rasmus here. And I don't remember original recipe Jackal ever sparing anybody.

I both read the book and watched the original adaptation. I thought what worked best there for the actual thriller aspect of the material was that the Jackal remained a complete enigma. I vividly disliked the female lead from episode 1 and never warmed up to her. So good riddance there. I admit I am shocked that this is getting a second season. The second season might be improved if they left out his wife altogether.

Well, maybe he can free himself next season with the help of his new found mother. I look forward to those 2 characters interactions.

Excellent season finale and I liked the first season and am glad it is going on. Travis Fimmels twitching his one eye all season payed off for me in a particular traumatizing way.

Now that the show is renewed for season 2 I won't have to grind my teeth on Sunday when everything is left on cliffhangers.

Awesome!

I don't see how this show can possibly stick the landing next week in a satisfying manner. Will it be really sisterhood over all now that we know who Desmond is? Here's my own Dune prophesy - the show will leave several story lines on frustrating cliff-hangers and HBO won't give the show a second season. I hope I am wrong on that.

That's not a sand snake. That's Shai-Hulud a sand worm, basically the god of this universe.

Desmond remains the most compelling character for me. I too suspect he is really Vorian Atreides. He seemed to want to give Valya access to his blood sample, lol. Am I supposed to have any affection for Valya and Tula? They are both utter villains to me at this point. I think they are going to find out that their big bogey man Vorian didn't actually kill Griffin. My problem is I have zero interest in Kieren, or the princess and that whole bunch.

Hey guys, Interview with a Vampire got nominated for a Critics Choice award. Sam Reid got nominated for best supporting actor.

The irony is that as a woman I would never stay as a lone woman with a man I don't know all that well and a whole group of his male relatives. I had nasty visions of sacrifice and gang rape in my head. I didn't expect her to be the predator to them.