S01.E06: Episode 6

[AnimeMania]

(Season Finale)

Spade discovers who has been following him. Philippe sets up a deal for the boy that quickly goes sideways, leading to a dangerous confrontation on the old town bridge. A mysterious newcomer arrives, uncovering secret identities and agendas.

Premiere Date: February 18, 2024     Acorn TV/AMC+/AMC at 9pm          

[coffee drinker]

Well.....that was alot of exposition crammed into 90 minutes to tie everything up.  The boy angle still makes no sense to me.  As someone pointed out on another board, Sam didn't even get to do the big reveal.  Alfrie Woodard's role made no sense either.  All that said, I did still enjoy the series for the most part.  

[Dowel Jones]

That sure was convoluted.  The only thing I really understood was the scene between Sam and Gabrielle at the pool.  I did appreciate some of the snappy dialogue, though.

[Tom Holmberg]

I liked the series but I thought it wasn't very accessible.  I wish the writers had given it another pass.

[sugarbaker design]

I really hope there's another season.  I loved the visual of Spade and Teresa putting on their shades, and the visual of the monk getting shot by various shooters, just like Gabrielle's first husband.

[Snazzy Daisy]

Well, that’s a chaotic and disappointing finale. 😣

Do you really need to bring back the crazy monk just to kill him? Geez. There are too many irrelevant characters and subplots, all crammed in a 60-minutes finale.

Zayd’s story ends in a deus ex machina way. An American operative masquerading as a Canadian official just whistles her way in and swoops that boy away. Everybody has no objection. Maybe Zayd should’ve stayed with Marguerite instead. She’ll be able to provide him with some TLC.

Teresa suddenly telling everybody that she’s two years older is bonkers. She doesn’t say anything about this in the previous 5 episodes. Why is she doing that now? Is she aware of Marguerite’s speculation?

[sugarbaker design]

8 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Well, that’s a chaotic and disappointing finale. 😣

It certainly was chaotic, just like The Maltese Falcon.

[sempervivum]

I tried to like this show, really I did. I enjoyed the acting and it was lovely to look at, but ultimately, It was a garbled mess, for me. 

I lost track of what all the acronyms meant, I still don't know why everybody wanted the kid, I don't know why the English spy lady ran over the guy who was supposed to be her son, I don't know why we saw all the flashbacks about Jean Pierre's past, don't get the Vatican sending a mad monk to kill the nuns, didn't think Teresa looked 14, didn't believe all these warring factions would do the old 'gather in the library while Miss Marple explains it all'. Alfre Woodard (who I love) showing up was very shark-jumpy.

[paigow]

On 2/24/2024 at 12:42 PM, sempervivum said:

I still don't know why everybody wanted the kid,

I don't know why the English spy lady ran over the guy who was supposed to be her son,

I don't know why we saw all the flashbacks about Jean Pierre's past,

don't get the Vatican sending a mad monk to kill the nuns, 

1. The kid was a less belligerent version of Good Will Hunting who could be locked in a code breaking room
2. He betrayed her by working with the kidnapper
3. Make him slightly less evil than Philippe
4. Prequel to Da Vinci Code 

Edited February 26, 2024 by paigow

[paigow]

Philippe made Zayd watch Bridge Over The River Kwai whenever possible...

[Zella]

I just finished watching this. It wasn't on my radar when it came out but I caught up with it despite the mixed reviews because I like Stanley Weber and usually enjoy Tom Fontana shows. I really liked parts of it (stylistically it was stunning and now I really want to visit Bozouls), but I agree with everyone else that the parts were greater than the whole and that the ending was frustrating. 

I ended up being way more interested in the flashback scenes to the 1940s and 1950s and what actually happened to Jacques than the 1960s storyline. I didn't particularly care for Spade, though I do agree Clive Owen was good in the role, and would have happily just watched a show about the French villagers plotting to kill Jacques's collaborating ass and then getting blackmailed over it and the ensuing fallout over that. LOL 

Edited December 28, 2024 by Zella