S01.E03: III SOMMERSO

[AnimeMania]

With funds low and his future in Italy in jeopardy, Tom puts a dark scheme into motion.

Premiere Date: April 4, 2024      Netflix   

[Jordan Baker]

I've made it through episode 3, and I am loving this show. I don't have the earlier movie as a point of comparison, and so I can't comment on whether this is better, worse, or just different. 

I decided to watch this version mainly to see Andrew Scott. I saw All of Us Strangers a few months ago and was just gobsmacked by how good he was. In that role, he was so sympathetic, and I wanted to see how he'd do as a villain.

I'm glad I did. He's amazing. I don't think I've ever seen dark eyes used to such great effect.

Episode 3, especially the long sequence on the water, was my favorite (so far). We learned in that sequence that Tom Ridley is the ultimate problem-solver. As tense as the sequence was, I actually laughed out loud when the boat came zipping by him.

I'm hoping that the rest of the episodes are as good as the first three.