S01.E10: Episode 10

[Snazzy Daisy]

Season Finale

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A wanted man, the Jackal is on the run and desperate to get back to Nuria, but Bianca is given one last shot to bring him to justice.

Air Date: Dec 12, 2024 (UK)

Air Date: Dec 12, 2024 (US)

 

 

Edited December 13, 2024 by Snazzy Daisy

[KristenR]

So...world's greatest assassin...world's worst driver? 

[Irlandesa]

I've never seen previous adaptations of this material so I didn't really have any expectations as to how it'd play out.  (The only Jackal stuff I've heard of before is a character on Scarecrow & Mrs. King and CJ Cregg doing the song "The Jackal.")

Since Lashanna Lynch is a producer on the series, I really didn't expect her to catch a bullet but I guess only one could walk out of that situation. 

The family stuff is the most boring part of the show so I hope Nuria stays well hidden in the second season. 

I was surprised when this was renewed because I thought it was supposed to be a limited series but it clearly was meant to continue. 

2 hours ago, KristenR said:

So...world's greatest assassin...world's worst driver? 

I don't quite get how he survived the crash or what the point of it was.  Maybe that was supposed to be the show's original ending if it didn't get renewed. 

[KristenR]

9 hours ago, Irlandesa said:

I don't quite get how he survived the crash or what the point of it was.  

I feel like that happens quite a bit on this show. I still don't really understand how what's her face found him back in episode 4 or whatever. I don't understand how he escaped on the boat. Then this big crash near the end here. There are probably other examples but I haven't had coffee yet.

[Snazzy Daisy]

The Jackal teaming up with Zina for their unpaid debts, hunting down Winthrop and Co. will be an interesting narrative for S02.

The Jackal manages to get out of every sticky situations is not very plausible. How did he get away from the boats that were chasing him in Croatia? There was no clear escape plan by the look of it. What’s the point of the car crash scene towards the end if there’s no consequences to the Jackal?

Bianca confidently connecting a mafia’s assassination in Spain to the Jackal is far fetched. One isolated incident. Yes, it’s the same MO but there are so many other capable snipers out there. The way she deduces that Nuria is running away just because she’s taking a taxi. People take taxis to the airport all the time. Nuria could be planning to meet her husband somewhere. 🙄

Seeing Bianca gets killed by the Jackal is sooooo satisfying. What a bloody awful and very irritating character. Lashana Lynch almost ruins the show for me but am glad I stay for Eddie Redmayne.

Unlike the viewers, the Jackal doesn’t know Bianca. She’s killed in insignificant manner because she’s just a nuisance to him. The Jackal decides to prioritize his family, wanting an out while Bianca is the opposite of him, choosing her job over her family.

The penultimate episode is still the best for me. Hopefully the series will do better in writing and casting the more capable female lead for S02. 🤞🏻
 

[Snazzy Daisy]

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[LilJen]

Agreed, lots of this didn't make sense.

I hope he doesn't find his wife. Unfortunately I think he'll find her and pester her forever.

Bravo going against the usual typecasting for Eddie Redmayne.

Edited December 22, 2024 by LilJen

[blackwing]

Just binged the whole series in a week or so.  Overall, I quite enjoyed it.  I never read the book or saw the movie... are we supposed to root for the Jackal?  Was it an intentional choice to make Bianca so thoroughly unlikeable?  I hated everything about her, and apparently so did her family and her co-workers.  She bullies everyone to get what she wants.  The only ones that seemed to like her were Vince and maybe Osi.  She didn't care who got hurt or killed, as long as she catches the Jackal.

The Jackal has done horrible things and killed innocent people, but because of how much I hated Bianca, I was rooting for him to get away.  Some of this is probably due to the star power of Eddie Redmayne, but some of it is also due to the awfulness of Lashana Lynch.  She was terrible in this role.  One could argue that the character was a horrible character, but for me, it was hard to tell whether the awfulness was simply the way that Bianca was written or Lynch's acting.

Likewise, I greatly disliked Ulle Dag Charles, both the character and the actor.  Is he supposed to be a stand in for Elon Musk?  They cast someone that looks vaguely like him and then had his sycophant spout stupid phrases like "let UDC be UDC".  I didn't care for the actor, I greatly disliked him as Dodi Fayed on "The Crown" and he basically played the same character here, again with the strange, weirdly flat American accent, even though the actor is British, Dodi was Egyptian and UDC was presumably some kind of mixed Scandinavian / Middle Eastern heritage.  Why the poor American accent?  I actually leaped up off the couch and gave a great "huzzah!" when UDC got plugged in the water.

The more I think about it, the more I think I disliked most of the characters on the show.  In addition to Bianca and UDC, I also disliked the Irish husband/wife, their daughter, the gunsmith brother, UDC's entire entourage, Charles Dance and his entourage, almost everyone at MI6, Nuria, the mom, and most of all the brother.  I liked Bianca's husband, Vince (who loses points for being apparently Bianca's only friend), Carlito, Zima, and poor innocent Rasmus.

So Charles Dance got the UDC death he wanted and instead of paying the Jackal and Zima, he decides to just kill them instead?  Didn't he see what happened to the son who hired Jackal to kill his dad and then didn't pay?  Why wouldn't he just pay, that group had plenty of money.

I know Jackal wants his son, but I'd just as soon the show finds a way to lose Nuria.  She doesn't add anything to the show.  She's been with him for several years and never once questioned where all the money was coming from?  

I am all for a Season 2 of Jackal and Zima chasing Charles Dance around Europe.

Also, I saw some comments on some of the episode threads about how much people hated the music.  I fully agree.  I hated how they used the obscure European (?) songs on the show... the music always seemed very jarring and out of place.  And terrible.  I also really hated the theme song.... some flowers whatever whatever.  I hope whoever is the music person for this show gets replaced before the next season.

Edited Friday at 09:29 PM by blackwing

[magdalene]

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. 

[justmehere]

Just finished the series. Did I miss who the mole was? I thought it was Isabel, but if they made that clear, I missed it. Charles Dance's assistant knowing the Jackal was in Spain - seems only Isabel and the Foreign Secretary knew that. Or Osi? The calls to the U.S. and then that text... I binged the last 4 episodes, so I very likely missed something. 

I wondered if the car crash was about keeping him from catching up with Nuria. (If it wasn't a possible ending to the series.)  I agree, less with her is better as those parts began to drag. 

So many deaths. I think Rasmus was the worst - though I was a little surprised about Bianca. Oh, and Vince seemed OK too. And the old couple (though they should have let it all be, it's understandable that they wouldn't). Still, Rasmus was the worst.

I was glad that Zina didn't fall for the lie about another assignment. Maybe the assistant tried to make it obvious.

I liked it overall but sort of think it would have been better at 8 episodes (Edit: or shorter eps if there are 10) as it did drag out some elements. 

Edited Saturday at 05:26 AM by justmehere

[Straycat80]

I just finished bingeing this and thought it was riveting. And agree with what you all have said about the series and characters.

I am also confused about the mole. Osi I think? Because of that text at the end. How did Zina find the Jackal in that last scene? They had thrown away their cellphones. 
What happened to the Jackals buddy from the Army? Gary? After they blew up their unit in the flashback in Afghanistan they just left us hanging. 
Looking forward to season two. And I’m sure Nuria and the baby will be found in the Canary or Grand Cayman Islands because that’s what they talked about after he had killed the old couple.