![]() ![]() “Nightingale”, anyone? Spooks already did it – and better.Ī colloquial Berlin pun on the Shakespeare misunderstanding of “nightingale and not the lark” – well known to RJ narrator Armitage? ![]() Or maybe we should call it a fuehrer ex machina, given the allusion to a world-wide conspiracy of radical fascists? In one fell swoop, everything is explained by a vague group of evil masterminds that are attempting to take over the world. That is a deus ex machina if there ever was one. But the whole spiel about doing it all for the “Vaterland”? Honestly? My chin dropped to the floor when I heard that. Having known since the Norway episode that Fischer was – well, fishy…, it comes as no surprise that he had his fingers in the assassination of Katherina Gerhardt. Might take a little practice, and is definitely only for advanced learners). Looks exciting without context – but effectively was only what is described in German as a Rohrkrepierer (aside: I would love to hear Armitage try his tongue on the various voiced uvular fricatives… rrrrrrrrroar krrrrrrray pee rrrrrrrrah. And Hector, having been involuntarily drawn into the machinations of season 2 and wanting nothing better than to leave the CIA for good, is given not one but three exits: One by handing him over to the German authorities as the suspected assassin two for being killed in the process and three for being resurrected – but finally *thank God* sent on his way to far away South Africa, happily gazing into the sunset. So Josef gets away lightly, too – by actually being forced into collaborating with the CIA rather than receiving his comeuppance via public exposure. It was only ever meant to be a ruse to rid the party of unsavoury extremists like Ganz himself. Valerie’s lover Josef Emmerich initially looks to be the nasty villain who had contracted Otto Ganz to kill Katherina Gerhardt, but – big reveal – he never wanted her to get huuuuuuurt *sniffs*. Ambassador Hanes gets away lightly (because he had been duped, too, poor dear). While CIA Norway agent Nick Fischer turns out to be the big baddie of the piece – but manages to escape into the sunset. With several reminders from characters of the show how thickly woven the whole plot was (eh, really?), the denouement consisted of three final conclusions. A review of the season as a whole, like I did with season 1, may be forthcoming at a later date. These are my thoughts on episode 2×09 only, helped along by the massive screenshot loot.Īs is custom for a final episode of a season, 2×09 is where the writers of BS are attempting to provide a solution to the previously presented plotlines. I don’t want to turn this into a review of the whole season but concentrate on the final episode only. It reduced many characters to caricatures, most of all the alleged lead of the show, and worked on an entirely unrealistic premise with regard to the political background of the show. I have already voiced my main gripes with the show in the previous reviews: Where season 1 was overcomplicated and convoluted, throwing an onslaught of intertwined plotlines and a large number of characters at the audience, season 2 became sluggish, stereotypical and simplistic. There is always hope.īut based on what we saw in the last instalment I am not that sure. And chances are that season 3… Well, that is presumptuous, I should give the third season at least the benefit of the doubt. As in: BS 1 left a good bit to be desired and was replaced with season 2 which also left something to be desired. However, I am also meaning it in a slightly more metaphorical sense. I am referring to the fact that after the demise of season 2, we have now heard that BS will be renewed for a third season. Wait, is that hope I see in the future? Daniel meets Esther and stares thoughtfully into space. ![]()
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