>farts>hits on <woman> while they look repulsed>belches>mumbles something about his joes>sleeps>waves a drink in front of his however many decades sober secretary >drinks>calls his team shit>eats disgustingly>toe sticking out of torn sock shot>uses his super ninja spy magic teleport around, deduce the main plot of the bad guys of the season, get one over on the first desk, second desk, third chair, fourth footstool, prime minister, the entirety of the intelligence industry and God, and then calls out River on being shit.>fartsAbsolutely riveting character work. Gary Oldman is a master at his craft.
>>221291144I like Slow Horses and the character (and Oldman) but a cartoonishness has definitely crept in.
>>221291144>Gary Oldman is a master at his craft.Which is why he is carrying this series.
>>221291745Saskia Reeves is a qt patooie and I would have a cup of tea with Standish who is the superior character carrying the series.
>>221291144I went from hyped when River thought he had averted another 9/11 to kekking as he realized he had been played
This show is a good example of someone having a good idea for a premise but then having insufficient writing skills to actually follow it up. Watched Counterpart a while back, same problem.
