It remains to be seen if The Rook is going to be able to enthrall viewers over eight episodes. This reviewer found the backdrops cool enough (there's a sort of "she cave/James Bond hidden room" for example, for the amnesiac protagonist), but the pacing is slow, slow, slow. Give it a go, however, if you like the psychological thriller Absentia, or the first Jason Bourne film. It starts abruptly, trying to startle the viewer into becoming interested, but I was more bothered by the fact that she spent the night on a bed of ice cubes, than anything else. I stuck with it, though, and I will continue to watch it until I have decided exactly what her cool superpowers are, and whether they are worth my time. Grade: B-
Review of The Rook
