Starting out as a Cold War spy series, the story sounds promising. Young spy Fielding Scott is sent back to Berlin after killing another English spy (as seen right at the beginning). In addition to his other work, of which we don't hear or see anything, he tries to unravel the mystery behind it. A rather wild mix of love story (with a French spy), the Nazi/SS past of some Germans and of course the Soviet involvement in the 1961 events leading up to building the Berlin Wall is beautifully pieced together, especially with some original material.
Ultimately, all the poor details in the script let this fall flat: After all the spy series like The Americans and the painful details, it is truly shocking to see e.g. A removals van driven by another spy (when a corpse needs to be disposed of) who looks absolutely immaculate in his sharp suit. Wouldn't the neighbors have noticed?
Scott's assistant blackmails him, naively, like almost everybody acts in such a naive way you want to shout at them.
Could have been so much better, really...
Ultimately, all the poor details in the script let this fall flat: After all the spy series like The Americans and the painful details, it is truly shocking to see e.g. A removals van driven by another spy (when a corpse needs to be disposed of) who looks absolutely immaculate in his sharp suit. Wouldn't the neighbors have noticed?
Scott's assistant blackmails him, naively, like almost everybody acts in such a naive way you want to shout at them.
Could have been so much better, really...