At the time of this writing, I have seen 2 of the 3 episodes in this miniseries. I am enjoying it because of the historical value and the possible insight into events that occurred during my childhood. However, I am wondering if the show's creators aren't concentrating on debacles involving the CIA instead of their successes. For example, we are treated to long episodes concerning the Hungarian revolution and the Bay of Pigs, two blots on the Unites States in that we promised help to freedom fighters and then left them hanging out to dry. We also didn't comport ourselves too well in Berlin, but I don't know if those events actually happened or not. I did appreciate Alfred Molina threatening his Russian counterpart with death if they didn't tell the Hungarians to release the captured CIA agent.
To get nit-picky, there was one scene that was supposed to take place in 1954, but there was a 50-state flag in the room. Huh? In another scene, they characters discussed attorney general Bobby Kennedy, but then the date was shown as November, 1960. JFK wasn't elected until November of 1960, and wasn't inaugurated until January of 1961. Therefore, Bobby Kennedy was not the attorney general at that point.
I look forward to the third and final episode to see if they once again portray the CIA in a bad light. Historical fiction is still fiction, but I feel it should be true to the events (I think this was), but it would be nice if it showed both sides of the story.
To get nit-picky, there was one scene that was supposed to take place in 1954, but there was a 50-state flag in the room. Huh? In another scene, they characters discussed attorney general Bobby Kennedy, but then the date was shown as November, 1960. JFK wasn't elected until November of 1960, and wasn't inaugurated until January of 1961. Therefore, Bobby Kennedy was not the attorney general at that point.
I look forward to the third and final episode to see if they once again portray the CIA in a bad light. Historical fiction is still fiction, but I feel it should be true to the events (I think this was), but it would be nice if it showed both sides of the story.