This so far has been a disturbing yet enjoyable show. It knows what it wants to say and understands its limitations. I can ignore how cartoonishly evil the character of Pablo Cobo is, because at least he was built like this from the start.
However, in this episode we see much more of actors Carmen Kassovitz (Alma) and Lucas Mortier. I'm sure they are very capable but on this episode it seems like better directions or more takes were required.
She usually plays sad and unattached, perhaps that's why it was so unconvincing seeing her playing a "sydney bristow" responding to (imagined) directions on her headphones. Building "in-real" time action doesn't seem to be a thing the show should explore. On a positive note, at least someone within the show acknowledges that her character is weird, even for their universe.
The worst offender has to be Mortier. He's so wooden. I can't buy any of his scenes so I'm never moved by them. If I had to choose the worst one it would be the one at the lockerroom. The only thing missing was someone coming to the screen saying "end scene"... and then we have the end of the episode. It didn't have to shock *me*. I found it was obvious and expected, but it did have to elicit some believable shock from Kassovitz and Theo Fernandez. And that simply wasn't there.
So far, the show had not wanted to push the limits of their imagined world and now I understand why.
However, in this episode we see much more of actors Carmen Kassovitz (Alma) and Lucas Mortier. I'm sure they are very capable but on this episode it seems like better directions or more takes were required.
She usually plays sad and unattached, perhaps that's why it was so unconvincing seeing her playing a "sydney bristow" responding to (imagined) directions on her headphones. Building "in-real" time action doesn't seem to be a thing the show should explore. On a positive note, at least someone within the show acknowledges that her character is weird, even for their universe.
The worst offender has to be Mortier. He's so wooden. I can't buy any of his scenes so I'm never moved by them. If I had to choose the worst one it would be the one at the lockerroom. The only thing missing was someone coming to the screen saying "end scene"... and then we have the end of the episode. It didn't have to shock *me*. I found it was obvious and expected, but it did have to elicit some believable shock from Kassovitz and Theo Fernandez. And that simply wasn't there.
So far, the show had not wanted to push the limits of their imagined world and now I understand why.