2 reviews
It Was All Over in Leipzig
- Prismark10
- Dec 25, 2022
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It Was All Over Leipzig, (minus any actual footage of Leipzig).
The team remain in Malta for 25 minutes of political intrigue.
The Contessa takes centre stage for this bout, and we see Nyree attempt to drop her supercilious smugness and actually display a little emotion for a change. Unfortunately she fails miserably and any attempt to draw the viewer's sympathy for the Contessa's dilemma doesn't really get off the starting block.
Meanwhile Harry's predatorial leering of a blonde dancer passes as the episode's attempt at humour and the steep streets of Valletta provide an opportunity to pay homage to Eisenstein's Potemkin. Other than that, it's just another forgettable episode.
As much as I loved The Forsyte Saga I always considered Nyree Dawn Porter to be totally miscast as Irene, and considering how integral Irene's character is to the whole plot, this was a critical flaw for an otherwise great interpretation. I'm having the same problems here. Both Dawn Porter and Robert Vaughn are extremely cold, humourless and undynamic. They lack the youthful, glamorous zest that their roles demand. This is one of the better episodes so far, but the casting just seems stale. Nobody seems deeply invested in their roles. The format is already looking tired and trite.
By this point in the series the viewer is left with more questions than answers... Why does the Contessa need so much hair?
Who exactly are the Protectors, who are they working for?
How the hell did the crew manage to get someone to finance a second series?
Who does the silhouette represent?
Who is stealing the upper half of the Contessa's outfits?
Who's looking after Harry's dog?
Why am I still watching this junk?
The Contessa takes centre stage for this bout, and we see Nyree attempt to drop her supercilious smugness and actually display a little emotion for a change. Unfortunately she fails miserably and any attempt to draw the viewer's sympathy for the Contessa's dilemma doesn't really get off the starting block.
Meanwhile Harry's predatorial leering of a blonde dancer passes as the episode's attempt at humour and the steep streets of Valletta provide an opportunity to pay homage to Eisenstein's Potemkin. Other than that, it's just another forgettable episode.
As much as I loved The Forsyte Saga I always considered Nyree Dawn Porter to be totally miscast as Irene, and considering how integral Irene's character is to the whole plot, this was a critical flaw for an otherwise great interpretation. I'm having the same problems here. Both Dawn Porter and Robert Vaughn are extremely cold, humourless and undynamic. They lack the youthful, glamorous zest that their roles demand. This is one of the better episodes so far, but the casting just seems stale. Nobody seems deeply invested in their roles. The format is already looking tired and trite.
By this point in the series the viewer is left with more questions than answers... Why does the Contessa need so much hair?
Who exactly are the Protectors, who are they working for?
How the hell did the crew manage to get someone to finance a second series?
Who does the silhouette represent?
Who is stealing the upper half of the Contessa's outfits?
Who's looking after Harry's dog?
Why am I still watching this junk?