The Old Man

In the entire season 1, there may have been three action scenes. All the rest are people talking. People sitting at a table, talking. People standing in the dark, talking. People sitting in a car (not moving), talking. People sitting in a car (moving in a straight line), talking. One person sitting at a desk while another leans against a wall, talking. Talking, talking, talking, talking, talking. ...

The first episode of this series showed so much promise. It was enthralling, different and worked in spite of a few improbable aspects. Sadly, by episode four, I felt the strong sense that anything The Old Man had aspired to be, was, well, getting old. The chemistry between the two main characters started to falter, the story line seemed increasingly ridiculous and the sense of momentum and ...

The ridiculous woke scene at the end of episode 4, and the ensuing simping in episode 5 ruined it. It's completely unrealistic and makes no sense, at that point I lost all respect for the main character and couldn't watch anymore of it. I can't find where it says who the director is but I assume it must be a woman and I imagine it was a change she made to story because of the obvious feminist gend...

A great cast in a decent series but not one without limitations. Whats very likeable about this series, is, in a sense, also its key shortcoming. Jeff Bridges who plays the main character a wanted CIA spook, is possessed of a downbeat, affable quality that belies the mans deadlier qualities. The result is when he is forced to transition from one persona to the other, its a discordant experienc...