37/31
Featured on The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024)
Line of Events
Helen begins a passionate relationship with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is. Caught in a conflict when her lover falls prey to the dangerous London underworld, Helen’s employer enlists Sam to protect her. Bingo, the owner of the guitar shop where Sam gets his gun, is played by Rat Scabies, a member of The Damned.
Spies, London, Keira, Ben, quality cinematography, wonderful soundtrack – what could go wrong?
Fairytale of New YorkWritten by Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan Performed by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl. Also, I already know this is my favorite genre, and I’ll ignore any flaws. But when the dialogue in episode 1 was slow, several moments lingered too long, and the scenes that attempted Quinten-type dialogue left me blank, I tried to console myself.
I was wrong
Surely they’re just developing the characters and creating a unique tone. As the episodes progressed, I realized that this series wasn’t working. Not just disjointed, but the few characters I actually cared about.
I’m so sad about what could have been
I honestly don’t know how the magic happens, but I fell deeply in love with the stories and characters of Slow Horses, The Americans, Le Bureau, The Diplomat, and even The Old Man – for all their flaws. Add to this the lack of stakes and the numerous lack of basic details, and the annoying:interesting ratio became too high to enjoy. Yes, all the core espionage elements are here in Black Doves, but somehow there was no salt in the recipe and with E03 I already increased the playback speed.
