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State Of Affairs Series Premiere Review: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1) 1 of 5
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Remember when Homeland was a compelling and intense action thriller and not a ludicrously pale imitation of itself? Well, Pepperidge Farms remembers (that’s a meme), and the creators of State of Affairs remember, too.
On the one hand, State of Affairs shows the nebulous doings of working for a clandestine agency like the CIA, complete with all the internal politics, the interpersonal conflicts and the tough decisions over where and how dedicate resources that come with it. On the other hand though, it’s also a Russian nesting doll of conspiracies and manipulations; who’s playing who, and who’s responsible for the things that figure largely in the overarching plot. Combine that with characters with obvious flaws who are struggling to do right, and you get a show that’s working...
State Of Affairs Series Premiere Review: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1) 1 of 5
Open Gallery
Transformers
Lorem ipsum 1 of 5
Remember when Homeland was a compelling and intense action thriller and not a ludicrously pale imitation of itself? Well, Pepperidge Farms remembers (that’s a meme), and the creators of State of Affairs remember, too.
On the one hand, State of Affairs shows the nebulous doings of working for a clandestine agency like the CIA, complete with all the internal politics, the interpersonal conflicts and the tough decisions over where and how dedicate resources that come with it. On the other hand though, it’s also a Russian nesting doll of conspiracies and manipulations; who’s playing who, and who’s responsible for the things that figure largely in the overarching plot. Combine that with characters with obvious flaws who are struggling to do right, and you get a show that’s working...
- 11/18/2014
- by Adam A. Donaldson
- We Got This Covered
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