Although not pretending to be historically accurate on the documentary level, this show succeeds in the entertainment department. Smartly paced and nicely packed as a limited series of 6 episodes it develops a story exactly as good mini series should: conclusive, without cliffhangers.
This is not an anti-war medium, nor is it pro-war, because we're not really looking at war in a conventional way, through the eyes of a regular soldier. Sufferings are present, deaths are gruesome, but it is not trench warfare or D-day depiction. C Characters are the best part of this show: colourful, with backstories, daring and interesting from every angle they deserve all the attention you could provide. I enjoyed accents and banter quite a lot and it is very appreciated to see Sofia Boutella presenting beautiful and interesting female character in predominantly male story.
Some may say that the show changes tonality closer to the end, but I disagree: gambling with death and playing against the odds was present from the start, but later stakes are just getting higher and nothing changes in principle.
This is not an anti-war medium, nor is it pro-war, because we're not really looking at war in a conventional way, through the eyes of a regular soldier. Sufferings are present, deaths are gruesome, but it is not trench warfare or D-day depiction. C Characters are the best part of this show: colourful, with backstories, daring and interesting from every angle they deserve all the attention you could provide. I enjoyed accents and banter quite a lot and it is very appreciated to see Sofia Boutella presenting beautiful and interesting female character in predominantly male story.
Some may say that the show changes tonality closer to the end, but I disagree: gambling with death and playing against the odds was present from the start, but later stakes are just getting higher and nothing changes in principle.