On the whole, the first episode seemed exciting in that it was evenly paced, alternating between explanatory scenes and scenes that would push the story forward: the old crew is still in Berlin, now looking to the East, dispatching Daniel and Robert to keep the peace. (In fact, the MfS was largely untouched until several months later.) Because there was no such thing as immediate looting of the MfS (“Stasi”) premises, whether for files or for prisoners. What a clever idea – it certainly reconciled me somewhat over my gripe with the depiction of the events of November 9/10, 1989. Length of the 1989 East Berlin sequence apart, I thought the intro was actually really interestingly done: What looks like a flashback turns out to be actually what Daniel is currently listening to on his iPad. If this was a ruse to keep the fan girls happy (I doubt that, of course), it certainly did the trick.Įspecially so as the beginning of the show also finally promises the resolution to a story arc that I have been waiting for since season 1. They seemed comfortable with each other – and maybe that was also a reflection of the comfort of familiarity for the two actors. Unlike in previous seasons, their relationship now seemed like a proper relationship rather than the cynical and mutual tapping-of-sources. It was nice to see that the two of them had indeed walked hand-in-hand into the sunset. And was way too long and detailed. But followed up by Dansther domestic bliss actually ticked a big box for me. Well, ok, letting the third season start with a flashback to 1989, felt a bit lame at first. But at the last minute Daniel decides to stay in Tallinn and sort out the mess – even though he could be in danger.Īt this stage the makers of BS – although constantly changing (now run by producer Jason Horwitch) – have a knack for initially hitting my expectations and getting me quite excited. Daniel manages to escape to the train station where Robert is waiting for him to board a train back to Warsaw. And then the trouble starts – Daniel is taken by surprise when a stranger (a Russian special ops man whom we have seen in earlier footage) attacks him. Suspicious that Henrik may not have died of natural causes, Daniel manages to gather evidence. Luckily Robert and Daniel are completely in control of the situation and take him to the hospital where the president is pronounced dead. But no sooner have Daniel and Robert have had tea with the president, but the latter tragically collapses. And Daniel looks beautiful, doing so.Īnyway, the Estonians need to be persuaded not to react to Russian provocation. Sorry, no picture of president but plenty of lashes: Apparently the Russians are planning to invade Estonia, so off go Daniel and Robert (on his last mission before he finally gets to lead his own station in Tokyo) to liaise with their local CIA colleague, called Torres, as well as the Estonian president, Henrik Someone. Thus season 3 is set up, hinting at the long longed-for back story of Daniel Miller.īut the action is not happening in bed Berlin this season. Dan and Esther are still an item.Īnd the beige trench coat in the opening scene is probably the agent responsible for Mama Miller’s death in 1980/whenever. And now the show proper starts – with domestic bliss á la Dansther in a comfy double bed and with some comfy double entendre. And we realise that what we have just seen is actually a dramatisation of what Daniel is listening to on his iPad. His prisoner is saved, though, and kisses the ground pope-style upon his arrival on the Western side of the wall. We see the MfS being torn to shreds, and the beige trench coat picking up a file and destroying it on his way out. While half of East Berlin is trying to squeeze through to the West, a beige trench coat is going the other way, ostensibly liberating a prisoner from the MfS. It is November 1989 and the Berlin wall has just been opened. Mind you, episode 3×01 starts without Daniel – and in the past. Following a similar strategy as pre-season 1, Epix has now released both episode 1 and episode 2 of BS season 3, so finally time to check whether Danny is finally getting the leading role he really deserves. “Waiting for it” is more accurate – the trepidation about the fate of Daniel Miller in season 3 of the Epix Original series initially caused by Armitage’s suspiciously short time on set and his presence limited to filming in Hungary, was recently fuelled by the latest trailers for the show. I can’t really say that I was looking forward to season 3 of BS. But I have got plenty of screenshots, so I better write some text to fill the space between them. I am tempted to just leave this blog post blank under a headline that says it all.
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