Vlucht HS13 (2016)

Better late than never. I rate the series better than the average here. Of course there are many standard tricks to increase the tension ... so what? It also really ramps up the tension. I also think that our Katja has really grown into an actress of (world) stature. It's not just about the pretty eyes and the blow-up tits anymore. She really portrays her character very convincingly and consistently. The only downside, and that's one for the script and/or the direction: at times it gets so slow that I found it really hard not to do other things in between, so you lose concentration completely and your parts for have to repeat yourself. That happened at least once in every episode. But the total: really a binge watcher! And what a dream boss that Erik has! And yet another example of how disgusting the culture we are importing so massively is.

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In itself an interesting starting point for linking a family history to (the fear of) international terrorism. The thriller writers Marion Pauw and Elle van Rijn have indeed had something in their hands with the Turkish source material - Bron (2012) - to write a thriller series that taps into current events. The series' biggest problem becomes apparent in the first two episodes: too many characters, too many family secrets. The mystery itself leaves little to the imagination, as the main twists and turns are revealed early in the series. The result is a chaotic mess where details and sidelines are forced to propel the central plot. Another problem is that it feels like a cheaper version of the big American genre productions like Homeland. By the cowardly attempts to imitate series with more budget, you get series with insufficient identity to distinguish themselves from the rest. A pity, because the acting and the atmosphere are at times quite okay: something better could have been done here.

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