![]() There are no loose ends, but then, there are no ends at all. When you come out at the other end, you will appreciate that you finally have a firm grasp of just what the hell is going on. You will never find your attention flagging. Each season moves like bullet train, so strap in. Appropriately for the genre, you spend each season trying to figure out whom you can trust and whom you should hate. Their motivations are complex and usually hidden, but they are driven to make decisions where they may not have any good options, no morally obvious route. There are no Snidely Whiplashes or Dudley Do-Rights. And what characters! You will never doubt the reality of these people: None are cartoons, all are complicated people playing for huge stakes, some incredibly brave, some horribly venal, all driven by a variety of personal and professional realities that serve to limit their choices, often fatally. It runs for two seasons, at least so far, with each season being a complete story arc on its own, but featuring many of the same characters. ![]() But I've seen two of these now, both Australian, "The Code" and this remarkable achievement, "Secret City". ![]() Usually they are cartoonish, unlikely, and too clever by half. I normally am not a big fan of the "Deep State Conspiracy" genre.
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