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Shôgun (2024)
At First Amazing, Then Disappointing
First couple of episodes are amazing, but conclusion is dissaponting for me.
Don't get me wrong, acting is wonderful setting is also but at the end of the season lots of thing seem empty. Blacktorne's necessity has removed in last episodes.
I haven't read the book but show makes you expect there will be a epic conclusion at the end of the season like Hiroyuki Sanada will charge into battle, decimate his enemies with the help of Blacktorne's cannons and become Shogun.
But show follows very weird way. And this makes Englishman's role very diminished. I mean why he is there at the first place and what is he accomplishing ? He is just there to make love drama with the woman ?
First episodes make some expectations on you that with the information provided by Blacktorne, Japan will get rid of Portoguese and their bases.
An epic battle scene in Shogunate Japan with samurai is a must. But we don't see anything.
I don't know if there will be a second season but I can say that last couple of episodes does not align with first half at all.
Jack Ryan (2018)
Bad choice for Domingo character
First of all I like Michael Pena. And actually it's not that bad. But his character Domingo 'Ding' Chavez is elite black ops, best of the Rainbow Six. But actor seems not in the shape and slow for this kind of action scenes.
Jack Ryan looks much action character than Chavez, and it should be reverse.
And I also hoped that when Chavez appeared in screen, Rainbow Six music would play in the background (the original one from Red Storm Entertaintment) it would have been nod to all R6 fans.
When compare to scenes with Season 3, they also went cheap. From the edge of World War 3 with Russia, now enemy is some triad or cartel.
From Russian warship , submarine, US destroyer to cartel and triad jeeps. Is budget low for season 4 ?
This series can't give the thriller feel of previous 2 Jack Ryan movies.