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Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Thu December 26, 2024 8:10 am
by Ensign9
Great!

They pulled this off with a high degree of difficulty balancing high drama, action, thriller, and comedy. The cast is uniformly great but Knightley and Whishaw are rockstars throughout. I can’t wait for another season.

Also, I think the finale beat Return of the King for the new number of endings world record.

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 2:43 am
by epilogue
Just finished the third episode.

This thing is unreal good.

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 4:36 am
by Ensign9
Welcome to the party! I had somehow completely forgotten about this show!

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 10:19 am
by epilogue
That's the only problem with the Netflix binge dump model. There's no sustained interest and word of mouth dies so fast. I don't remember anyone talking about the show with much enthusiasm at all (except CR). And what I do recall was gone after about a week.

It's a shame, because this is one of the best shows of last year. Certainly the best of the spy genre. I'm obsessed with it!

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 1:49 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah i agree with that. I dont have Netflix, but i often forget about series i want to see because they seem to vanish from the day to day talk.

I want to see this one

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 1:53 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
There's been some great spy stuff recently. This is great, so was the Agency, and of course Slow Horses is the cream of the crop.

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 1:58 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah i liked the agency a lot

i should get into slow horses i know

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 2:25 pm
by epilogue
Slow Horses is a lot of fun. Black Doves is better. But it's not really fair to compare them, yet. Black Doves is only 6 episodes. Both are definitely worth your time, though.

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Mon April 28, 2025 2:36 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, thats why i wanna see BD maunly because its just 6 eps and the other one is like 4 seasons

Re: Netflix: Black Doves

Posted: Wed April 30, 2025 12:55 pm
by epilogue
Finished this last night. I really loved it. The first half is stronger than the second but the whole thing is solid.

Would love a second season, whatever that might look like.