Season 2 of The Agency (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟) is sheer Cinema. You guys know by now that I strongly prefer Cinema to television as a form of art, but when excellence calls, I answer. And while my understanding is a third season of this show has yet to be confirmed, if The Agency were to conclude with its second season, it would conclude with one of the best seasons of television I can remember. A cast made up of Oscar nominees (Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright & Richard Gere) every last actor is at the top of their game. I’m genuinely sad to have finished this season. The following review is spoiler-free for those who haven’t seen season two, but if you have yet to see season one, I’d refrain from reading further.
I think one of the great pleasures in life is finding a show that you can binge. Whether it be because you love the characters or because you love the various plots, sinking into a show you can’t put down makes daily life so much better. With that said, one of my biggest complaints about television has always been that with the average show, you’re bound to be uninterested- or sometimes even annoyed- with at least a few subplots or characters. There are exceptions to that complaint (see The Sopranos/Breaking Bad) and The Agency is absolutely one of them.
The second season of The Agency juggles a few complex plot-lines but does so to perfection. The balance of each sub-plot is fascinating. The primary plot here is Martian (Fassbender) has now been recruited as a double agent for the British in exchange for their help in freeing Samia (Jodie Turner-Smith). It’s the storyline that drives this entire season and influences almost every other character. We also have the CIA’s hunt for a rogue mercenary group Valhalla and an intelligence operation in Iran. But as I mentioned, all of these storylines converge & unite around Martian’s exposure to the British.
It’s not just that this show does the perfect job of juggling complex stories around espionage, it’s that the production is top-notch, even by Cinema standards. London plays a constant, hovering role throughout & there’s a deft combination of action set pieces mixed with heavy dialogue. All of which rolls into 10 episodes that constantly jack up your heart rate and engulf you in the show. For 10 episodes, I was taken to London & I was a fly on the wall within the CIA. That’s how immersive this show felt & a big part of that is due not just to the story & script, but the production.
Then there’s the acting. This is some of the best work of Fassbender’s career & his career is loaded with excellent work. Fassbender borrows parts of his performance from David Fincher’s The Killer, but there’s a quiet vulnerability that Fassbender brings to Martian that feels 1) believable and 2) raises the stakes of the show, especially when it comes to Martian’s interactions with his daughter & Samia. Fassbender is the show’s heartbeat but Jeffrey Wright (Henry) is the perfect second-in-command. Wright’s skepticism of every last person around him throughout this season is his secret weapon. You never know who he trusts or who we’re supposed to trust. Lastly, Richard Gere- my guy, my boy. At 76, one of the greatest actors of the last 50 years still has his fastball. There are moments in this season where Gere walks circles around Fassbender & Wright both together. It’s acting of the highest order.
I truly hope there’s a third season of The Agency because season two could not have been better.
알아두면 좋은 식품별 치사량
1. 라면: 한 번에 800톤 먹으면 아크릴아마이드 중독됨
2. 바나나: 한 번에 8만 개 먹으면 방사능 피폭즉사
3. 토마토: 한 번에 6톤 먹으면 솔라닌 중독
4. 사과: 씨앗까지 4만 개 씹어 먹으면 청산가리 중독사
5. 초콜릿: 그 자리에서 80kg 먹으면 심장 터짐
6. 아아: 150잔 연속 원샷하면 카페인 쇼크 심정지
7. 당근: 한번에 3톤 갈아마시면 피부주황색으로 변해서 죽음
8. 물: 한번에 1만 리터 원샷하면 수분 중독으로 즉사
다들 건강을 위해 꼭 ~ 주의해주세용
이거 내 영업비밀인데
운 좀 안 풀릴 때
사무실 바닥이나 쓰레기통 주변, 집 앞 이런데서
바닥에 떨어진 쓰레기 보이면
운 +1 적립했다~ / 오늘치 오타니챌린지 성공 ㅋㅋ
이러면서 쓰레기 주움
그리고 출근길에 ㄱㅊ은 사람 아무나 찍어서
속으로 님 오늘 좋은 하루 보내세요 ㅋㅋ
이런 생각함
그러면 운 좀 좋아짐 ㄹㅇ 함만해봐