26 Reply by misfitnz

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Re: The Old Man [Drama, Action, Thriller]

I was disappointed with the lack of an ending to series 1. I guessed at about episode 2 what it is that Faraz Hamzad actually wants (and why) and as the show went on I became more and more convinced. However getting to the end of the series and not getting to know the truth was a real let-down.

I don't like to invest that much time into a show (no matter how good it seems) only to be left wondering about what was in fact the whole raison d'etre of series one.

27 Reply by dominar (edited by dominar 2022-07-25 17:19:46)

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▼Spoiler

Not knowing at the end? its his child or am i still missing something?[]

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yeah i'm not sure what else they could've revealed

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The ending .. WTF !!

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afrokiwi wrote:

The ending .. WTF !!

Hehe, yeah... let's wait for next season now! cool

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31 Reply by h3ctic (edited by h3ctic 2022-08-03 23:14:52)

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afrokiwi wrote:

The ending .. WTF !!

Ive had this show on my radar for a while....thanks to you I'll await the end of season 2 before beginning to watch big_smile

Thanks!!! smile

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lighton wrote:

Great news:

‘The Old Man’ Renewed For Season 2 At FX
https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-old-ma … 235052990/

So much time has passed since my post, that I had totally forgotten about this show and that it was renewed! big_smile Just discovered it on my calendar for next month, great surprise! smile

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I must say, I almost dropped this show at the end of Season 1, but decided to give Season 2 a shot.
Episode 1 of Season 2 unfortunately was "just OK".

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What bothered me the most was how they made so little use of Harper.

I get it, the star of the show is Chase, but overall this is a spy drama. Now they entered Afghanistan and you would think the FBI Director of Counterintelligence would be the star of the episode with his 30 years of knowledge (spycraft is the mastery of knowledge afterall). Having connections, knowing names, etc.

But somehow the guy who hasn't had any intelligence briefing in 30 years still has the upper hand.

I think it would've been better if they basically made Harper "do the talking" and Chase "do the punching" kinda partnership here.

Let's hope for a better Episode 02.

Shows that deserved more runtime:
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Yeah, season 02 was off with a pretty „meh“ start… didn’t even manage the first episode „in one sitting“

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Yes @ "meh" and... damn cliffhangers! tongue

At least 2x2 was better than 2x1.

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Trying to think of ways they could have a 3rd cliffhanger about the same scene big_smile