Thoughts on The Night Manager
I borrowed the series from the library and watched episodes 1-3 pretty much in the same day, mainly because I was sick + lying on the couch + just wanted something mindless to watch. i have to confess that I didnāt complete the series and I also have to admit that i spoiled it for myself and looked up the plotline online. while i do regret this move a little, i ask: would i have lost interest even if i hadnāt read spoilers? did i read the synopsis because iād already lost interest? weāll never know. just a couple thoughts below.Ā
MEH: I found the character of Jonathan Pine is incredibly bland. Remember that scene from The O.C. where Miranda meets Ryan? Miranda goes, who are you? And Ryanās response is: whoever you want me to be. Jonathan Pine just feels like this blank slate for the audience and the other characters to project their desires upon. You see things coming from a mile away, e.g. character A wants to sleep with Jonathan, and youāre kind of hoping that heāll surprise you and do something unexpected like say something thought-provoking or take the situation and do something different, like appeal to her emotions/intellect to gain some sort of insight. Nope, he just falls into bed every beautiful woman who isnāt a minor character. Boo.
YAS: Oliva Colman is fantastic in this role. The character of Angela Burr is probably the most interesting one out of the whole cast, and maybe itās because sheās a woman, sheās not young, sheās not been costumed to be this femme fatale. She gives this monologue that explains why and how she functions, which I have to say just blew my socks off. So thatās a redeeming factor.
Also MEH: Altogether though, I canāt say that Iām not into this show simply because of Hiddleston. The villains are sort of archetypically evil - [spoiler alert] - with a name like Dromgoole... cāmon!Ā
TL;DR: It was meh. Also, I wanted to find a visual to accompany this post but all I could find when I searchedĀ āNight Managerā were Tom Hiddleston lust posts... ugh.
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