I was expecting a spy thriller, something interesting with a vaguely historical background but definitely not this.
The first episode is an exception, but for the rest it is mainly a long series in which we look at the life of our protagonist (Vietnamese spy in the USA) whose mission is to report to the Vietnamese communists about the situation in America .
I move very quickly to the revisionist side of history, we would like to believe that the USA helped South Vietnam to fight the evil communists of the North. The documented reality is that America invaded South Vietnam and was fighting primarily against the South Vietnamese resistance. The best example is that the famous 'Vietcong' that we hear in all the movies means South Vietnamese resistance fighters, there were relatively few North Vietnamese fighters.
But after all it's Hollywood, we're not close to an approximation in terms of history. Especially when it concerns American patriotism.
Where this poses a problem, in my opinion, is that the series is actually intended to be a discovery of America by our protagonist, leading him to comical and eccentric situations. The meeting with the oriental language teacher, the dinner where we learn that he likes to compare himself to eggs, his secretary of Japanese origin, etc...
We feel that in the mind of the creator, all these situations are supposed to be comical but unfortunately it is a failure. It's the type of humor you find in films made in Hollywood, personally it's not my style at all.
When you remove the historical aspect, the spy thriller, and even the humorous aspect is missed, there isn't much left. It's good for sleeping, yes.
I give 3 stars because it will allow me to go to bed early 😂
The first episode is an exception, but for the rest it is mainly a long series in which we look at the life of our protagonist (Vietnamese spy in the USA) whose mission is to report to the Vietnamese communists about the situation in America .
I move very quickly to the revisionist side of history, we would like to believe that the USA helped South Vietnam to fight the evil communists of the North. The documented reality is that America invaded South Vietnam and was fighting primarily against the South Vietnamese resistance. The best example is that the famous 'Vietcong' that we hear in all the movies means South Vietnamese resistance fighters, there were relatively few North Vietnamese fighters.
But after all it's Hollywood, we're not close to an approximation in terms of history. Especially when it concerns American patriotism.
Where this poses a problem, in my opinion, is that the series is actually intended to be a discovery of America by our protagonist, leading him to comical and eccentric situations. The meeting with the oriental language teacher, the dinner where we learn that he likes to compare himself to eggs, his secretary of Japanese origin, etc...
We feel that in the mind of the creator, all these situations are supposed to be comical but unfortunately it is a failure. It's the type of humor you find in films made in Hollywood, personally it's not my style at all.
When you remove the historical aspect, the spy thriller, and even the humorous aspect is missed, there isn't much left. It's good for sleeping, yes.
I give 3 stars because it will allow me to go to bed early 😂