The Flemish Bandits

The story of Jan de Lichte is a beautiful piece of flemish television that shows their skill in writing a historical drama. A combination of great actors and a impressive set really had me engaged with the plot for the better half of the series. Costume design is on point. Characters are well written, though some I felt needed some more development along the way. The episodes are well structured.

However, all fairy tales must come to an end, and this one ended way to soon, regretfully before the actual finale. A sudden death occurs, and just when I thought these writers might actually have the guts to write a story with consequences, they retrace their steps. Characters that seemed carefully build up change unrecognisably in the span of a single episode. The ending feels rushed and undeserved, as if they were abruptly reminded this was the finale 15 minutes before the end.

All in all, deserves a watch. Don't get your hopes up for a statisfying finale though.