Antwerp Blues

This series is on fire!

Director Daniel Syrkin does a great job in this episode matching brilliantly written dialogue with sudden bursts of action.

At one point, Maeve (Helen Mirren) refers to chess, when speaking with her utterly-useless grandson Eddie (Anson Boon), whom she adores, and that is a great metaphor for this episode as the pieces are moved around the board.

Pierce Brosnan continues to delight in his best-ever role. The scenes between Brosnan and Mirren are a Master Class.

Harry (Tom Hardy) is like the elephant trainer at a mega circus parade trying to clean up the mess. His wife Jan (Joanne Froggatt) is one of those wives who loves to eat, but doesn't want to know how the stew is made.

Greetings from Lithuania.

Sixth episode of "Mobland", named Antwerp Blues was all here of what I like about series so far. It's a fast paced, entertaining mob drama. It doesn't go deep into lives of characters, it's more about situations here and now. And it's always on the move. Great actors here doing their good jobs, although no Golden Globes will shine here. Pierce Brosnan for me is MVP in the series so far - he is brutal, yet charming and simply scenes stellar, clearly having fun in a role that he didn't played much before.

Overall, I'm all in for next 4 episodes. Fun and entertaining show so far.

I was surprised at the egregious gloating "in your face" by both Conad and Eddie Harrigan, on the phone with the gangster they victimized, Richie Stevenson. Add some more treachery by Helen Mirren's Maeve, supposedly in character , found the latest plot twist quite unbelievable.

Meanwhile, the subplot involving the "left out" family members Seraphina and Brendan takes center stage, as they're in Antwerp finalizing a dodgy diamond deal worth millions of pounds, not authorized by daddy Conrad. Naturally, only Harry can save the day!

While the war remains in the background for the moment, there's tremendous suspense built up in this segment, with a cliffhanger ending.

This sets up the inevitable gang war at the heart of this series.

I have to say that this series is genius. It's a modern take on the classic gangster. Each episode explodes with such action, suspense and all things with such greatness. Each week I'm in the edge of my seat.

Guy Ritchie continues to get it each week. Between the story line, cast and each and every element of the show is all put together like a perfect storm of what so many shows lack these days.

I look forward to every episode, every week just to see what they can come up with that can top the previous weeks episode. Not dropping any spoilers but just when you think this family can't top the previous episode..... well just wait and see!

As in the previous episode, once again I'm impressed by the quality, stylish vibe, great acting, realistic continuity and suspenseful atmosphere with new family drama, the crown this time going to Richie and Seraphina.

After six episodes, already electrocuted, recovering and loving Harry's new performance bike!

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 8
• Production value/impact: 8.5
• Development: 8.5
• Realism: 9
• Entertainment: 8.5
• Acting: 8.5
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 9
• VFX: 8.5
• Music/score/sound: 8
• Depth: 8
• Logic: 6.5
• Flow: 8.5
• Crime/Irish/British/drama/mysterious thriller mist: 8.5
• Ending: 9t1.