Justice Served

Hilarious how the top-rated comment here is from somebody who claims he only watched this series for 15 minutes.

The show is okay, pretty lackluster overall but I enjoyed it.

I sat all through all six episodes of Justice Served since I'm a proponent of local content (though preferably not government enforced).

Is it as bad as the 3.9/10 stars on imdb? Unfortunately yes.

I watched this soon after Silverton Siege, which made the series worse since there seems to have been a plot heist -- exactly the same ideas of a hostage drama with a "good cop" getting over-ridden by a politically appointed boss gets regurgitated here.

Whereas Silverton Siege played a little bit with Pretoria geography, Jusice Served is utterly confusing to a South African audience since it uses the very familiar Cape Town parliament as a setting, and one has to figure out the building is supposed to be a high court in Hillbrow.

The screen writers had some interesting ideas on contemporary South Africa and the general malaise of government corruption etc. The fictional freedom fighters use some of Julius's actual quotes, such as calling a journalist a "bloody agent".

But ultimately, this seems to be the product of a committee where whatever individual good ideas were originally thought up got completely garbled along the way.

The script is well written. Action is pretty good. Good plot twist at some point. I really liked the acting. Very believable. This series is extremely suited to finish watching in one evening ;-)

The story is overall well-written with enough depth to keep your attention yet not too complex so that it cannot be watched while unwinding. Aside from the flashbacks to the past, which occasionally feel drawn-out to buy time in the episodes, I definitely like the story arch and the MacGuffin of social justice and conspiracy on both sides, if you want to call them that.

This is a series where you'll have to watch more than one episode to really understand where they're going with this - if you turn off too early you might leave disappointed, thinking it's a cheesy action series.

The actors are well-chosen for their roles and fit the narrative nearly perfectly. Aside from some over-the-top acting in certain scenes, I'm definitely happy with the cast.

The only downside - in my opinion - is the end. It's a bit much. It's nonetheless interesting to see. Though I will not spoil it for you-- just go watch it for yourself.

First: normally I don't write critics, because I am not an native speaker and scared, that I don't find the right words, nevertheless the 3,3 stars are so wrong, that I needed to write sth.

While it has similarities to "La casa del papel", it is a more intense, better told story. Sure it is not perfect and has some flaws, but the characters are created and played in a more credible way.

All the bad ratings are coming from frustrated persons, that don't getand aren't able to handle the fact, that societies are changing creations.