एपिसोड #1.1

Some guy said that scopes don't zoom. I have a high-powered rifle that shoots 7.62 or 308 and it absolutely zooms. I can change the appearance of the target and make it look closer. If I want to change the way the weapon fires, though I have to alter the zero adjustments. As for wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap in Europe, people wear all kinds of crazy stuff in Europe that doesn't look quite right. You got whacked dude looking fashions all over Europe. You will see stuff in European countries that will make you scratch your head and go. What the hell is that? I close an eye when I shoot through a scoop, but not everybody does. I'm not done with the first episode yet, but I think it's very accurate. Amateurs should not nitpick at TV programs. I love this show so far. I found the tradecraft and the use of disguises very convincing.

Not a great start when the so called expert refers to the assassin's weapon as a gun. An expert would use rifle, pistol, revolver etc. Also MI6 would not be involved until proof a British citizen or links to country were proven. There are also some laughable dialogue problems, British people just dont talk that way. Some accents are truly awful, just horrible in so many ways. Hopefully the series will evolve with less mistakes as it's a wonderful novel and assuming it's base as a 'limited series' will have a decent conclusion. Obviously the book ends with a proper ending but knowing the industry you wouldn't be surprised if there was another series. The direction is decent as is cinematography, so some good points but the female lead is weak and also comedic in a bizarre way, you don't believe in her character at all, not her fault just bad writing. One day some writer will do research and talk to real people and not tick the 'media' boxes.

In Munich a mysterious Englishman assassinates a German political figure with a seemingly-impossible piece of marksmanship. At MI6 headquarters in London, an analyst, Bianca Pullman, takes notice and thinks she might know a way to identify the killer.

A great, though not perfect, start to the series. The opening scenes are fantastic, showing the master-assassin at work, his preparations, skills and thoroughness. The subsequent scenes involving the Jackal are also similarly great at showing the how he operates and his abilities.

However, the MI6/Bianca stuff feels derivative and forced. The whole "she's just a humble, innocent working mum" shtick is unoriginal (Killing Eve, as just one example, already did that, and did it much better) and Disneyfied.

I don't dislike Bianca but in the "which team are you on?" competition (which is what the writer is trying to create through getting us to engage with the two main characters) right now I'm on Team Jackal.

Bit boring, first few scenes seemed sloppy with the different dialects.. not a fan of the main actor in this so was skeptical going in thinking the plot might win me over but the main actress doesn't have much about her either, you want to root for someone or at least have a favourite character. I just don't think the lead actor has enough swagger to play this kind of role, I want to say he's not cool enough but I'm not sure that's it. The scene where he asks for 100 million just took the biscuit, just seems like an unrealistic amount to pay someone built like a matchstick to do anything. I gave it a go, it wasn't terrible but not my cup of tea.. I don't see how it's scored an 8 but not many written reviews so guessing it's probably bots bumping the rating.

Cause the MI6 side are legit pieces of crap, to be polite about it.

And i just watched ep2 right after and turns out it's even worse than it seemed in ep1.

Jackal is a contract killer but otherwise seems to avoid collateral and is an interesting character. Lashana's character is completely uninteresting and the most infuriating character i've seen in a while. She's reckless,selfish and a terrible mom and wife to boot. I don't want her to catch the antagonist at all at this point, sadly she probably will anyway i'm sure but i'll enjoy watching her struggle, hopefully lol. That poor girl, istg. Jackal doesn't seem happy with his job but lashana seems plenty content ruining people's lives, she even seems proud of it. Ridiculous.

Otherwise, good episode. Good cinematography, good pacing. I do think that like most network tv, the music is a bit too much. They need to appreciate silent scenes more, or get more dialogue.

Hopefully lashana's character gets a hint of moral compass soon or I'm gonna start skipping her scenes altogether.