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Birds of a Feather

  • Episode aired Jan 28, 2018
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  • 59m
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Counterpart: Birds of a Feather
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Howard must work together with his counterpart. Baldwin comes face to face with her past. Emily, from the other side, tries to make sense of her orders.Howard must work together with his counterpart. Baldwin comes face to face with her past. Emily, from the other side, tries to make sense of her orders.Howard must work together with his counterpart. Baldwin comes face to face with her past. Emily, from the other side, tries to make sense of her orders.

  • Director
    • Stephen Williams
  • Writers
    • Justin Marks
    • Gianna Sobol
  • Stars
    • J.K. Simmons
    • Olivia Williams
    • Harry Lloyd
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    • Director
      • Stephen Williams
    • Writers
      • Justin Marks
      • Gianna Sobol
    • Stars
      • J.K. Simmons
      • Olivia Williams
      • Harry Lloyd
    • 4User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Howard Silk
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Emily Burton Silk
    Harry Lloyd
    Harry Lloyd
    • Peter Quayle
    Nazanin Boniadi
    Nazanin Boniadi
    • Clare Quayle
    Sara Serraiocco
    Sara Serraiocco
    • Baldwin
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Aldrich
    Nicholas Pinnock
    Nicholas Pinnock
    • Ian Shaw
    Mido Hamada
    Mido Hamada
    • Cyrus
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Alexander Pope
    Kenneth Choi
    Kenneth Choi
    • Bob Dwyer
    Marco Khan
    Marco Khan
    • Raash
    Alessandra Reggiani
    • Young Nadia
    Fabrizio Ferracane
    Fabrizio Ferracane
    • Nadia's Father
    Andrew Bering
    Andrew Bering
    • Armen
    Sandra Darnell
    Sandra Darnell
    • Heike Riess
    Atilla Oener
    Atilla Oener
    • Aldrich's Driver
    Rudy Dobrev
    Rudy Dobrev
    • Petar Miroslav
    Boyan Deam
    • Old Bulgarian
    • Director
      • Stephen Williams
    • Writers
      • Justin Marks
      • Gianna Sobol
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    dreamingescapist

    We cannot escape who we are.

    After a failed attempt to kill Howard Silk's wife in the hospital, the wounded Baldwin gets a new assignment - she has to kill her other-self. At the same time, Prime Howard Silk manages to escape from an attempt for his life and he returns to the Alpha World to continue his chase after Baldwin. Together with Aldrich, they look up Nadia Fierro (Baldwin's Alpha) to capture Baldwin, while Alpha Howard tags along still without any understanding of what is going on.

    The second episode reveals us the past of Baldwin (and her Alpha). We also learn more about Prime Howard and his relationship with his estranged wife Emily who also works for the agency. Few bits are given about how the parallel universes have evolved.

    Slower and less exciting than the first episode, the second one keeps the atmosphere and moves the story forward while still leaving everything open. Some new layers are added to the characters while it is still unclear who is the real 'bad guy'.
    9Hitchcoc

    So Intense and So .......

    I won't try to re-create the wonderful synopsis put forth by a previous reviewer. Thank you! I believe I'm getting a grasp on things. The issue that is always on the table is that once characters know their connections with the other side (or know they have crossed over), does this dehumanize them in some way? As they try to figure out what their roles in life are in Berlin and the world (hard enough) what about they fact they are being stalked or worse. I will follow along here.

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    • Trivia
      A close up of one of the typewriters in the opening shows that the Office Of Interchange is using at least one IBM Selectric typewriter with the typical "golf ball" type head. Inside the Office Of Interchange there is a mix of vintage office technology. Typewriters share desk space with early IBM-like desktop computers and dot matrix printers. The OI uses dated technology to try and "stay in line" with how advanced the alternate universe's technology is; as they have advances in medicine, but not so much in computers & personal electronics.
    • Goofs
      About 25 minutes into this episode, after Howard asks for a tranquilizer, he looks at list of names of the orchestra players. They show viewer the list in his hand, and then it cuts to shot of Howard reading list. Then they show a close-up of a name on the list and Howard says it aloud, "Jennifer Wilcox", which is listed under the instrument "KLARINETTEN". If you go back to first showing of the list you see the name where Jennifer Wilcox should be says Lisa Adler, and Jennifer Wilcox is listed under a different instrument, "BRATCHEN", on the left.
    • Connections
      References Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
    • Soundtracks
      Big White Cloud
      Written and Performed by John Cale

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin, Germany(Cafe Moskau)
    • Production companies
      • Gilbert Films
      • Anonymous Content
      • Gate 34 Productions
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      • 59m
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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