Have yet to see second season. First season with Mark Strong starts out ..well..strong. Lot's of intrigue and action with just enough emotional investment to make it all count.
Overall, I enjoyed the first season. It was an entertaining watch to pass the time but there were a few things that bothered me. I think much of it is due to a lower budget. First, anything that had to do with American this or that just did not feel American to me. Most of the American characters were played by Brits and, with the exception of Anastasia - who has played American characters for many years and is half-American herself - most of the accents are really bad. Typically Brits who struggle with the accent take on a Deep South drawl, but still..ugh..glaringly bad here. Note, as one who watches a ton of Brit stuff, this is not uncommon. MI-5 had some bad American accents here and there, but American characters were few and far between on that show. "Deep State" contains a lot of "American" content and characters. The "American" sets are also glaringly not American. Point is, that the whole American side of the show is just poorly developed and produced, with the exception of Griffith.
(lol...thought it was funny they used an IMDB pic of Griffith in a Georgetown yearbook...like her main pic)
Secondly, there's not much payoff at the end of the season. Granted there is a second season, so maybe certain things would be addressed. However, given the egregious nature of the covert activities by both Brit and American intelligence and complete lack of regard for innocent human life, especially at the expense of corrupt corporate bureaucrats, once would think the show would not end quite a casually as it did. Someone needs to pay here and no one really did.
In other words, the first season tended to stretch logic as the season progressed. I was entertained. It is mostly binge worthy stuff here, but ultimately left me a bit unsatisfied at the end and a little confused too.
Overall, I enjoyed the first season. It was an entertaining watch to pass the time but there were a few things that bothered me. I think much of it is due to a lower budget. First, anything that had to do with American this or that just did not feel American to me. Most of the American characters were played by Brits and, with the exception of Anastasia - who has played American characters for many years and is half-American herself - most of the accents are really bad. Typically Brits who struggle with the accent take on a Deep South drawl, but still..ugh..glaringly bad here. Note, as one who watches a ton of Brit stuff, this is not uncommon. MI-5 had some bad American accents here and there, but American characters were few and far between on that show. "Deep State" contains a lot of "American" content and characters. The "American" sets are also glaringly not American. Point is, that the whole American side of the show is just poorly developed and produced, with the exception of Griffith.
(lol...thought it was funny they used an IMDB pic of Griffith in a Georgetown yearbook...like her main pic)
Secondly, there's not much payoff at the end of the season. Granted there is a second season, so maybe certain things would be addressed. However, given the egregious nature of the covert activities by both Brit and American intelligence and complete lack of regard for innocent human life, especially at the expense of corrupt corporate bureaucrats, once would think the show would not end quite a casually as it did. Someone needs to pay here and no one really did.
In other words, the first season tended to stretch logic as the season progressed. I was entertained. It is mostly binge worthy stuff here, but ultimately left me a bit unsatisfied at the end and a little confused too.