I'm telling you right now this episode and season would already be a 10/10 in my book if it weren't for the EXTREME emphasis on the chewing and eating of Jackson. Seriously, it has made me so over the top irritated I'm borderline going to chalk the entire season because it's so aggravating and SO incredibly unnecessary. The guy is eating like a hippo and the director(s) decided to encourage that and hook a mic up there to make sure we got great sound quality of him ignorantly chomping and eating. I can't write a review on Apple TV+ so I brought my thoughts here as I know I can't be the only one this has sincerely aggravated. If it happens again in the next few episodes I promise I'll stop watching the show.
4 Reviews
Im addicted to this show
moviesfilmsreviewsinc1 January 2023
Episode 2 of Slow Horses Season 2 starts with Jackson Lamb arriving to see Nikolai but his façade about working on behalf of Demetrio is shattered completely when Nikolai points out that he made the guy up. "What do you want Jackson Lamb?" He eventually says. Now, Nikolai was actually a traitor to his country, and Jackson's name is well known among these exiles. Nikolai apparently heard about the cicadas from the man himself, Popov. The conversation he heard was between two men, discussing funding for the cicadas and with instructions to try and keep them in the field from the man himself, Popov. So who was this man speaking? According to Nikolai, his name was Andrei Chernitsky. He looked like a killer - a big, bald bull. Could it be the same man? At Slough House, River heads to the Cotswold and speaks to Shirley and Roddy, who don't really have much in the way of intel. They've told him everything he needs to know, but as fate would have it the taxi firm worker actually remembers the man. He was the last fare of the night and he asked to be taken right back to Oxford Parkway. Jackson meets with Diana and feeds back what they've found out so far, with cicadas and Dickie potentially killed. He also brings up the fact Webb is poaching his agents, but when Diana speaks to Webb, he points out this meeting it seems to smooth things out. When River eventually makes it back to see Jackson, the former points out everything he's learned...but Jackson Lamb is, inevitably, already one step ahead. He has a glossy dossier all ready to go with a new alias, IDs and the works. River is tasked with heading back to Upshott and finding out more about these cicadas He even has a shiny new ID too. Oh dear, Min is in deep trouble! I'd imagine there will be a last second save to prevent Min meeting a messy end, potentially from Louisa sweeping in, but we'll have to wait and see. The banter between Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright is partly what makes this show so endearing and seeing the former smugly one step ahead of River, who's just starting to get the hang of how to do this investigative malarkey the Slough House way, is a great inclusion. Min flies way too close to the sun, and upon following a suspicious bald man, ends up with a gun to the back of his neck. Just before he pulls the trigger, we cut to black. Louisa and Min work their security detail, trying to make sure everything is completely tight. Louisa takes charge of the meeting, but there's something fishy with the Russian security guards, so Min decides to follow them on his pushbike. He's not exactly subtle though, but he notices them stop by an Import/Export area before losing them completely, a whole bunch of taxis on the road. Louisa checks out this Nevsky fellow while Min is off on the run, and soon learns that he's super paranoid.
Now I'm annoyed, so I'm going to go eat some noodles.
itsarightson9 December 2022
This is how I felt when I first saw Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Despite being interested, it is difficult to remember Russian names at once without seeing the original book. Of course, I think it would have been difficult for season 2 to put this content into a total of 6 episodes, 240 minutes.
In Episode 2, each character shows a hidden side that has never been shown before. In Season 1, the appeal of slow horses was great, but now, each of the slow horses facing the situation is starting to stand out.
As Cold War events resurface, Jackson Lamb, coaxing the KGB into exile, looks overly disturbed like never before, and more serious than ever. Still, Cartwright goes straight ahead, just as he did when he first arrived at the airport. His own way of dealing with taxi drivers in order to get the job done was art.
Min Harper and Louisa, who act as lovebirds, are still the most adorable. Especially, the episode where Min stood out. I still vividly remember the sweat on my armpits because I watched it together with my heart racing.
Actually, I was thinking about 8 points because I could understand the story of the Russian oligarch after watching episode 2 twice, but I changed my mind to 10 points after seeing other users commenting that it was very annoying to see Jackson Ram chewing and eating jajangmyeon. It has been.
Does the scene make people feel bad and angry? So it's Jackson Lamb. Now that I see it, the director seems to have taken the drama very faithfully to the extent of being amazing.
Gary Oldman is vicious. I had to eat french fries the day I saw episode 2.
Look at the chubby cheeks. Like a pink piggy bank, Ram continually stuffs food into his mouth. Can't understand why he eats shrimp dumplings by himself so deliciously and cutely? He's giving River and the viewer a new kind of torture...
Now I'm annoyed, so I'm going to go eat some noodles.
In Episode 2, each character shows a hidden side that has never been shown before. In Season 1, the appeal of slow horses was great, but now, each of the slow horses facing the situation is starting to stand out.
As Cold War events resurface, Jackson Lamb, coaxing the KGB into exile, looks overly disturbed like never before, and more serious than ever. Still, Cartwright goes straight ahead, just as he did when he first arrived at the airport. His own way of dealing with taxi drivers in order to get the job done was art.
Min Harper and Louisa, who act as lovebirds, are still the most adorable. Especially, the episode where Min stood out. I still vividly remember the sweat on my armpits because I watched it together with my heart racing.
Actually, I was thinking about 8 points because I could understand the story of the Russian oligarch after watching episode 2 twice, but I changed my mind to 10 points after seeing other users commenting that it was very annoying to see Jackson Ram chewing and eating jajangmyeon. It has been.
Does the scene make people feel bad and angry? So it's Jackson Lamb. Now that I see it, the director seems to have taken the drama very faithfully to the extent of being amazing.
Gary Oldman is vicious. I had to eat french fries the day I saw episode 2.
Look at the chubby cheeks. Like a pink piggy bank, Ram continually stuffs food into his mouth. Can't understand why he eats shrimp dumplings by himself so deliciously and cutely? He's giving River and the viewer a new kind of torture...
Now I'm annoyed, so I'm going to go eat some noodles.
Underwhelming
neil_mack_uk12 February 2024
The first season was very decent, not without its flaws. But the second season looks like it has already run out of ideas.
The first two episodes of S2 are so run of the mill and so clichéd with a more standard storyline and plot, that it isn't exactly moving me to the edge of my seat or having me applaud the dialogue or setup.
The writing has mostly lazy interactions between characters - bordering on childish. Jackson Lamb is fast becoming a parody of himself. We need to see some character arcs but they are all one-dimensional.
And yes to the comment about Lamb, and anyone for that matter, eating during conversations. Irritating!
The first two episodes of S2 are so run of the mill and so clichéd with a more standard storyline and plot, that it isn't exactly moving me to the edge of my seat or having me applaud the dialogue or setup.
The writing has mostly lazy interactions between characters - bordering on childish. Jackson Lamb is fast becoming a parody of himself. We need to see some character arcs but they are all one-dimensional.
And yes to the comment about Lamb, and anyone for that matter, eating during conversations. Irritating!
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