Brace Brace Brace
- Episode aired Aug 2, 2023
- TV-MA
- 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.1K
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A new threat emerges onboard as Sam struggles to control the chaos unfolding around him.A new threat emerges onboard as Sam struggles to control the chaos unfolding around him.A new threat emerges onboard as Sam struggles to control the chaos unfolding around him.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Home Secretary quickly tells Amanda she will not be prosecuted for killing the Captain. Although he doesn't have responsibility for prosecution decisions, at this time he knew her daughter's life was being threatened. If the Home Secretary had legal knowledge, he would have been aware any prosecution of Amanda would fail: her circumstances mean she would have a cast-iron defence of duress under common law.
- GoofsMinutes after the engines flamed out there would not remain enough kerosene in some part of the wings to cause an explosion during the crash landing.
- Quotes
Sam Nelson: Say cheese.
- SoundtracksThe Dark End of the Street
written by Chips Moman, Dan Penn
performed by James Carr
Featured review
Satisfying Conclusion
Hijack was a pretty messy ride. I won't feign to understand ATC protocol or lie and say that this entire sequence seemed entirely plausible (from the first moment of the hijacking, the pilot, with almost 100% certainly, would have not opened the door to the cockpit) but, suspending my disbelief, as is standard when watching a television show, ad infinitum, I definitely bought the premise. "Everyone has something liable to be hijacked" was the motif surrounding everyone's motivations, everyone acted as intended because they were held hostage in someway or another. It was the throughline of every bit of plot momentum, and it carried it far enough that, however inane or unbelievable the story became, I was able to stay on the ride for what it was. And I enjoyed it.
Certainly some moments and characters carried the series further than others, but all-in-all, the suspense and tension were nonstop, and the sparse moments of levity were always followed by an even greater level of dread. It absolutely culminated with the final two episodes. The direness of having your captors potentially start wiping out you and your fellow captees was finally met with the uprising that had been brewing and hinted at since the first episode, only for the escalation to reach new heights, as it were, with the introduction of a new hijacker and their murdering of the pilot. It flowed together very well with the hastening pace over the course of the first six episodes. But with the ultimate endgame scenario for any hijacking finally arriving - a plane will eventually either crash or land - the stakes had reached their paramount and were handled extremely well in both the direction of the episode and the writing.
Unfortunately, I would argue that the journey is cut somewhat short as the fallout of this excursion would be a satisfying watch as well, but it's an understandable route the showrunner's took with the series beginning and ending within a few minutes of the flight. It's an good gripe to have as the show had focused quite heavily on the auxiliary characters that their import grew to such a point as inspiring an interest in them. For a show whose cast is centered very heavily around a handful of characters, it speaks to the writing that other characters are actually exciting enough to warrant any level of intrigue beyond their singular role therein.
That's not to say the writing of this series was particularly of note, in fact, it was pretty generic all things considered. It was likewise fairly tropey for a series of this nature, but niche and singularly inventive enough that it felt like a fresh bit of television. It was also at least written well enough that the cast were able to turn the spectacle into one worth watching and following, as it ultimately was rather satisfying. Maybe it's just because I'm such a huge fan of Idris, but I quite enjoyed my time with this series, and with this episode. 8.5/10. Hijack: 7/10.
Certainly some moments and characters carried the series further than others, but all-in-all, the suspense and tension were nonstop, and the sparse moments of levity were always followed by an even greater level of dread. It absolutely culminated with the final two episodes. The direness of having your captors potentially start wiping out you and your fellow captees was finally met with the uprising that had been brewing and hinted at since the first episode, only for the escalation to reach new heights, as it were, with the introduction of a new hijacker and their murdering of the pilot. It flowed together very well with the hastening pace over the course of the first six episodes. But with the ultimate endgame scenario for any hijacking finally arriving - a plane will eventually either crash or land - the stakes had reached their paramount and were handled extremely well in both the direction of the episode and the writing.
Unfortunately, I would argue that the journey is cut somewhat short as the fallout of this excursion would be a satisfying watch as well, but it's an understandable route the showrunner's took with the series beginning and ending within a few minutes of the flight. It's an good gripe to have as the show had focused quite heavily on the auxiliary characters that their import grew to such a point as inspiring an interest in them. For a show whose cast is centered very heavily around a handful of characters, it speaks to the writing that other characters are actually exciting enough to warrant any level of intrigue beyond their singular role therein.
That's not to say the writing of this series was particularly of note, in fact, it was pretty generic all things considered. It was likewise fairly tropey for a series of this nature, but niche and singularly inventive enough that it felt like a fresh bit of television. It was also at least written well enough that the cast were able to turn the spectacle into one worth watching and following, as it ultimately was rather satisfying. Maybe it's just because I'm such a huge fan of Idris, but I quite enjoyed my time with this series, and with this episode. 8.5/10. Hijack: 7/10.
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- unkommon
- Aug 2, 2023
Details
- Runtime52 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2:1
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