![]() The first season ends on a cliffhanger of sorts as well. Mission Impossible sort of stuff but more brooding. It’s serious, it’s thrilling and it does have a solid story line. Yes, it’s young adult but it fits well enough at the boarder that it could be adult. Yet, overall, Alex Rider is a great binge treat for everyone who loves spy stuff. The pacing was a bit slow here and there which meant there wasn’t any urgency to some of the episodes. So does it seem that I loved this show from start to finish? Well, I think some episodes were definitely a bit weaker than the others. ![]() And Farrant sings himself too which was brilliant! God, I really loved the second episode, it was so good! I loved the instrumental stuff, it was eerie and thrilling, a perfect fit for such a show. Now there is a mix of songs and instrumental tracks. Very well done and as I’ve said before, quite believable and realistic.Īnother thing I liked about the show I liked was its soundtrack. While the last one was also okay, the seventh episode definitely felt like a proper spy episode. While the first episode is basically a set up I was already familiar with, the second episode was amazing! Another episode that was really strong and stood out to me was the seventh. Plus, Alex is skilled but he is not perfect, he can do exceptional things but they feel natural and the show feels more real thanks to this. The TV show is much more rooted in reality, feels grounded and more realistic. That I think was missing from Stormbreaker which was more focused on the action, making it shallow (and bad). He has these huge puppy eyes that are very expressive and he brings the show a lot of emotional depth. I wrote down in my notes that he can look both innocent and menacing, which I guess is perfect for a spy. He has that baby face quality to him and I think the haircut helps. The dude is 23 year old but plays a 17 year old – it’s very believable. ![]() He might be familiar to some but for me it was the first time seeing him on screen. Our main protagonist Alex is portrayed by Otto Farrant. Tom’s also the one who wears “the book was better” T-shirt in the final scene of the first season – a show that is able to make fun of itself is a good show in my eyes! Tom is especially funny and adds comic relief to balance out the serious tone. He leaves behind his guardian Jack (Ronke Adekoluejo) and best friends Tom (Brenock O’Connor), who will get into their own trouble along the way. Suddenly he is being recruited by MI6, blackmailed actually and he ends up reluctantly going to Point Blanc – a suspicious school for troubled teenagers. When his uncle suddenly dies in, what is said to be a car accident, Alex gets suspicious. His uncle, an MI6 agent, has been training him all his life but Alex himself isn’t aware of this. There is an element of minimalism to it as well.īasically, Alex Rider is your not-so-typical teenager who lost his parents and has been raised by his uncle. It has that British darkness to it, gloomy cinematography and I’m all here for it! The tone fits the plot, there are some great subtle action sequences and the show doesn’t overdo itself. My only comparison is the 2006 movie that is based on the first book.Īnyway, the movie and the show have completely different vibes! They are in the same area of genres, adventure and action but Alex Rider the show is much more darker. That being said, I’m here to write about the show and not the books. That already adds a level of trust and creates a sense of respect towards the show, even if they made changes. It’s also good that the book series author himself is connected to the project, he is an executive producer on this. I haven’t read the books so I don’t know how well it works as an adaptation but general vibes online have been positive. From a bit of searching I found out that the show doesn’t strictly follow the books but instead creates its own story while staying true to the source material. It has elements of the first and second book, so it borrows from Stormbreaker and Point Blanc. Minor spoilers from the first two episodes.Īlex Rider TV series has an eight episode first season. But now we have turned a new page and have an Amazon Prime series. The show is based on Anthony Horowitz’ popular book series and there’s that 2006 awful movie Stormbreaker. A teenager who was unbeknownst to him trained to be a MI6 spy by his uncle. When my vacation officially started mid Sunday afternoon, I decided to spend my first vacation evening with Alex Rider.
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