SAS: Rogue Heroes

Great, Knight is outdoing himself after Peaky Blinders. The beginnings of the SAS could theoretically be a sequel of Peaky Blinders, the timing fits. The likeable characters, the initial troubles and the big blunder behind the creation of the SAS are all presented with stylish insight. It's all great fun and when things start to go well the screw is tightened and depression, cynicism and great lines come in. The chemistry between Paddy and Sterling is superb. The music, alternating period pieces with classic rock and soft beats, is perfect. The ending of the beginning is very strong and calls for a sequel. (22.11.2022)

Another hit series this year! This year the series are doing better than the movies, with one hit after another coming out and I recommend to watch out. Steven Knight has directed both Peaky Blinders and See, and he's hit the jackpot for the third time. This time he's focused on the British Army rebels who kill Nazis in Cairo during WWII! There have been countless WW2 films made, but I have to say that perhaps for the first time I was learning downright new information, thanks to the unconventional setting (the infiltration of Benghazi during WW2 is just a blast), the Cairo setting has its own charm. The casting is impressive, featuring a lot of well-known series actors. I’m very pleased with Connor Swindells, who we all know only from Sex Education and here he plays one of the most important roles and does it brilliantly. The only female character is Sofia Boutella (Kingsman vibes, I love that woman), Alfie Allen from GoT is also good, but the absolute biggest cast hit is Jack O'Connel (the bad guy from Punisher), who plays one of the best roles I've seen in a show in a long time. The guy rips every scene to shreds and draws full attention to himself (now I'm wondering if he's a singularly excellent actor, or if he played a brilliantly written character hmm). He plays Paddy the Irishman, the biggest lunatic far and wide, who talks like a bitch, is an uncompromising asshole in action and is a strong alpha male who fucks everyone – really, the scenes with him are some of the best the show has to offer. Of course, the series is not flawless. I found the first two episodes too talky and slow that I didn't believe it would pull above average at all. The first action scene doesn't come until the 3rd episode, but by the halfway point, the series is a decently addictive ride and I was having a great time. The highlights were episode 5, the French paratrooper training, I was dying laughing, and the infiltration of Benghazi – I was breathless with suspense. Old farts will also be pleased with the numerous rock music acts. It's cool, fun, well-acted, knockout and testosterone-charged. Great and I'm looking forward to the second series. 8/10. (08.12.2022)