‘Prisoners of War’: Episode 1 review
With the echoes of Homeland still resonating in the ears, it’s hard to approach Prisoners of War with an entirely open mind.
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With the echoes of Homeland still resonating in the ears, it’s hard to approach Prisoners of War with an entirely open mind.
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Whoa. We need a minute. Partly to catch our breath but mostly to let the last couple of hours of relentless, riveting television sink in.
Series 4 was always going to be tricky, with the loss of three principal cast members, but surprisingly it’s not the replacement characters that are the problem.
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We think we’re closer to solving one major mystery of this series, namely, why we’re not enjoying it nearly as much as we think we should be.