XeniaGuberman

If it was not for Julie Delpy, who was carrying her, largely incongruent, part marvelously, I would not watch this show past the first episode. Actually, I stopped watching, once she was out of the picture. The plot has so many holes patched together by a string of clichés, it is beyond boring. It also reeks of rather simple-minded PC agenda, including all the talking points of a typical European bureaucrat... At the basis of the plot are two proverbial "girl bosses", each with all the bells and whistles of contemporary TV's depiction of a "strong independent woman", such as messy families, whiny unmedicated teenagers in tow, and blanked disregard for conventions. While they both are far from being stellar examples of a prudent politician, we are being shown how good and noble they are by resisting sinister white men on the other side. Thank heavens, at least the creators spared us from injecting a dose of "evil Russians" this time... Apart from corny political agitation, from the theatrics viewpoint, the series carries near zero suspense value, as all the baddies are identified pretty early, and not by investigative work of law enforcement, but are just shown to us in plain view, plotting their dark deeds. This series is total garbage not worth spending time on.

I found this show unwatchable after the second episode. The characters are mostly immoral and the plot meanders between soap opera and action. This is all despite stong actors involved, indicating the weekness of writing and/or directing. Indeed, in the end it comes off more as teen or young adult fiction fantasy than a serious work of cinematography. Incidentally, the development becomes painfully slow at times. I was also puzzled by a seemingly total disregard for psychological plausability of charachters' interactions. As a whole, the series doesn't justify its evidentity fat budget and actors' talent involved.