I was not aware of the story about Eli Cohen so this series was interesting on a historical point of view and I learnt stuff.
I didn't have any bias towards one side or the other before starting and I don't think either side comes out of it better or worse than the other as the story telling makes you at times feel sorry for some of the Syrian characters and annoyed at some of the Israeli ones, and vice versa.
At times I thought the mentions of Saddam Hussein, Arafat or Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden may be gratuitous but it turns out not really. The latter in particular was really involved in the project.
All in all the costumes, sets, props and acting were good and convicing. Both Sacha Baron Cohen and Hadar Ratzon Rotem did a great job at their respective roles. The only actor I had a bit of an issue with was Alexander Siddig who plays Suidani and comes across almost like the Terminator, glaring seriously in every scene and looking obviously suspicious of Eli (even the worst spy would have noticed).
