The Whistleblowers

Well written and acted and compelling, but you need to get a grip up north. This, like ReGenesis and Harry Potter is FICTION. Enjoy is as such and honor the inherent opinions but do not confuse it with fact because it suits your world view. It is no more based in fact than Rowling books and to pretend otherwise is just naive.

This has become a common conceit in media that if you want to make a point but to not wish to rely on actual evidence, fictionalize it and you will remain above possible contradiction by reality. It's OK until the audience begins to believe that the fiction is reality. So enjoy this wonderful episode and series but if you are seeking to inform your opinions on other countries and people, please look elsewhere.

I watched the "ghost" episode. It is easily movie quality. It reached out and grabbed me by the throat with terror. The topic was torture, and the way western governments make people disappear then use filthy tricks against anyone who tries to help them. The institutional and faceless nature of the villain creates a creepiness and omniscience reminiscent of The Conversation. You do get to see these creeps eventually and understand their fanatical thinking, easily as sick as the terrorists they claim to be chasing.

The lead characters are put in situations where they have to choose between self preservation and altruistic action. Unlike most movies, you feel the tension in deciding, and believe that perhaps discretion is the better part of valour. This is not about mindless Terminator-style heroics, but about relatively ordinary people swept up in evil events.