Fighting Season

This excellent mystery series shines a light on what our soldiers and their families face fighting overseas, and more importantly coming home. Totally gripping and heartbreaking in parts. Excellent acting from the leads and some newcomers I didn't know. Best series I have seen this year.

I don't know if there are any mistakes in the Army rules, but I don't think that's where you should judge the series. It's a very compelling and suspenseful series, with outstanding performances, most notably by Jay Ryan, Ewen Leslie and Kate Mulvany. The first two were nominated for the Australian Logie Awards 2019 - Nomination for most outstanding actor. Fighting Season is a very delicate and respectful tribute to the troubles that soldiers returning home from Afganisthan (or other expeditions) have to face, with very strong effects on their character and feelings and consequences on family relationships. They often suffer in silence and fall ill with PTSD. Soldiers and men, strong, but also so fragile. Heroes and victims at the same time. Not to mention the touching and heartfelt tribute from Jay Ryan / Speedo to Anzac Day.

Guess war can drive people crazy no matter what you have done in a war zone. Terror, guilt and trauma can deeply affect every solider. That's what the movie is about. The movie tells us how four soldiers deal with their lives after returning from Afghanistan. In the meanwhile, a video of the suspicious death of Edward brings everyone doubts each other. Edward's wife, Kim, decides to find out what really happened to her husband.

Lots of suspense, e.g. Why Izzy is feels so guilty about himself; why there are different explanations about Edward's death, what really happened to him, and etc. While we look into each character's inner world, we also get to know the story behind Edward Nordenfelt and how he spends his last moment in Afghanistan.

I won't lie to you I have no idea about the army, especially the Australian army, I don't know about their rules or anything related to them, but the drama and mystery in this show is enough to keep you watching and biting your fingernails, the whole 6 episodes, Jay Ryan's performance was MAGNIFICENT, so were Ewen Leslie and Kate Mulvany's, but in my opinion Jay was the best, I would have loved to say the same about the wives characters and little boys, but well, they're secondary characters and we can let them pass, if you have the chance to watch it, don't miss it, you won't be sorry.

Acting wasn't that good. Good concept though....if you want to watch a really good series watch "the fighting season"