Could things have ended better for this spy thriller?
Not to sound like a complete fatalist, but what gives?
I don’t come to le Carre for optimism.
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I want the cold, harsh reality of our modern and bureaucratically hobbled world.
That’s my jam, so this was kind of uncomfortable.
But how does the “Pine triumphs” ending work for the miniseries on its own merit?
Oh, and possibly the one person who could blow Jonathan Pine’s cover!
“You know why,” she’s forced to say when refusing to give up her informer.
“You all know why.”
This, to me, is such a pure le Carre moment.
(I mean, the deadest.)
And yet she cannot express this obvious and immoral truth because of the structures that are in place.
So that’s it for the International Enforcement Agency.
Their name was vague, but their sources were good.
NEXT: Pine is a really slowtexter.
The weapons dealer fondly reminisces about that time that T.E.
Lawrence and Winston Churchill redrew the map in the Middle East after World War I.
This is in essence what Roper wants to do.
The time is now.
And the plan that he comes up with is actually pretty sweet and totally effective.
That involves putting Jed directly in the line of fire and ultimately gets her in a lot of trouble.
It was bad enough that the sexual tension between Jed and Pine was so palpable.
They’re two beautiful, incredibly tall people.
Why wouldn’t they hook up?
Plus, the “funny, funny joke” bit killed.
Luckily, Pine has taken care of that.
With the product lost and the money missing, Roper is in a bit of a spot.
But I have to say that it works for this Bond-ified version of the tale.
