#Berlin station episode 8 series

In Season 1, I had the impression that Daniel Miller might not be all that great a spy, and that seems to be proving true in Season 2 as well. For me, Armitage certainly makes the show visually interesting, but he is sorely missed in some of the episodes. And I enjoy the scenes with Esther Krug (Mina Tander), although I’m not sure yet where they are leading. At least this season, Armitage has a bit more to work with in the script and can make use of his expressive face and eyes. The script makes it difficult to really get a handle on Daniel Miller (Richard Armitage), as it is hard to see the line between the spy and, his cover, Trevor Price. I even appreciated Ashley Judd’s acting in this one.īased on what I’ve seen so far, my thoughts on the characters are: Nice to see those actors getting a chance to really shine. The emotional scenes with Otto Ganz (Thomas Kretschmann) in the truck and with Lena Ganz (Emilia Schüle) are very well-acted.

#Berlin station episode 8 series

If the whole series had the pacing, excitement, and emotional scenes that this episode does, I would be watching it on its own merits, instead of just for Richard Armitage. But the whole BB Yates new age yoga cult thing? Ridiculous and not believable (even though I get that this is supposed to be a spy mission as well) - to me this doesn’t connect at all to her personality as presented in the current timeline.Įpisode 5: Right of Way: Directed by Bronwen Hughes written by Lara Shapiro. Again pretty boring, but maybe a bit less so than Episode 3, in large part because Richard Armitage reappears. Richard Armitage is only in one scene, as most of the action apparently occurs simultaneously with the previous episode.Įpisode 4: Do the Right Thing: Directed by Bronwen Hughes written by Larry J Cohen. I found this episode to be extremely boring for the most part, and I did actually go to bed halfway through, picking it up the next day. There is also some exciting action thrown into the mix.Įpisode 3: Right to the Heart: Directed by John David Coles written by Kiersten Van Horne. I liked this episode a lot, with the focus on the tense interactions between Daniel Miller, Hector DeJean, Lena Ganz, and Otto Ganz. The season started out fairly okay with this episode, other than some issues with plot, dialogue, and the BB Yates character, as I described here.Įpisode 2: Right Here, Right Now: Directed by John David Coles written by Tony Basgallop.

I’ve found overall, though, that there is little depth to most of the characters, and some of the personal details the writers have added are just not very interesting or don’t seem plausible.įor easy reference, I decided to list the writers/directors so far as noted by IMDb, along with my overall comments on the episodes:Įpisode 1: Everything’s Going to Be Alt-Right: Directed by Christoph Schrewe written by Tony Basgallop and Bradford Winters.

They’ve added some female writers/directors, which is good to see, although I’m not sure how much difference it’s made, except maybe in Episode 5, where there were more emotional scenes and even BB Yates seemed more realistic. I really think the show suffers from a lack of consistency, due to the constant changes in writers and directors. I had hoped to get my husband interested in watching it too, but apparently comments like, “The best thing about it is the opening sequence with the Bowie song” and “I was so bored that I went to bed halfway through episode 3” just didn’t make him want to watch it! Go figure! Would I continue watching if Richard Armitage weren’t in it? Doubtful.

(Sorry… couldn’t resist the cheesy title… “right” in line with those of the show.) Averaging out my scoring of the episodes, also brings me to a middling rating. **SPOILERS** So, here I am, with five episodes behind me and five (or maybe only four?) ahead.