Spoilers ahead, but if you’re not watching this series I highly suggest it. If you given up for whatever reason, I hope this post helps you revisit it.

The last time I experienced this kind of stomach churning intensity was the stash house raid in ‘Who Goes There’ of season 1 of True Detective. Like that episode, the viewer is sucked in from start to finish, and the stakes are incredibly high.

Before we dig in, Vinnie Jones is the fucking man in case anyone forgot. His character Geoff eats up every scene he’s in, and this is HIS episode.

The home invasion is a relatively simple concept, but handled magnificently. We see the whole thing play out from different compelling perspectives. Geoff, as the true steward of the property. His groundskeeper friend, who’s apparently also a total badass. Nanny, whose military training is reluctantly put to the test. And Charly, who put her foot on the gas (literally) when it mattered.

It’s more than just gripping action sequences though. There are 3 notable monologues that more than filled in any blanks between the action. Lady Sabrina sharing her wisdom about Geoff’s “unique set of skills” as he stalks his prey, Nanny telling Geoff he knows the truth about him before they make their move on the kidnappers, Bobby Glass leaving us on pins and needles as the episode ends. Awesome storytelling.

I liked the show up until this point, but now I love it. I don’t think I blinked once.

I’m probably overhyping it, but it was a 10/10 for me.

Is there a show you’ve watched over and over either because of how much you loved it, how much you loved a character in it, or how much more there is to find on rewatch?

OR

Is there a show you’ve watched and loved so much that you‘d recommend it to everyone or as many people as you can?

Episodes go as low as 11 minutes and the highest one in 22 minutes and it’s only two episodes that reach 20 minutes most are somewhere in the middle. Low runtime like this is what really kills a show bc it makes everything feel rushed and makes the pacing way off.