Just started watching "The Recruit".

[bif]

Not sure what to make of it. I'm about half way through the second episode. It's not your typical CIA spy drama. It's not super dark and dramatic, it's almost a comedy.

If you've seen it, what's your take? Is it worth finishing?

[MutantAndProud]

1. Oh I forgot to look at that

Someone recommended it but it slipped my mind

[Faux pas]

2. I

enjoyed it very much

[3Hotdogs]

3. Comedy.

[TexLaProgressive]

4. Streaming free on Amazon Prime

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Found it, but only to rent.

We are Prime members

[TexLaProgressive]

7. My bad, I didn't check for that.

[mahina]

5. Not on topic because its a podcast but I heard ch 1 and 2 of season 1 last night. Riveting.

The Alphabet Boys

https://alphabetboys.xyz/
Alphabet Boys reveals the secret investigations of the FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, and other alphabet agencies.

Hosted by journalist Trevor Aaronson, this podcast exposes secret undercover recordings that the government never wanted you to hear, along with the entrapment schemes federal agents set up to target unsuspecting Americans. We explore cases that are both dangerous and absurd while asking this question: Are America’s top cops catching criminals — or creating them?
Season one is “Trojan Hearse.”

During the rage-filled summer of 2020, a mysterious, cigar-smoking antifa warrior rolls into town. He wears military fatigues, speaks with a raspy voice, and drives a hearse filled with guns. He also keeps a very big secret.

Alphabet Boys is a production of Western Sound and iHeartPodcasts.

[nuxvomica]

8. My review from last year

Fast-talking, recent law-school grad Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) is assigned the drudgery of combing through graymail files at the CIA and gets in over his head when he follows up on a credible threat by a former asset, a Belarusian woman (Laura Haddock) awaiting trial for a brutal murder. He must contend with backstabbing co-workers, Russian mobsters and his own impulsive naiveté to keep himself, and his roommates, safe as he pursues the case to a resolution that seems forever out of reach.

As espionage stories go I found this a refreshingly low-concept, low-stakes but fast-paced thriller that veers close at times to a workplace comedy. Unlike Amazon Prime Video's Jack Ryan series, the fate of Western Civilization doesn't hang in the balance, the characters seem authentic, and the hero is capable of a variety of facial expressions. There's plenty of action and global travel but not at the comic-book level we've come to expect; in fact, there's even a comic-book sci-fi subplot that one of Owen's co-workers is trying to make go away so they can get on with their ordinary lives. Recommended for those who want a nuts-and-bolts view of the spycraft landscape with an easy-to-follow plot constrained by real-life concerns, like when the hero has to call his ex-girlfriend to cover his hotel bill.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/114316609

[bif]

9. Nice review

You nailed it. I enjoy the fact that it's a bit on the lighter side. Very enjoyable. I think they're doing a second season.