How did the authors manage to make such a cool character like Sato into what we see in the series? Bookish Sato with her prowess in everything, with her power, with her story, to turn into a serial version that failed an elementary mission, believed Zach for some reason, and in the end they decided to remove her altogether. Given the way the book is structured, how clearly one detail leads to another, I now even wonder if they will come to the same end as in the book? And if they do, how is it interesting?
@zamizami: I also think why they made some kind of fiction about superpowers out of a good detective story with a touch of mysticism. I agree about Sato, and Malakh himself is also completely not perceived as huge and intimidating, as described in the book.
@temnoesolnce: the funny thing is that in the series they "rewarded" Malakh with skills like "blowing a bullet out of myself like I don't do anything", obviously hoping to impress the audience and make him more mysterious and intimidating. but instead it looks like a mockery of the original, to be honest, so yes, you are absolutely right - in the book Malakh was perceived with some trepidation, but here you want to raise your eyes to the sky again and again😀
How long has it been since Zach's death that he managed to get out of the morgue, lay low, collect money, have an operation, pump up his body, train his ninja skills, get himself tattoos? Apparently, time flows differently in their universe...
Great, now we can relieve pain by breathing. In general, the first 5 episodes were much better, I watched the last one starting from the 4th, I'm falling asleep on this one
The only thing that was interesting in this series was crazy riddles. and here's an episode without them - and it's just impossible to watch at normal speed. Well, at least it can be accelerated
I haven't read the book, and maybe that's why I even quite liked the series, surprisingly. Not that I got a kick out of it, but on the whole I was quite satisfied with myself.
The main character sucks. There's no other way to say it. I have not read this book, but I am familiar with the hero and the author... And of course, Langdon is absolutely not here. However, so is his type of sweetheart. However, so did her father. The others were still okay, alive. But they are far from shining on the screen. Bad actors? I don't know, it's quite possible, but there's a lot of bad work behind the scenes. Why watch it? Because the dudes got into a niche in the market. I don't remember any similar series lately. If anyone has any ideas, I will be happy to read your comments.
The series is just no, boring, overplayed, mysticism and superpowers were added here and it got even worse. I've been reading the book for a long time and read it with interest, but I don't remember much, so I watch the series as a separate creation, which constantly makes me sleepy 🥱 The worst of all is the actor chosen for the role of Peter, I do not perceive him as a wise masson of the 33rd degree, he looks more like an elderly rocker who is too carried away by plastic surgery.
Immediately at the beginning of the series, the question is: how did Zachary manage to apply a foundation all over himself? Did he put all the jars with him? Or did he go into a cosmetics store and steal 20-30 cans? Because it can be difficult to cover a bruise with 3-4 layers, and here are black tattoos. Or did he watch the bloggers during his meditations and select the right tool? Before that, they showed him almost a makeup artist's office, with wigs and so on.
Such a terrible and terrible Zachary, in fact, all his wisdom, greatness, all his phrases and actions are a repetition and copying of the left convict from Turkey, about whom he knows nothing except that he is tattooed, pumped up, dangerous and helped him with his legs. How slippery is this "great" bullet exhalator, malleable to manipulation, wanting to be noticed, a spoiled child. And this is our main antagonist? What the hell is this?
Given the way the book is structured, how clearly one detail leads to another, I now even wonder if they will come to the same end as in the book? And if they do, how is it interesting?
I agree about Sato, and Malakh himself is also completely not perceived as huge and intimidating, as described in the book.
In general, the first 5 episodes were much better, I watched the last one starting from the 4th, I'm falling asleep on this one
The worst of all is the actor chosen for the role of Peter, I do not perceive him as a wise masson of the 33rd degree, he looks more like an elderly rocker who is too carried away by plastic surgery.
The authors of the series did a great job in creating this "masterpiece".