Howard: We're killers. That's what we do. Then we eat breakfast.
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I watched this show on Amazon Prime.
I enjoyed this show. Was a good mystery at times and intrigue though at times did sort of dip down and the writing didn't go ways I had liked. This was one of the shows me and my dad watched together on our family movie nights.
The concept of parallel worlds finding each other and then the smallest of change having a butterfly effect to drastically alter the worlds form one another after 30 years and then an intelligence cold war between each side is a brilliant concept.
However I feel there was some wasted potential here with what they could have done with such a concept. Had the show continued past 2 seasons, maybe they could have explored that even more, but for what it is, it's still good.
A multiverse spy thriller following one man... well two of one man, who came up 30 years differently on each side to be a drastically different person. Played by JK Simons, he embodies the role perfectly for both sides of his character... The Counterparts to each other. One a meek, submissive, humble man just trying to get by and not very assertive. The other an alpha male bad ass fighter elite operative with brutal efficacy and quick to fight. It's the same man, played by the same actor. But from two universes where after 30 years they took very different paths in life. All changed due to one, single decision in the man's life.
I'm talking myself into liking it even more again now as it is still a really good and awesome show. Just again, some of the potential with where they could have gone with it was squandered a bit. However it's still a very high recommend by me to give it a shot on Prime.
Mistake Status: No plans to do this one. There's other shows I'd rather do first. However not to say I can't change my mind at some point in the future, especially if I decide to buy this on DVD to own a physical copy.
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Question: Why are the computers in the office on "our" side so outdated? Phones aren't, and we see computers elsewhere that are modern. People get visas to come through into the world as a whole, so they'll see technological differences there - why keep the office so behind the times?
Answer: I believe this is multifaceted for the answer. For one, it could help with security on one end, or tech theft in a breach. Speculation here, but since in order to take tech from one side to the other smuggling through from the outside, they still have to go through the customs in the facility and be searched. But if there was a breach or invasion that took place, or a thief tried to burst through one side, grab a computer from the office and dash off with it, it would be outdated tech. That, and using outdated tech can have security benefits if one side is using software for hacking that doesn't understand antiquated software or hardware. Another point is the logistics of upgrading everything every few years is also a security risk. Too much opportunity for the old computers to be smuggled out with sensitive data and intel while updating and upgrading everything. Only doing updates rarely would keep leaks to a minimum.
Answer: Great question, this bothered me too. Throughout the series, both sides take extraordinary measures to protect their technologies, but several times allow people to enter on official visas with unsupervised access. This is a plot mistake.