Image Credit: Liam Daniel/Cinemax Hunted
George’s Sam was fake-killed, then nearly real-killed, in the premiere episode. She mends, subsisting on Spam, with suspicions: Was she set up for death by her own company? There is much talk about moles in this series, a co-production of Cinemax and BBC One, and shot in various European locations. As Sam pondered, she resumed work, infiltrating the family of a wealthy, sadistic fellow (Game of Thrones‘ Patrick Malahide), whom Byzantium correctly suspects wants to acquire a hydroelectric dam in Pakistan for some nefarious purpose.
Really, the plot doesn’t matter as much as the visuals. George and her stunt double do a lot of excellent close-in, Bourne-movie-style fighting (lots of elbows, palm strikes, hits to the throat, bones snapped). She will also become the sultriest tutor a young man’s ever had. There’s also Sam’s personal life — her lover (who may be the mole), the baby she lost, the flashbacks to her mom who was murdered. All of this was crammed into the first hour, which I felt both a bit rushed and a bit over-stuffed.
But that’s what pilots do — set up the series, sometimes to excess. I was glad, therefore, that I was sent future episodes of Hunted, and can report that the next few hours shape up nicely — lots of slick suspense, well-turned violence, and a delightful air of menace hanging over everything Sam does, including brushing her hair. I recommend that you give this a few weeks.
Did anyone watch Hunted?
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