We meet the couple claiming to be Alex’s family,a mysterious contact known as the American, and Charlotte Rampling joins the cast as the chilly FrancesWell, and episode one proved as divisive as expected. Some found it self-indulgent and sluggish,others were gripped by the slow-burn and rapid reveal. And the Daily Mail thought there was “no plot but lots of disco dancing!”. It’s fair to say episode two wont contain changed many minds either way, but I don’t intellect getting lost down this particular rabbit gap. (I’ll even forgive it Stand By Your Man.) The Alice in Wonderland allusions hinted at when Danny swallowed what turned out to be an encryption device became explicit once Clarke Peters’ man of mystery had offered Danny a blue pill inside a red sweet. Curiouser and curiouser …
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Source: theguardian.com