Slow Horses season 5 review: The funniest outing yet is also the best so far

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Great show.

Also, happy to hear that Jack Lowden is going to play the lead in a separate series based on the Philip Kerr, Bernie Gunther series.

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This show is so excellent!

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If I had to rank them, 2-1-4-3. I have also kinda started to feel like we're coasting on performances and vibes at this point, with plots sort of repetitive and some serious existential questions best left ignored.

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How many times does MI5 have to literally try to kill our horsies before they fucking bail? S3 obviously the most egregious and descended into action-movie self-parody at times, but it seems to happen at least once a season. Although, I guess, "don't quit or we'll kill you" is adequate motivation, if a bit of a buzzkill 🤣.

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So yeah whoever mentioned or recommended this the first time, thank you. Season 1 was extremely good, season 2 was good. Let's see.

There's an inconsistency in the main character though: he's supposed to be a genuine arsehole, but him caring about his losers - an important plot device since halfway season 1 - makes it less genuine. the abrasiveness starts to feel glued on.

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