Season 2 – The Old Man

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Andy N @Blunk Sep 30, 2026 It sounds like Season 3 was cancelled, and that seems for the best as I've made it to the mid-point of Season 2. It just doesn't work. The humanization of the Afghani characters is actually really interesting and almost works, but the bad dialogue throughout these episodes just kills the show. The season is essentially carried by Alia Shawkat. She does a fantastic job as the daughter, given what she has to work with. There is no pacing. No momentum. It all gets progressively sillier and uninteresting. But the worst part is the really precious writing. What may have worked in a novel is just excruciating as every character becomes a tonally flat device from which the same writing voice talks to itself. The pretentious college campus tone just doesn't translate well amidst the mountains of Afghanistan. See more Leon P @RT48041553 Aug 10, 2026 Season 2 amplifies what bothered me in Season 1. What began as a grounded thriller increasingly feels like a tale about almost legendary people whose personal relationships somehow shape everything around them. There is too much talking and too little action, while the story becomes progressively harder to believe. More importantly, my engagement with Chase and sympathy for him continued to fade. He is presented as a principled, idealistic warrior, yet his loyalties and objectives seem remarkably dependent on his personal attachments. That makes him look less like an exceptional soldier or spy and more like an exceptionally capable fighter and survivor whose personal judgment always comes first—even when his choices create danger for people close to him. Jeff Bridges remains excellent. Ironically, his performance uncovers Chase's personality so thoroughly that the better I understood the character, the less I admired him. See more Ftld F @Fank_B. Dec 25, 2025 Absolut sehenswerte, hoch realistische und intiligente Agenten Serie, bei der auch die Action nicht zu kurz kommt. Vor allem aber Spannung durch exzellente Schauspieler und kluges Drehbuch. Behutsam und gleichzeitig rasant um dann wieder die Charaktäre weiter zu zeichnen. Absolute Binge-Empfehlung. Mehr als schade, daß die Serie nicht weitergeführt wurde. Verstehe diese Entscheidung auch nach mehrmaligem Ansehen der Serie immernoch nicht. See more Vinyl C @RT31673325 Nov 3, 2025 Most disappointing to learn that Season 3 was cancelled. We felt that Season 2 extended and deepened the first series in intriguing and engaging ways. In particular, the growth and development of the daughter’s character was riveting. Yes, the plot was reasonably complex, but it was not that difficult to keep up, given the helpful 'What’s gone before' intros. The geopolitical elements were far from far-fetched and the interplay between the two elderly leads fascinating. Sad that the company shied away from an intelligent, contemporary thriller. Guess it’s that dumbing down process. Again. See more peter h @RT82419994 Oct 5, 2025 As expected Old Man Season 2 slides into the incredibly stupid in Ep 2 when our American heroes (Emily and crew) decide to save the life of the evil protagonist after he's shot in the stomach at close range in the Afghan wilderness. Not only would he be dead anyway within 30 minutes, any sane person would have finished the job with a few more mercy bullets. Then attempted to go home to the good old USA. But NO, this would have been too logical and so the whole series slides further in the abyss of American stupidity See more Mark O @RT04940304 Aug 25, 2025 One of the best drama shows on Disney plus. Shame there isn't going to be a third season See more Read all reviews

The Old Man — Season 2

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