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The Sympathizer – Limited Series, Episode 2 Good Little Asian

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The Sympathizer – Limited Series, Episode 2

Good Little Asian

Aired Apr 14, 2024

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The Captain and his fellow Vietnamese refugees attempt to settle into life in Los Angeles; the defeated General grows suspicious and demands the Captain locate a mole he believes has infiltrated their ranks; as the Captain narrows in on a target, he reconnects with his former teacher, Professor Hammer, and meets his beguiling assistant, Ms. Mori.

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Tom Philip

AV Club

04/22/2024

B

While the pacing of the scenes in episode two remains rapid, “Good Little Asian” lays down the groundwork for the next few hours of storytelling.

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Terry Nguyen

New York Magazine/Vulture

04/22/2024

4/5

Things are being put into motion that can’t be undone.

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Fletcher Peters

The Daily Beast

04/22/2024

We cut to the American scenery, where a now open convertible reveals Bon sleeping in the backseat. It’s a thrilling, fast scene, cut brilliantly between the two moments in time.

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Kate Sánchez

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

04/22/2024

9/10

The Sympathizer Episode 2 uses its stream-of-consciousness narration to its advantage. It allows for constant interjection and allows comedy to be layered into the larger and darker narrative.

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Synopsis

The Captain and his fellow Vietnamese refugees attempt to settle into life in Los Angeles; the defeated General grows suspicious and demands the Captain locate a mole he believes has infiltrated their ranks; as the Captain narrows in on a target, he reconnects with his former teacher, Professor Hammer, and meets his beguiling assistant, Ms. Mori.

Director: Park Chan-wook
Executive Producer: Jisun Back, Amanda Burrell, Park Chan-wook, Robert Downey Jr., Niv Fichman, Kim Ly, Don McKellar, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Mark Richard, Ron Schmidt, Susan Downey
Screenwriter: Naomi Iizuka
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, History, War
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 14, 2024