Decoded: Slow Horses by @appletv
This series has done the impossible for me.
It has drawn me in and made me invested in characters in a limited series.
Every episode treats me at the top of my intelligence and in lieu of unnecessary and clunky exposition, I am given free reign to color in my own thoughts and opinions of these deeply layered and complex characters.
Sometimes, I enjoy simple characters and their presence but this show pushes back on that desire, reminding me of just how many factors, experiences, and life-altering changes occur in each one of our lives.
It is a love song to the detective-crime genre without feeling the need to emphasize or highlight specific tropes.
Gary Oldman is an absolute star in this role and shows us the harsh reality of time and its effect on people... for better and for worse.
Jackson Lamb's ability and skill is never seen as infallible with powerful opposers and compelling storylines.
Slow Horse elevates the genre and is another arrow in the Apple TV+ Quiver.
I was hooked right from the start and never once felt like any one of these horses were immortal and incapable of being swiftly removed from the story.
Slow Horses is a triumph grounded in reality and capable of pushing our minds beyond what is expected into the world of conspiracy and the fantastical.
Yours faithfully,
Sam Qavah John.
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