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Alex rider tv series episodes9/10/2023 A character like this is very easy to get behind. Indeed he is often burdened with extraordinary responsibility and impossible odds, but through determination and wits he wins out. It isn’t all easy, and he rarely wants to be there in the first place, but it’s the drive of the character and his motivations that push him forward. Skilled yes, but not invincible or so skilled that he trivialises every challenge.Īlex faces real, tangible problems and though suspension of disbelief is necessary for the odd fanciful predicament, he really does struggle at times. ![]() He can’t just James Bond out of every sticky situation by shooting the rope or jumping in his pimped out Aston Martin. Unlike many spy and action thrillers, Alex is not an expert marksman, or a combat specialist (early on at least) and so he faces a real danger. As someone who read Point Blanc, the entry of the Alex Rider that season 1 is based on, it was a wonderful nostalgia trip, but more than that, the show writers managed to do capture something special.Ī trait of the Alex Rider series that I remember fondly is how Horowitz took the premise of a teenage spy, and transposed it so well into a world that didn’t feel too unlike this one. It looks great, the acting quality is high, the story is a winning formula which can appeal to old and young alike. On balance, and for the most part it is easy to say Alex Rider is a good show. It wasn’t enough that the show was a happy surprise, to continue being enjoyable it had to stand on its own feet and be a credible, watchable experience. Inevitably, as each instalment went by this novelty wore off. Indeed, going through the early part of the season it was a pleasant blend of nostalgia for an old favourite fiction character, and the curiosity of seeing something new, untarnished by months of speculation over just how good (or bad) it would be. ![]() In my review looking at the early stages of Guy Bert’s Alex Rider series, I emphasised just how refreshing it is for a hot new show to appear on streaming, without months of hype and expectation attached to it. But how did the rest of the show fair? Let’s take a look at season one and consider what is the future of Alex Rider? We were impressed with the first few episodes of the new Amazon Prime exclusive based on early 2000s novels by Anthony Horowitz.
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