I'll be the first to admit I wasn't sure about Amazon's Patriot... A show about a pot-smoking burnout spy who has to get it together for a new mission sounded ok, but from the guy who made Pursuit of Happyness and Walter Middy? I was expecting some feel-good hijinks, some tolerable humor maybe... but DAMN! Stephen Conrad from left field turns in one of the best shows of the last decade.
Michael Dorman should be winning awards for his portrayal of John Tavner, who not only hits every single dramatic and comedic beat with perfect ease, but he sings like an angel as well! You see, John is a highly-trained intelligence officer, and he's down in the dumps after a failed mission (and out of his mind with depression and PTSD). He spends all his time smoking weed in Europe and performing hilarious folk songs that detail his missions. Dorman deftly walks a tightrope between action, violence, comedy, and grief, while also doing an excellent job on volals.
Season 1 follows John undercover as an engineer at an industrial piping company, where he hopes to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions through a series of catastrophic mission failures and hilarious folk songs. Season 2, which premiered in November, deals with the fallout of Johns exploits in Luxembourg and his attempts to keep the dam from breaking.
Terry O'Quinn is brilliant as John's dad and handler, and Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, and (believe it or not) the Dude From the Bowflex Commercials Chris Conrad all turn in outstanding support work, making this one of the best casts on tv as far as I'm concerned.
I sincerely hope everyone watches this show and Amazon renews it for another half dozen seasons. These guys deserve it for the work they're putting in. Hands down the best show on Amazon Prime. High Castle is great, but Patriot is next level.
Michael Dorman should be winning awards for his portrayal of John Tavner, who not only hits every single dramatic and comedic beat with perfect ease, but he sings like an angel as well! You see, John is a highly-trained intelligence officer, and he's down in the dumps after a failed mission (and out of his mind with depression and PTSD). He spends all his time smoking weed in Europe and performing hilarious folk songs that detail his missions. Dorman deftly walks a tightrope between action, violence, comedy, and grief, while also doing an excellent job on volals.
Season 1 follows John undercover as an engineer at an industrial piping company, where he hopes to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions through a series of catastrophic mission failures and hilarious folk songs. Season 2, which premiered in November, deals with the fallout of Johns exploits in Luxembourg and his attempts to keep the dam from breaking.
Terry O'Quinn is brilliant as John's dad and handler, and Kurtwood Smith, Michael Chernus, and (believe it or not) the Dude From the Bowflex Commercials Chris Conrad all turn in outstanding support work, making this one of the best casts on tv as far as I'm concerned.
I sincerely hope everyone watches this show and Amazon renews it for another half dozen seasons. These guys deserve it for the work they're putting in. Hands down the best show on Amazon Prime. High Castle is great, but Patriot is next level.