Hijack season 2 episode 1 isn’t enough on its own to keep me watching — especially after this huge blunder in the Apple TV show’s return
WARNING: spoilers for Divert season 2 episode 1 coming soon.
As if Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) had to safely control a hijacked plane in Divert season 1 wasn’t bad enough, now he has to deal with a requisitioned subway train in the second part. Can’t you go anywhere these days without being a little interrupted?
That’s all well and good – any decent TV show needs a sense of world-building – but the lack of proactive action makes Episode 1 as a season premiere incredibly flat. In all honesty, I’m of two minds about pursuing this… the incentive isn’t really promised.
Hijack Season 2 Episode 1 Clearly Misunderstands How Europeans Travel
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Let me set the scene. It’s January in Berlin and I’m heading to a professional event across the city. I bought a 3 day U-Bahn pass and was absolutely delighted with the cheap price (watch and learn, British National Rail). I board the train and the packed crowd sits in complete silence despite the screams from the train tracks outside.
This, my friends, is how a wide range of Europeans travel, from London to Paris and Berlin. When you arrive in major metropolitan cities, no one chats with strangers, especially during peak business travel times. So why Divert season 2 convinced that people from all walks of life would be chatting just minutes before the disaster?
I understand that this is a) incredibly pedantic and b) neither here nor there, especially since these strangers will soon get to know each other intimately while being held hostage. But given that Episode 1 of Season 2 is strictly dedicated to building the world of the show, I have a hard time buying into its reality.
Paying attention to the little things differentiates a good show from a great show, and that might just be Divert the fall of season 2. It’s already hard to believe that Sam might have two separate instances of public misdirection on the Apple TV show, which means there aren’t any bright prospects for season 3 and beyond.
Either Sam needs to stop traveling on transportation altogether, or Divert season 2 will be its end. Either way, don’t expect random passengers to talk to each other.
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