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I wrote a rather prickly and negative review of Designated Survivor on TMDB (the site that we use here for movie previews), so perhaps you read it Rice .

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I really liked the opening premise, but it ended up in the realms of just plain wacky and the All American gung-ho America-saves-the-world sentimentalism just did my head in.

I do remember that you weren’t a fan, Splinter . Kiefer Sutherland’s near-beatific portrayal of a non-political, conscience-driven US president was, I’ll grant you, hard to believe, especially with what we are seeing in Washington now. But pushing past that, there were some interesting subplots starting to develop just as the plug was pulled on future episodes. I’m disappointed.

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Here's an interesting Clarin article about what happened to Eichmann's surviving family after he was taken to Israel.

https://www.clarin.com/socieda…rgentina_0_7Q42cDzUJ.html

If you want to read this in English, open it in Chrome Incognito, right click some white space and hit translate.

A timely complement to the film, with reminders of the Nazi groups that still existed outside of Germany. Chilling to read of the probability that other Hitler henchmen came here and lived out their lives in anonymity.

I can’t help wondering what kind of twisted upbringing Eichmann’s children must have had and how much his wife knew about his diabolical activities. The article points to problems with the two older boys, but surely even the Egyptologist had a lot to overcome.

We really enjoyed Line of Duty, and were disappointed not to be able to see the first two seasons. Perhaps if seasons 3 and 4 attract a decent audience, Netflix will purchase seasons 1 and 2?

Bloodline made me crazy. Mostly the lowlife trashy people.

Thanks, GlasgowJohn and Carlos . We will definitely dig into both The Sinner and The Last Kingdom as soon as we finish Madam Secretary, which makes us nostalgic for the old days in the USA (pre 2016), when diplomacy was normal, civility was expected, and compassion was valued.

Both of your recommendations sound terrific!

Finally saw Roma on Netflix, and strongly recommend. It is a warm, slowly unfolding story of a young domestic in the Roma section of Mexico City in 1971. Don’t expect a fast paced action film, but sit back and enjoy the development of the story and the relationships among characters, beautifully filmed in black and white.

We watched in Spanish, with English subtitles, so we missed all the linguistic drama.

We’ve been watching Madam Secretary on Netflix, and wishing we again inhabited a world where the USA helped preserve world stability rather than provoking instability.

Tonight we watched Season 4, Episode 12, a stark look into the real-life question of removing a US President deemed incapable of carrying out the duties of office, through the invocation of Article 25 of the constitution.

For those who have wondered how this works, this is an excellent primer.

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I wish Madam Secretary were available in Argentina. We thought that we had just overlooked it. Now that we know, we need to make sure we watch all episodes during our time in the US.

Two episodes were on the topic of government shutdowns. (Prescient writers? Filmed last year -)

This series should be watched by the current occupant of the White House.

You just described two groups I really detest. Please try to convince me that this film wouldn’t be a complete waste of time?