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Case officers like Martian operate in other countries in one of two ways
It follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters fighting their own battles as they deal with existential threats to the nation and the world. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made the list. Official or diplomatic cover, where the officer gathers intelligence in another country as a government official, such as a cultural attaché, protected by diplomatic immunity. It is informally referred to as the “Diplomatic Cocktail Circuit,” because not much meaningful information can be obtained.
Eliot poem called Gerontion
The other way is through unofficial cover (NOC) or “deep cover,” assuming any role other than a government official, for long periods of time, without the safety net of immunity, under penalty of imprisonment, torture, or even death. During Martian’s dialogue in a discussion with Dr. Blake, the acronym “OBE” is incorrectly explained as “Overtaken By Events.” In US government agencies, including those in the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense, the correct/official explanation of the acronym “OBE” is “Overtaken By Events.” The opening credits feature the series’ characters and scenes interspersed with mirrored panels. Former CIA Counterintelligence Director James Jesus Angleton, also known as the “Spy-Poet,” described the Intelligence game as the “desert of mirrors,” which was a phrase borrowed from a T.S.
Nothing up to this point even remotely came close to it
In the world of Intelligence, in the pursuit of truth, it is difficult to distinguish between reality and a reflection of it, an illusion so to speak, as if one were in a “Hall of Mirrors.” Featured in Graham Norton starring: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024). I have to say that I was lucky enough that a couple of years ago I watched The Bureau in one go, and to be honest, it’s probably one of the best things I’ve ever seen. There is a correlation between the two series, obviously it was mentioned that it was “influenced” by it, but to be honest, I wasn’t expecting a similar story. Don’t get me wrong, the series up to this point is amazing, great cast, good cinematography, but it wasn’t something I hadn’t already seen in the French version.
You wont regret it
It’s too early to say how it will turn out, but I highly recommend anyone who hasn’t seen The Bureau to do so. After Fassbender played the professional assassin in David Fincher’s film The Killer, and I saw that he was in the cast, I knew straight away that he was a great choice for the role. Those kinds of series require a certain amount of concentration while watching them, so that you can keep up with all the characters in the story and the little details about them. It’s not something you would watch while riding your bike on the exercise bike.
You either love those kinds of shows or you don’t like them at all, there is no middle ground
Some would even consider them slow-paced, maybe even boring, but exactly those characteristics and complicated personal battles that the characters have, plus the slow build-up of tension, is what makes them great in my opinion.