This is an episode where the threat of a pandemic is at the center. When a man dies in a marketplace, he is carrying an Ebola like disease. This leads to efforts to try to deal with this reality and prevent panic from hitting Croatia. In the middle of all this is the kidnapping of a small boy whose father (one of those who is ill) is trying to appease the kidnappers by bringing 50,000 Euros to the bad guys. There are also circumstances that get in the way which are typical ploys of kidnappers in fictional efforts. I'd be interested in doing a little investigation of this particular disease. It is so dangerous and yet some seem to be rather blasé about the whole thing. We are creeping to the end of this series.
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Contagion review from within a pandemic
Left_back7 September 2021
Not one of the best episodes in the season. I'm writing this as the world is in the grip of the CV19 pandemic (Sep 2021). In hindsight the disease protocols taking a backseat to the drama is to be expected, but one would also expect the contagion to spread exponentially since the antagonist is wandering all over an island (in crowds and on a ferry), while coughing up a lung and the health measures are secretly being applied to suspected patients.
As for the main plot, the story is less about the disease and more about the subplot. The disease is actually a poor plot device to add spice to the suspense. But there were no scenes where the infection was shown to spread (other than the antagonist). Sorry, but not convinced.
As for the main plot, the story is less about the disease and more about the subplot. The disease is actually a poor plot device to add spice to the suspense. But there were no scenes where the infection was shown to spread (other than the antagonist). Sorry, but not convinced.
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