The Copenhagen Test

Fantastic show in both production quality and storyline. Not one variance from perfection.

It is ok. But gosh, the morse code stuff is pretty dumb especially if you know some morse code.

Simu Liu stars as an espionage analyst who discovers that his own brain has been hacked. That means an evil entity is relying on his senses to give them access to world-changing information (is there any other kind in these shows?). As expected for the genre, there’s lots of sneaking around and confrontational discussions. What’s missing is much real action. This show relies on the continually throbbing soundtrack to add tension that the direction or editing failed to include. Liu maintains a poker face for much of the series, so his bland portrayal doesn’t add much depth. There’s the typical paranoia and expected double-crossings, which all feels convoluted and disjointed. Also, it’s very dark, literally. Even the offices for the government agencies are dim and it’s often hard to see the characters’ faces. Other than the sci-fi concept, nothing about this series is especially interesting, remotely suspenseful or mildly exciting. (8 one-hour eps)

Just another US state propaganda spy show, with nothing much to offer. The sci-fi part is rather unbelievable and the show does the classic Homelander thing where the lead has psychological problems, so they are the underdog, never mind they actually are doing imperialism for the most powerful country in the world

They need to start finding actors who can actually, you know, act. The lead in this show (Simu Liu) sounds like he is literally reading his lines from a cue card. Zero charisma from any of other headlining actors as well. The entire casting dept needs to be given their pink slips.Boring and trite writing, this has all been done before. The Copenhagen Test will be a one-and-done season, and yet another tax write-off for a struggling Peacock.