![]() ![]() In the ensuing chaos, the team manage to secure some help from the tormented Loric Demachi, who is looking to settle a score after his father brutally killed his lover. They capture Demachi’s sniper Jovan, and it quickly sets them on the path to discover our main antagonists, Zayef and Mahir Hijari who are looking to buy the virus. The patriarch is typically ruthless and cold, but it is his wife that quickly won my attention (and suspicion) because it is played by no other than Banshee alum Ivana Miličević! Knowing her capabilities as an actress and how they quickly established her as equally power hungry and callous I knew there would be more to come. Italian-Albanian crime family the Demachis are after the weaponised virus in an effort to restore their good name. It seems Mac’s unwavering sense of right and wrong pays off, as Coltrane tells him he will be recommending him for officer training.Īs the series propels into full force, we are introduced to the initial villains of the piece. morals conflict also crops up for Novin briefly when she accidentally shoots a civilian, but although it clearly weighs on her conscience, she instead throws herself back into her work - a clear reflection of their different approaches. This is one of the intriguing moments that gives a glimpse into Mac’s character and his inner battle between being a ‘good soldier’ and doing what is right – an obvious character trope in some respects but no less captivating and definitely a driving force behind his arc this season. Soon we discover all is not as it seems, the British are the bad guys this time, sneakily making bio weapons and causing the first rift in the group as Mac opposes Coltrane when he moves to kill the doctor on orders from above (to prevent her becoming a whistle blower). This sets the scene for what promises to be a memorable last season. Unsurprisingly, they know how to make an entrance, crashing back onto our screens in true Strike Back tradition – an explosive gunfight set to a dramatic operatic score. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyįrom the start of the season Strike Back has been living up to its adrenaline-pumping, ass-kicking, blow-s***-up name but this time there seems to be something different – something that I didn’t manage to put my finger on until it was too late.But more about that when I come to it, lets start from the beginning. ![]()
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