{"id":160389,"date":"2022-12-17T09:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T09:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/netflixs-spy-show-offers-cheap-thrills\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T09:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T09:45:05","slug":"netflixs-spy-show-offers-cheap-thrills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/netflixs-spy-show-offers-cheap-thrills\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix’s spy show offers cheap thrills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perhaps it’s the way Netflix has conditioned us to think about its shows, but upon watching even just the pilot of The Recruit<\/em><\/span> we couldn’t help but reduce it to its comparable titles. You know, the row of ones that would be recommended if you binged your way through it and hoped to find something similar to watch. You’d see alias<\/em><\/span> <\/em>there, of course. And the likes of Chuck<\/em><\/span> <\/em>and Nikita. <\/em>Maybe even stuff like The Blacklist<\/em><\/span> <\/em>and Covert Affairs<\/em><\/span>.<\/em> Which is to say: Many of the elements of this spy-adjacent show starring Internet boyfriend Noah Centineo feel decidedly familiar. <\/p>\n

The Recruit <\/em>is not so much a throwback to shows you loved as much as it is a facile facsimile of them, one that struggles to find its own reason to exist other than to join such an illustrious row on your Netflix homepage. In algorithm-speak, if you enjoyed shows like those, you’re likely to find something to love about Centineo’s first stab at becoming a Gen Z action hero. (He’s the kind of agent who, in times of crisis, actually suggests using his Instagram drafts folder to transfer highly sensitive information; no, really.)<\/p>\n