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A young woman still faces mysterious adversaries in her mission and struggles with her extraordinary abilities. After waking up in a garden, that woman finds her life transformed when memory is lost and surrounded by dead bodies from everywhere. In the end, that woman must fight to uncover her mysterious past and resume her position in Britain, completing her mission against a group of traitors.
Surrounded by more or less friendly characters, and with a solemn tone that does not suit it, 'The Rook' is a nice and inconsequential pastime with which to combat the dog days. [Full review in Spanish]
As entertaining as it may be, "The Rook" is subject to the danger inherent in shows of its type: that the puzzles it builds so elaborately won't have sufficiently interesting answers.
The Rook ends up feeling like is an attempt to engineer a serious-minded companion to Counterpart, except one that lacks Counterpart's twisty complexity, nuanced approach to character duality and general depth.
The pilot is a beautifully made, neo-noir espionage thriller. But if you plan to stick with it, the series will lead you down strange and infuriating paths and you might feel swindled. Pity.
Overall, The Rook feels like a missed opportunity, departing so far from its source material that it's lost its identity, while failing to build a new one that justifies its existence.
"The Rook" feels bogged down by what it lacks and what it offers. It's a little clunky in its structure and not great at explaining itself, despite lots of attempts.
It's a show filled with intriguing ideas that sort of bounce around without really landing and the slick but frustratingly understated direction does little to liven it up.