matt.minix@gmail.com

I am three episodes in and I love it. It may be inspired by things we've seen before, but it feels completely different. It's not going to be for everyone - don't expect slapstick, or really much action. It feels like it's own thing, and I like it.

kushy

another series no one asked for...trying to milk the success of a movie man...atleast the actors got paid before production.... :/

jarvis-9574097

a family where the mother is a murderer, the father is a spy and the daughter is a telepath wait wrong series

aniforprez

All the people watching this and commenting here have attached themselves to the idea of Mr 'amp; Mrs Smith from 2005 with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie when this IP is far older than that and has historically never been as action packed as the 2005 one. This is a similar take on spies and love when forced to be with one another but is far more similar to Donald Glover's other project Atlanta. There's shades of magical realism, bold faced satire into modern life and a lot of dry humour but dialed back on the "magical" a fair bit. The show is not meant to show these hyper-competent super assassins, it's a look into two people navigating a torrid relationship filled with ups and downs. The spying is background noise and mostly pure setup considering how ridiculous it is and how clearly incompetent everyone involved in the org is despite all the cloak and dagger. It's also hilarious. People truly are missing the point by asking for "more action" and one idiot calling it "woke" and other nonsense. It's not for everyone but I'd say give it a chance, especially when it's just 8 fairly short episodes.

whos_ur_buddha

Why? Did the creators not watch the shit show "True Lies". This will be another woke ass show that will get canceled after 1 season.

durack

Nice cinematography. Other than a couple who are in a marriage and happen to be mercenaries, there's nothing much in common between this show and the movie. This isn't an action packed show. The show focuses more on the awkward relationship the two mercenaries end up in rather than their missions. The name Mr. 'amp; Mrs. Smith sets the wrong expectations. With any other name, this show would have received more positive feedback, since it's not terrible.

buildmontage

It's... great... although by episode 4 you realise it's going to be a slow paced, slow burn and it seems to be focusing on the relationship more than any action.

DCupps

This is absolute rubbish!!! Very disappointed.

Mauricevr

Can't get over how annoying the male lead actor is, the female not far behind. Watching it with the hope it gets better but I get the feeling dissapointment is immenent

springstone

This is what happens when you take an awesome idea and "woke" it. And that is the whole focus of this series, being "woke". Totally unbelievable characters, spending hours exploring their feelings, really not a lot of action, and really hard to invest in anything in this story. I really tried to watch all of it, but after the 5th episode I keep falling asleep - I just don't care what else happens - I'm expecting Jane to discover she's gay, and John to fall in love with a white person, to complete the wokeness. Very slow, and not like the movie at all, if that is what you're expecting - skip this. Redeems itself a little in the last episode, bringing it all together and closer to the movie story.

Hoopes4908

Dumb. Let’s take a movie and add DEI garbage to it.

ABSTRACTlegend

Donald Glover being apart of this peaks my interest.

kprobbins

This is the best new show of 2024 so far.

Seb#4462

I liked the original - I like this better. It focuses on the relationship a lot more, which I think is a strength. It's not ground breaking, but it's also not bad. It's a decent spy show, with decent writing. They dynamic is more realistic than I thought it would be coming into it.

MikeRgr

Very bad series to bear the title Mr. 'amp; Mrs. Smith. It's boring and dragging. There are a lot of story that can be made into realistic life story, this one is not one of them. It's supposed to be fun and exciting, not boring and emotionally dragging. If there is 1 redeeming quality, there would be the guest stars are a kot of fun, especially Ron Perlman who stole the episode. I can't recommend this series, such a waste of time.

ahmedhamdy2121

I just finished watching the first 2 episodes at theater as part of Prime Video and Cinemark premiere partnership. The show is promising, I will definitely watch the rest of it.

bkoto-deleted-1706382659

But of course he's black and she's Asian. Did someone really expect something else?! :joy:

moscowmike

Into the 4th episode and iv seen more action in my local pub on a sat night

Elcaptainhook

So slow. I really can't see a second season in this slepper of a series. Some ok parts nut a lifeless show

tvjackson

Why did they start the show with sexy people, kill them, then base the show on plain looking boring people? I lost I interest when the sexy people died. Clearly this is not for me. They took away the raesont to keep watching, on purpose apparently..... It's just dull boring people doing dull boring things. I don't support the move towards non-attractive, unsexy, boring characters and actors in Hollywood for the sake of diversity.