He's a grey hat in this series.

He takes out very very bad guys, but makes a profit under the table doing it. A study in the Jungian Dialectic. Think Dexter.

The first episode KICKED ASS and I was hooked for about 8 -9 episodes until I realized that every episode was basically the same. As predictable as a Scooby Do mystery.

Spader plays an interesting character, but the Megan Boone character is so infuriating that I just couldn't tolerate the show after a few episodes.

Love it, I always thought it as a documentary of what is happening.

Wifey watched about a dozen episodes and got bored with it.

I didn't think that we cared about what happened to the characters which is the kiss of death for a tv series.

As far as spy shows go, I think The Americans was really really good. Awesome acting and writing even though it isn't exactly MAGA material.

Also, if you want a gripping drama of the British Army in the Middle East, check out the show 'The Last Post'. We loved this series. It was top notch.

Also I thought the first season of Covert Affairs was really good. It goes down hill and we eventually stopped watching it. It is CIA propaganda but still an enjoyable show. As the seasons went on it became boring and uninteresting.

Also the British show 'Our Girl' which is British Army propaganda but still a well done show.

I love the show, though it was much better in the earlier seasons. They seem to throw in a lot of cultural/political propaganda that I roll my eyes at, but Spader is too fun to watch. I also really like Cooper and Rassler.

He is a typical criminal. He will sell anyone out for a profit and protection. At best he is a fancy CI with less dirt than others.

I used to love this show, had forgotten all about it until now.

At that time I did not know symbolism, but I am sure it must be filled with it. Would be interesting to rewatch again.

It's on NBC. That says it all.

And has anyone watched Rubicon? It was only one season, and it was pretty good. Didn't understand why they didnt extend it, now I think probably because the writers/directors did not play ball with the messaging perhaps.

The only reason to watch that show at this point is James Spader. I could watch that man read the back of a cereal box.

Other than that, I think they wrote themselves into so many corners that it's barely fun to watch anymore. They'll start one mystery, make it the focus of a whole season, then answer that mystery with another mystery that has to be solved first. And then spend another season on that. Rinse and repeat.

It's obvious that whatever plan they originally had was so easily guessed by fans of the show that they just add complicated layer after layer, hoping to stall so that eventually they might serendipitously stumble across a reveal so profound and mind-blowing that everyone will be ashamed for doubting their story-weaving skill. They won't, but they'll stall as long as they can.

Still, at least we can enjoy James Spader monologues.