There is an unwritten rule that states that those of us who have been educated in what McLuhan called the Gutenberg Galaxy have to delegate to our children or grandchildren the correct use of the devices of audiovisual culture. There is something of that for the full understanding of the two seasons of The Capturewhich are shown on Movistar Plus+, and which require viewers to pay special attention to understand a good part of the dialogues about video manipulation and its corresponding jargon. And despite this, the two seasons of the British series are very entertaining, even addictive. Everything depends on the time at which they are seen, although it is not advisable to watch them during the early afternoon due to the drowsiness that digestion usually causes. If the viewer is already required to pay special attention due to the complexity of the plot, a nap at the wrong time can be a serious risk for understanding any of the 12 chapters of the two seasons.
That said, Agent Rachel Carey’s investigations to try to discover those responsible for several police murders, despite the fact that she has been transferred to the Anti-Terrorism department from the first to the second season and, therefore, these crimes are not exactly her responsibility since they are of a domestic nature – at least apparently – will lead to a display of video manipulation in which the special services of the British police, a select group of members of the CIA and the very powerful BBC frame the acts of a prominent politician, Isaac Turner, epicenter of an evil organization, with one purpose: to destroy him politically.
Naturally, any self-respecting police series cannot, or should not, have a linear development. Several twists are needed so that the viewer does not easily discover the villain. Surprise is the key, something that in the two seasons of The Capture This is more than fulfilled when moving from one suspect to another, from one alleged mafia to another, in a contemporary London where everything shines brighter than the sun. These are the advantages of the creator of the series, Ben Chanan, who, while on the one hand shows an impeccable city, on the other, points out that this fiction turns out to be very relevant since it warns about the dangers of artificial intelligence. As I said: don’t watch it after eating.
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