As the previous series Baptist is a great slow buner binge, great acting and story line. the episodes jump from past to future in a heart beat so stay focus. It is a well worth serie to binge in, very raw and dramatic.
You will enjoy it as long as you watch it till the end.
After watching the first few episodes of BAPTISTE, I was no doubt enjoying the opportunity to spend more time with the best French missing persons Detective in television history, Julien Baptiste, (even if he has since retired formally from his highly celebrated career AND is starting to accept the reality of entering the latter years of his life AND is nearly died not more than a year or two ago from a brain tumor that was, luckily, successfully removed in an operation). However, I wasn’t quite certain what the show’s creators, (Jack & Harry Williams – who also wrote/created “THE MISSING”), were aiming to explore thematically in this spin-off series. I didn’t care though, because like I said, it was good enough just to see our relentless missing persons investigator be consulted by local authorities about a case in Amsterdam while visiting his daughter’s family.
Now that I’ve seen 5 of the 6 episodes in this first season of BAPTISTE, several interesting themes have surfaced & looking back at the previous episodes, it’s difficult not to appreciate how cleverly the show’s writers were able to direct most of our attention at certain parts of the story in order to let the sneaky twists & turns – the kind that made both seasons of THE MISSING so addictive – hit quite hard when things do eventually unravel.
BAPTISTE‘s first season marks show-creators/writers, Jack & Harry Williams third successful production out of three tries, (both seasons of THE MISSING and this season of BAPTISTE). With a bit of luck for us viewers at home, BBC ONE will do right by such a wonderful cast & crew by ordering/renewing another season of BAPTISTE. There is too much talent behind and in front of the camera here; it’d be a shame not to keep this production going as long as everyone involved is willing to return.
It is worth the watch. I wouldn't lie to you :)
A slow, convoluted web. International cast. The breakout star of THE BBC drama THE MISSING here gets his own spinoff series as a BBC One, PBS, Masterpiece Presentation. I was surprised by the resolution and that seldom happens. It looks like this might be a reoccurring series around the titular character. I give this series a 7 (good) out of 10. [Dramatic Crime Thriller]
The Missing had some charm, but the stand alone Baptisten seasons are poor in story and more. Its just boring, no fun plottwists.
I was skeptical at first with a main character who alternated sometimes n French and was an older type of man. However his character worked well in this series, sad there isn't a Season 3. I liked Season 1 and loved Season 2. Gripping, real and appropriately awful. I love shows that depict the darker side of humans in a realistic way, especially if it's a side that makes us uncomfortable to think about.
This series follows Julien Baptiste, the investigator who was the main character on the "The Missing" miniseries. This is a great character, impeccably portrayed by Karyo. The first season is great, although it relies too much on flashbacks, leaving you wondering if the story is that great, or if it is just the order in which it is told that make it more compelling.
Second season has the same flaw, and many more: a very convoluted story, plenty of coincidences, everything seems to be very far fetched. The agenda of far left BBC is clear: the villain of the series is Hungary and its refusal to accept migrants. Right wing politicians are connected to white supremacist terrorist, and you are either in the good pro-migrant camp, of basically a Nazi.
I look forward to BBC green-lighting a third season with Baptiste exploring some of the very real UK grooming gangs in a season 3.....but I am not holding my breath
Season 2 not worth your time. Convoluted & lazy political themes with overly forced agenda. OTT Actions scenes. Totally different programme to season 1 and The Missing.
As a spin-off of "The missing" (Starz, 2014-2016) the S1 offered an interesting character in an irregular thriller. S2 is nonsense, trying to introduce Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) into implausible action scenes, and despite the presence of Fiona Shaw and some reflection on the rise of the far-right ideologies in Europe, it remains a mediocre police story.
Shout by kim-berlyBlockedParent2021-07-21T17:35:26Z
Not liking season 2 so far. I hate the convoluted use of flashbacks. It's a pet peeve of mine. It's just ruining season 2.