The Brink
The Brink Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
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"Geopolitical meltdown played as reckless farce"
When a coup in Pakistan threatens to spiral into nuclear war, the fate of the world lands in the hands of a burned-out Secretary of State, a stoner foreign service officer stationed in Islamabad, and a reckless Navy pilot who keeps getting dragged into the mess. This HBO satire darts between Washington war rooms and chaotic streets abroad, playing global catastrophe as absurdist farce. It's fast, profane, and cynical about power, carried by go-for-broke performances rather than plot logic or realism.
the gleeful, profane performances from a cast treating nuclear brinkmanship as pure comedy.
you want political satire that feels plausible rather than cartoonishly chaotic.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot | 7.3 | 662 | 33 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Half-Cocked | 7.6 | 466 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Baghdad My Ass | 7.6 | 407 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | I'll Never Be Batman | 7.8 | 385 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Swim, Shmuley, Swim | 7.5 | 354 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Tweet Tweet Tweet | 7.6 | 334 | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Sticky Wicket | 8.0 | 333 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Who's Grover Cleveland? | 8.1 | 330 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Just a Little Crazy Talk | 8.4 | 364 | 28 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | There Will Be Consequences | 8.5 | 376 | 28 min |