The Sympathizer
The Sympathizer Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
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About
"A spy's split identity played as tragicomic satire"
Adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel, this HBO miniseries follows a Vietnamese communist spy embedded within the South Vietnamese army who flees to Los Angeles after the fall of Saigon, forced to report on the very refugee community he's infiltrated. Told as a captive's confession, it mixes espionage plotting with biting satire of American myth-making, war films, and immigrant assimilation. The tone lurches between absurdist comedy and real anguish, anchored by a fractured-identity narrator and a showcase of exaggerated performances that turn history into something stranger and funnier than expected.
the audacious tonal whiplash between espionage thriller and pointed historical satire.
you prefer linear war dramas over surreal, nonlinear storytelling and heavy irony.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Death Wish | 7.9 | 1K | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Good Little Asian | 7.5 | 779 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Love It or Leave It | 7.7 | 662 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Give Us Some Good Lines | 7.9 | 647 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | All for One | 7.1 | 526 | 57 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Oriental Mode of Destruction | 7.5 | 490 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Endings Are Hard, Aren't They? | 7.6 | 529 | 60 min |