what’s great about this tv series, Patriot, aside from the jangly folk songs the lead actor sings in cafes and dive bars, is the weight of his depression. he knows his father is an egomaniacal intelligence operative who’s making up fake scenarios just so he has an excuse to go on rogue operations. but his son is the one taking all the abuse and living with the guilt of it, being complicit in killing innocent people just to fluff up his father’s ego.
the egos of our fathers something something…
