Otto's word, though crude, probably aren't all that different than what some alt-right groups in the US considered during our 2016 election. I didn't follow them, nor do I know if the agenda the right used to win was similar to what Otto was feeling. Maybe what happens in Europe stays in Europe.Īs for the storyline, if you've been paying attention, the right dominated in the recent 2017 German elections. Things could turn around by the end of Berlin Station Season 2. However, he's also back in it to save the world and has Otto to blame for his indiscretions. He also just killed someone's son who could identify him. He's been in hiding and isn't exactly going to be greeted with a ticker tape parade. My initial thought is this can't end well for Hector. Otto said he had been with him 'forever,' and if Armando thought someone was going to cover his ass after he started spouting stuff like 'I'll tell everyone' the truth, he must have been crazy. Whether Esther is Armando's mother or not, he must have been out of touch with reality for a long time. First of all, anyone who plays driving games knew Lena was going catch him eventually. She wasn't in danger for long, and I laughed out loud when the gang caught up with him racing along the dirt road. Was he expecting Lena to get caught in his tiff with Armando? How much does his daughter mean to him? When Otto kissed Lena and told her he loved her, it reminded me of when a mob boss knows he's sending someone off to be killed. But he didn't share with them what he found out about the kid, so now the four of them all hold pieces to Armando's 'puzzle' that is going to get them into a heap of trouble. He wouldn't have done what he did in Chevalier's house if the trust wasn't sealed. The best thing about the fallout of his using it was it proved how much Otto trusted the two men he was getting into bed with. Hector figured out fairly easily the Hitler Youth (haha!) was banging Lena, but that didn't stop Lena from turning on the kid when she saw that sim card. I don't know what other kinds of agents or government officials might work out of The Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution, but Armando's credentials were blown by using his sim card to call his MOM. : What? And you brought him to my doorstep?.Hector: What? And you brought him to my doorstep? That Hitler Youth guy's in there takin' a crap or something.ĭaniel: He's BfV. Esther wouldn't be running her own son, right? Surely that would be against policy. What was completely unexpected was 'the goon' Armando being the son of someone important, at least a member of the BfV. It was a bummer Lena called Otto on his drinking because like Hector, I could have listened to the two of them talk about that stuff all night. And while I realize neither of the alts was used in flattering content by Hector, that he was trying to take the biggest swing at Otto as he possibly could, it still made me smile. Fuck me! Wake up, Otto! Open your eyes! Nothing ever really.Īnd can I please tell you how happy I am to hear 'alt-left' from one of my favorite characters? Ah, God bless Berlin Station for giving me the opportunity to make that quote a 'thing' when I've been rebuffed so many times for using the phrase in reviews. The only thing that brings around true revolution is war. Fuck me! Wake up, Otto! Open your eyes! Nothing ever really changes. They let you believe you have the power to change your fuckin' nation but it's an illusion, Otto, it's an illusion. Alt-right, alt-left, they got you marching to the same familiar fuckin' tune.

Well, I hate to be the one to tell you this, Otto, but it's all shit. Hector: They really sold you a fairytale, didn't they, Otto. Not only did we learn why (on two occasions) Otto was buying into whatever the group he belonged to was selling, but that he was going to not necessarily wage a terrorist strike to swing the election, but to start an all-out war. The discussion between Hector and Otto, as a result, was a lot of fun. And while Armando's initial reaction when the fire was lapping at Otto's feet was to release the valve, Daniel knew from Lena to increase the pressure. Unbeknownst to them early on, though, Hector had the upper hand because Otto was trying to impress Hector.Īs a man who was rarely told no, he was enjoying the challenge Andrew Chevalier provided. They can both take charge of a scene so what might have felt like a calm and idyllic dinner initially is quickly overtaken with wild bursts of flavor not already on the menu.Īs both Daniel and Hector tried first to seal the weapons deal with Otto, then to discover his terror plan, they were both working Otto and Lena Ganz. What 'Right Here, Right Now' did very well was play to Hector's strengths, which also happen to be the strengths of Rhys Ifans.

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