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Practical-System-379 t1_j1yfsg9 wrote

Reply to comment by VitaLonga in Just finished watching Treason. What absolute garbage and a bloody waste of time. by SonOfThomasWayne

Haven’t watched this series yet, but it surely can’t compare to the things the main character does in JUST THE FIRST EPISODE of The Recruit. The guy apparently got hired for a top job in the CIA without knowing literally anything about how the CIA operates. He makes errors that even I wouldn’t make, and my only knowledge of intelligence agency protocol is from having watched cable news.

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yohwolf t1_j1znwxz wrote

Lol it's a bit implausible, but it was also literally his first week on the job and more importantly his first job out of college. The character is like early to mid 20's and doesn't know better. He's also in an incredibly toxic environment where his coworkers screwed him over. What is different about the main character in "The Recruit" is he's actually smart and starts to think for himself.

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Cirtejs t1_j22lkdg wrote

CIA do 2 years of training before being let anywhere near field work.

That show lost me at a character having access to encrypted coms not being listened to when he has something to report minute 2.

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mashp0tAt0 t1_j282ag6 wrote

He’s not a field agent though ? I thought he was a lawyer for the cia

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