The holidays have come to an end. It’s time to get back to work. Back to class. And then it was back to business as usual.
Hopefully, 2023 will be better for everyone, especially during these dreadful load shedding times. Of course, we can always rely on our streaming alternatives to help us get through the day.
I recently watched “Kaleidoscope,” a criminal anthology series that has been praised by streamers.
In my ignorance, I watched it like any other series. However, with this show, there is no need to do so. The eight-episode offering, denoted by different colours, follows a certain period in the heist narrative.
To aid, here’s a short rundown of the timeline, divided down per episode: Yellow (6 weeks before the theft), Green (7 years before the heist), Blue (5 days before the heist), Orange (3 weeks before the heist), Violet (24 years before the heist), Red (6 months after the heist), and White (the heist).
The “Black” opener provides a concise synopsis of the heist, which took over two decades to complete, with each episode serving as a piece of the jigsaw.
The beauty of this series is that you may watch the episodes in any sequence and come to a different conclusion.
Of course, in the build-up to the finale, the series keeps faithful to the basic elements of engagement: fascinating characters, a great storyline, and clever directing.
It’s no different than the suspense given by series like “Lupin”, “The Money Heist”, “Leverage: Redemption”, and “The Endgame”.
“Kaleidoscope” is partially based on a genuine tale in which a secure facility in central Manhattan was freed of $70 billion during Hurricane Sandy.
In this presentation, two former buddies who were literally as thick as thieves split up after a tragedy occurred during one of their thefts.
This resulted in a sad Leo Pap, alias Ray Vernon (Giancarlo Esposito), forging ahead in life with his adopted daughter Hannah Kim (née Vernon), played by Tati Gabrielle.
Meanwhile, his partner Roger Salas, aka Graham Davies (Rufus Sewell), goes legit and establishes “SLS,” an elite security firm.
Roger had no idea that his trusted head of digital security is also the daughter of his new adversary.
It is the tragedy that inspires Leo to plan a $7 billion robbery to free three of the world’s most powerful and wealthy individuals from their bearer bonds.
Leo assembles a motley group of talented individuals, each with a distinct skill set required to complete a work of this scope.
Ava Mercer (Paz Vega) is a weapons expert as well as a lawyer, therefore she is well-versed in exploiting such gaps. Judy Goodwin (Rosaline Elbay), an explosives expert, is married to Bob (Jai Courtney), a safecracker with the bedside manner of a grizzly bear.
Then there’s Stan Loomis (Peter Mark Kendall), a prisoner whom Leo befriended. Stan is likewise holding a torch for Judy.
External elements, as with most designs of this type, come into play.
In this case, it is Nazan Abbasi (Niousha Noor), a tenacious FBI agent, and her colleague Samuel Toby (Bubba Weiler).
It draws on the strained relationship between Leo and his pregnant daughter Hannah. Liz Kim (Soojeong Son), her ride-or-die roommate, is there for her.
Streamers feel for the protagonists as they face personal issues and obstacles as they follow the how, where, and when of the robbery.
As friends become strangers and strangers become friends, the settling of scores has never been more intriguing. There is a sense of “family” in the “Fast & Furious” style.
“Kaleidoscope” is a riveting tale of love, betrayal, greed, deception, and corruption. However, it is one of those programmes that you either love or despise.
“Kaleidoscope” is now available on Netflix.
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