Your Honor

Alkobi's character is so well designed and portrayed. I feel for the father all the time and likely would have done exactly the maneuvers he did to save his son. Calculative, ballsy, sacrificing and yet looking for fairness all along - my older version. I could not help but binge through 4-5 episodes back-to-back even past midnight. No time wasted crying and wondering when the twist of fate is on your heels. Shai, the harebrained son, was the character I disliked the most. At first I thought it was his laid back acting, only to realise it's a laid back teenager who takes responsibility with a hot head rather than a balanced mind. I have seen spoilt brats like that and have blamed the parents for it. But this series made me worry if the freedom I give to my son may end him up like Shai. Or perhaps I am the one missing the plot. That was the beauty of the writing on the thin razor's edge that even now I can't decide which side I am on.

I was seeing this series to get a glimpse of Israel. I thought it was more tech savvy and modern than they showed. But then likely its like most developing countries engulfing both the east and the west within itself across the bridge.