Citadel is a 300$m cita-fail for Amazon

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REVIEW: The globe-trotting spy-thriller 'Citadel' stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Too bad it’s so bland. https://t.co/qAqCiwXSCI
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 27, 2023

• 'bland, generic, shockingly cheap-looking given the price tag'.
• The episodes feel empty, weak, and uninteresting, with a lot of talking and boring action pieces.
• Produced by AI Marilyn Monroe enthusiasts Joe and Anthony Russo, who were approached by an Amazon exec for the sole purpose of lauching a franchise, and there are apparently many planned shows and spinoffs in Italy and India in the works.
• After reshoots, this show -- 6 episodes -- is almost as expensive as The Rings of Power.
• Also has Stanley Tucci! Did you know that? I didn't!
• Says that Madden and Chopra ''are serviceable, but neither pops off the screen in the way they have in other roles.'' (Are those other roles in the room with us right now?)

tldr, straight from them, because this is hilarious: Citadel agents are not superheroes, but they are more or less positioned like Captain America, et al.: forever fighting both supervillains and each other, and never making the world better in any tangible way.

The first two episodes begin streaming tomorrow, if you want to do that to yourself.

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