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Despite only having six episodes, The Recruit season 2 works as one giant thrill ride. I never thought the show was rushing through events, as season 1 also succeeded with a faster pace than other spy shows like Michael Fassbender's The Agency.
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Because The Recruit is at its heart a silly action series, its success really leans on Centineo’s charm and the comedic vibe of the show’s writing, and that continues in the second season.
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It feels as if its licence to thrill could be revoked any second – but as time-killing hokum, The Recruit hits the target like 007 taking aim down a pre-credits gun barrel.
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An improved second season patches up a few rough edges in Netflix’s enjoyable spy romp, and does so by repositioning its jocular, off-the-cuff spirit in mostly a new setting, South Korea.
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There's fun to be found here, but The Recruit's return still falls short of its biggest potential.