Netflix users left deeply frustrated by Night Agent season 2 detail
Viewers are making the same complaint about the spy thriller’s return
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Your support makes all the difference.Netflix users have been left deeply frustrated by a detail in The Night Agent season two.
The spy thriller returned to the streaming service earlier this month and, as expected, shot to the top of its most-watched charts.
Based on the Matthew Quirk novel of the same name, The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso as low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland, who finds himself involved in an international conspiracy involving a Russian agent and the highest levels of US government.
Upon its debut in 2023, the series became one of Netflix’s most popular shows globally, racking up 812 million hours of viewed time for its 10 episodes.
The follow-up season has received even warmer reviews, with many comparing the show to Homeland at its height – but there is one aspect of the series that viewers seem unanimous in finding frustrating: the character of Farhad Taheri (Kiarash Amani).
Farhad has been branded “the dumbest character” on TV after endangering an extraction plan and causing an unnecessary shootout.
“Watching Night Agent 2 and Farhad might be the dumbest character I’ve ever seen. What a fool,” one fan complained, with another agreeing: “Farhad on Night Agent 2 is the most annoying and dumbest character.”
One person called Farhad “the textbook example of a stupid human being”, with one viewer declaring: “Farhad has got to be the most annoying character of this year so far omg.”
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The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan last year revealed that his “initial pitch” for the show was that “each season would tell its own, mostly self-enclosed, a beginning, middle and end story, and any future seasons would include a few but not most of the characters that we saw in the previous season”.
He told Deadline: “That was the original plan; I think it’s still a pretty solid plan. To me it was important. I don’t want to tell this specific story over five seasons, I want to tell this specific story in one season and give some satisfaction to the audience that they see how things turn out.”
The Night Agent is available to stream on Netflix now.
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