I’ve read a few negatives reviews on the new NBC espionage series, “My Own Worst Enemy,” and I have to tell you – I don’t know WHAT show those guys are watching!
I’ve watched it from the beginning and have even re-watched online (mainly because I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed and I often need clarity when it comes to espionage). But my point is that Slater is at his best as Edward/Cool King of Spies vs. Family Man/Henry the Clueless.
Here’s the scoop: Henry is a great guy. Dull, but great. He’s a devoted family man, “taking one for the team” as his job is apparently quite lame.
Then there’s Edward. Dear, homicidal-but-for-the-cause Edward. Yeah, I dig Edward (a lot), but clearly he has issues. (I mean that whole bedding a woman before putting a bullet in her head…well, I’m not into it all that much, but who am I to judge?) I tend to think these two guys could be great friends – if they weren’t the same person.
Ok, here’s the deal: Edward and Henry occupy the same body. Rather, it’s actually Edward’s body (thus Edward’s real life), and Henry is actually a “cover” to give Edward some normalcy in society. Except that Henry knows nothing of his “cover” until that stupid chip malfunctions (o’ the chip!). The chip was implanted in his (their) brain, courtesy of some twisted, clandestine government agency. (Isn’t that just the way? No wonder there’s no trust in the government!)
Anyway, imagine the worst-case scenario as Edward the Ultimate Spy snaps out of the actual reality, only to become Henry, the sappiest husband this side of Petticoat Junction.
Still, the show is thrilling, suspenseful and boasts a great cast. And in the three episodes shown there were plot twists thicker than curdled milk.
So like I said, those other folks – I don’t know WHAT they’ve been watching to give poor reviews to NBC’s best new series, “My Own Worst Enemy,” ‘cuz I just can’t stop watching. The show is great. And Christian Slater is still hot.
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