Episode 3 · Series · 26 October 2026 · Thriller verdicts
Season 4 is the best yet at 9 out of 10, sharp, stressful and hard to pause.
“100% with critics... and America picked the sea monster.”
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One hundred percent with critics, and America still picked the sea monster. That tension runs through Season 4, which earns a 9 out of 10 not because the perfect score is solid, but because the season underneath it is the sharpest yet.
Short version: the dialogue is the action. Debora Cahn makes phone calls, protocol and one wrong sentence feel dangerous, while Keri Russell plays Kate as brilliant in a crisis and messy in her own marriage. Allison Janney as President Penn is warm, funny and quietly the most dangerous person in the room.
Nine reviews is not a measurement, it is a headline waiting to wobble. The central conspiracy, a President and Vice President plotting to steal Russia's most powerful weapon, also sits close to soap opera, and the show gets away with it mainly by never pausing for breath.
Flat can be a strength here. Season 4 opened at 4.8 million views, exactly like Season 3, down from 8.5 million in Season 1, yet the audience did not leave. Critics climbed from 84 to 95 to 97 to 100 while viewers held steady, and the US peak was number two behind Below.
Begin at Season 1 if you like fast talk, high stakes in quiet rooms, and marriages where both partners think they are the hero. Save it if you want action over conversation, dislike a full serialized backlog, or will be annoyed by a cliffhanger with no confirmed Season 5.
For returning viewers, this is the one to clear an evening for: eight tight episodes, no filler sag, and stakes that keep rising. Call the 100 percent fragile, but do not call the quality hype.
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