The Sympathizer (2024)

Throughout The Sympathizer, we’ve always known that The Captain would end up back in Vietnam, being interrogated by the people he has spent...

The Ending of 'The Sympathizer' Casts The Entire Show In A New Light

If Episode 6 of The Sympathizer has a point, it’s that being a spy is a lot of work. The logistics are a...

Recap: The Captain Has Had Enough In 'The Sympathizer' Episode 6

The Captain’s adventures in moviemaking in Episode 4 of The Sympathizer were, in a word, unsuccessful. But the deviation into outright parody was...

The General Has A Plan in The Sympathizer Episode 5

I imagine when The Captain left Vietnam, he didn’t imagine he’d find himself on a movie set. And yet that’s where he ends...

The Captain Makes A Movie In The Sympathizer Episode 4

It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. has been a key selling point of The Sympathizer, and for those who tuned in specifically...

The Sympathizer Episode 3 Makes A Mess Of Murder

The Captain clearly doesn’t want to be a spy anymore, which is easy enough to accept since the premiere of The Sympathizer never...

The Captain Is Caught Between Two Worlds In The Sympathizer Episode 2

The Sympathizer is based on real history and a fictional novel, so it's no surprise that people are confused about whether or not it's...

HBO's 'The Sympathizer' Is Not A True Story, But Is Based On Real History -- And Maybe A Real Spy

The surface-level appeal of The Sympathizer is Robert Downey Jr., making his limited series debut while slathered in makeup and a hairpiece that...

The Sympathizer's Premiere Is Deliberately Ridiculous