ASHOK’s FIVE reasons to watch #FAUDA Season 3 now streaming on #Netflix. In Arabic, Fauda means “chaos” and this series is a fascinating take on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Albeit a completely one-sided take on the issue, the series stands out for how well the violence is blended with poignant emotion. In Season 3, Doron (Lior Raz) goes undercover to chase a Hamas militant and in the process gets Bashar, a young Palestinian into trouble. How the Israeli crack unit manages to enter the Gaza strip and evacuate the captives is the plot. This is a high stakes action thriller and the lead character Doron Kabilio is well on his way to the top of the popularity charts in India.
1. Watch “Fauda” to see action sequences at its slickest best. The thrill and anticipation of a dark, unmarked car with its headlights dimmed and pulling out of a parking lot or the nail-biting tension as the leads make their way into occupied territory and risk being discovered make for the perfect build-up to the actual gun battles. The stocky, pudgy Lior Raz, dressed in his trademark black tee and unleashing his daredevilry is now the trademark style of the show.
2. Director Roten Shamir and co-creators Lior Raj and Avi Issachhroff manage to create poignant moments of emotional conflict. Doron is now separated from his wife and has to visit his children under supervision. Avi, the sniper, shoots one of his own team in a moment of excitement and becomes a mental wreck. Season 3 in that sense marks the maturity that the earlier seasons missed.
3. Marina Maximillian as Hila the operative manning the Gaza desk is a fresh introduction and engages the audiences very well. She and Doron get into a relationship and this adds to the complexity of things.
4. Fauda has dialogues that are Hebrew / Arabic in its original form, and it is fascinating to see how some of these Middle East conflict shows are now gaining currency across the English-speaking world. Needless to say, the story is told from the Israeli point of view and the context of conflict is not the key; the brilliance of the lead characters and their emotional turmoil is what is central to the theme.
5. Another highlight of the show is the casting and the characters of the Israeli crack unit – from Gabi the captain to Doron himself, Avihai, Steve, Sagi, Nurit and Eli – each of them is unique but bound by the common goal and keep backing each other up. The Israeli dominance in areas of counter surveillance, drone-based tracking, high-end satellite phones and super-efficient evacuation teams is what stands out in Fauda.
Fauda Season 3 is easily the best so far with the team actually entering the Gaza strip and the level of thrill, tension and danger rise up many levels. The manner in which the counter-terrorism professionals manage their assignments with razor sharp precision is what makes for fantastic viewing, amidst all the sophisticated weaponry and the eastern milieu of the region.
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