A man finds a four leaf clover in his morning newspaper, walks to the window to see his wife one last time before he puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger. And we're off. Rubicon is a conspiracy/spy drama baked in the mold of such 70s classics as All The Presidents Men.
Will Travers (James Badge Dale) is a brilliant analyst at an Intelligence Think Tank based in New York City. Haunted to this day by the death of his wife and son at the sight of the 9/11 attacks he lives a lonely and unhappy life. His whole existence is a world of codes and intelligence reports.
Events spin out of control when Will uncovers signs of a conspiracy and reports them to his supervisor and friend David Hadas (Peter Gerety). People start dying, men in black start following Will, and Will has no idea who to trust.
Rubicon sets a deliberate and relentless pace. In today's Mountain Dew world this show stands out like a neon light for all of its lack of flash. The story cooks in a crock pot rather than being fried in pan.
Visually the show has more dimly lit scenes than I have ever seen. It gives it a very old feel, which is enjoyable to watch. Same with the audio, entire scenes play out with little or no background music. It is amazing how much you notice the lack of noise while you watch this show.
AMC is on a hot streak lately, and this show might be the best one yet. It is still early, but so far I think Rubicon might give Mad Men a run for its money. Do yourself a favor this Sunday and tune into AMC an hour early when you watch Mad Men.
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