Do not adjust your set: the wild, yet grimly predictable, resurrection of Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) really just happened. If you don't know how to feel, join the club – we have biscuits.
As if that wasn't a strong enough link to season 1, screenwriter David Farr tightens ties to the point of near-strangulation in episode 3, when it emerges that Teddy's business partner is, in fact, dear old dad himself.
It speaks to a lack of ingenuity that, I'm afraid to say, also permeates the scripts, which were already feeling overly familiar prior to this bizarre twist. Suffice to say, Roper's return seems unlikely to generate points of difference.
But if The Night Manager season 2's very existence was questionable, its prologue seemed like a step in the right direction.
In light of Laurie's spritely return at the tail-end of episode 3, it now plays like the cheapest of misdirects; one that will presumably be hand-waved away, perhaps by some kind of pulse-slowing tranquilliser or other cartoonish deception.
Much like Disney's depressing Star Wars sequels sap any joy from Return of the Jedi's ending – stop celebrating, guys! – this unnecessary addendum nullifies all satisfaction from The Night Manager season 1's final moments.
We basked in Angela's triumph over the man that had caused untold misery to innocent people around the world – and cast such an ominous shadow over her own life. Alas, we can do so no longer.
As mentioned in my review, the electric chemistry between Calva and Hiddleston has been one of the most intriguing things about The Night Manager season 2, presenting an opportunity for Farr's derivative sequel to really blaze its own trail.
Now though, there's good reason to worry that Teddy will be relegated to a secondary position as the prodigal father returns. After all, Pine obviously isn't going to just shrug off the reemergence of his most bitter foe. Suddenly, this is a rematch.
After episode 2, things seemed to be heading in that direction, as we caught a glimpse of Teddy's father visiting him as a boy, but the camera ultimately stopped short of revealing a younger Roper.
Of course, the BBC doesn't have the money to digitally de-age actors as Hollywood now prefers, but switching up Laurie's hairstyle and shooting from creative angles would probably have been enough to hold these scenes together.
Instead, simply cutting and pasting Roper into season 2's present day storyline – and doing so more or less exactly as we remember him – is infinitely less interesting. Unfortunately, it seems poised to undercut Teddy, rather than elevate him.
View Green Video on the source websiteI haven't seen any more of The Night Manager season 2 than you have, and it's quite possible that Farr will justify this return in a blistering second half. In which case, I will happily eat my proverbial hat.
At this point, we've done this dance many times and it often ends with toes being stamped on. Hopefully, The Night Manager season 2 can move as gracefully as its leading man.
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