I watched Berlin Station episode 2—Lights don’t run on loyalty — again Sunday afternoon
—courtesy of the www.EPIX.com free trial period Thanks! And I saw who CIA spy Daniel Miller (portrayed by Richard Armitage) was smiling at (below, cap by Yennefer Ice, Thanks!; sizing and brightening edit by Grati) in the bar.
It was German Intelligence officer Esther Krug (portrayed by Mina Tander, below).
Below is a cap (Thanks to Book of Esther blogger!; which I brightened) from a clip of Esther leaving the bar (below) after their little testy tete a tete between she and Daniel. Their exchange was the introduction of her character in Berlin Station, episode 2. She disdained him, he patronized her– the stuff of the beginnings of a fitful if not a beautiful relationship.
Might Esther end up being a love interest for Daniel? Sleeping with the enemy, so to speak. Certainly, she might end up being a sparring partner for him—with them being spies on opposing sides, but who have to work together.
Though a snippet of a video trailer montage scene showing a naked Esther with a naked man with a jawline very much like Daniel’s, seems to indicate at least both spy and romantic possibilities will be in play. (Grati’s caps below)
And I now notice that at the EPIX LA promos in July 2016 with the Berlin Station cast line up (RArmitageSL cap below, Thanks!), Mina Tander is positioned next to Richard Armitage. Hmmm, again. Although, it is a rather hap hazard arrangement of the cast composition wise, in my view.
Technically as the star, Richard Armitage should be in the center of the actors—as in this Berlin Station teaser trailer cap (by TeresaA, Thanks!) below. Though the image only shows the CIA lead characters group.
(actors l to r: Tamlyn Tomita, Rhys Ifans, Richard Armitage, Michelle Forbes, Richard Jenkins, and Leland Orser)
And yet, Mina Tander is also seated next to Richard Armitage in the EPIX July 2016 LA promos Q & A (below via Getty, Thanks!)—the only non CIA character cast member present. Hmmmm. Could this actor placement be a foreshadowing of their characters’ involvement—and how deeply their fates might be entwined on the show?
Well, we’ll just have to wait and see when the Berlin Station series starts airing officially on October 16 how Esther and Daniel and the rest of the characters play out. With 2 episodes shared early so far, Berlin Station looks to be quite a thrilling spy thriller ride!
P.S. And speaking of ride, fellow Richard Armitage blogger crystalchandlyre saw this cool Berlin Station promo on a billboard (below) while driving on a highway near Pasadena (Thanks for sharing!):
Reblogged this on crystalchandlyre and commented:
Some sleuthing by Grati based on Berlin Station episodes & trailer hints & foreshadowing. Only October will tell.
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Hi crystalchandlyre, Thanks for your nice comment, and for reblogging my post on your blog! I can’t wait to see what episode three will tell us next about these and other characters in Berlin Station! Cheers! Grati ;->
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September 26 & 30, 2016 and January 21, 2017–Thanks for starring/liking this post! I’m glad that you enjoyed it! Cheers! Grati
crystalchandlyre, discoversmarche, ania- zrysiowana ja, Esther, & tannni
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There are also shorter clips, GIFs and stills from the L.A.promos in which they are next to each other in smaller groups of 2-3. They clearly seem comfortable and amused by each other. There is the familiar Richard move of his arm around her waist, pulling her close. 😎
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Hi Jane, Indeed! Richard does tend to put his arm around the waist of his costar love interests–Shelly Conn in Strike Back, Julie Graham in Between the Sheets, etc.
However, one of the bio pages for Mina Tander indicated that she already had a spouse, a director 11 yrs her senior named Elmar Fischer. So beyond the familiarity of friendly costars between Richard and Mina, we cannot hope. Thanks for visiting and commenting! Cheers! Grati ;->
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September 28, 2016–Great essay about the appeal of “Berlin Station”!
http://moviepilot.com/p/how-berlin-station-brings-the-city-to-life/4106250
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I wouldn’t mind a fling between Daniel and Esther! ;)
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Hi Esther, And it looks like we’re going to get it! See my post for Sept. 30th. Ha! And Daniel and Claudia seemed to have chemistry, too–before she was killed off. Poor thing! Thanks for visiting and commenting! Cheers! Grati ;->
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