Why did sleeper cell end

Open Access for Librarians. Open Access for Academic Societies. About us. Stay updated. Corporate Social Responsiblity. Investor Relations. Review a Brill Book. Muslims, generally conflated with Arabs, have populated American film since its inception. Drawing on a legacy of European Orientalism, representations of Muslims have both created and fed the stereotypes of the sinister Muslim to be inherently feared - a monster.

These monsters have persisted in American film through the waxing and waning of other celluloid villains, and have represented the enemy regardless of storyline or plausibility across genres.

Their effectiveness in being villains has varied, yet their monstrosity has been unquestioned and understood as a natural part of Muslim nature. They were easy to identify - by their crazed eyes and unruly hair - when encountered, and although terrifying, they were not terribly resilient.

Since September 11, , however, Muslim villains have become adept at blending in. The stereotype is still alive and well in Hollywood movies, but on the small screen Muslims have become slippery and chameleon-like, able to assume the guise of their surroundings. This new skill makes them harder to identify and far more monstrous; in effect, they have become like us, and one could argue in fact that they are us. When these television representations show the Muslim monster as the boy - or the girl - next door, they become perfect embodiments of the larger fear of the future, and reflect back to us our own monstrosity.

Reference Works. Primary source collections. Open Access Content. The FBI and Darwyn move to intercept the cell's plans to detonate a pair of nuclear dirty bombs in Los Angeles on the Fourth of July, but their victory is overshadowed by a pair of tragedies for Darwyn. In the Season 2 finale, Darwyn blames himself for the tragedies that occurred on the Fourth of July and embarks on a suicide mission to Yemen, where he plans to find and confront Farik using his former cell leader's wife as bait.

Get Showtime Schedules. Sleeper Cell. Top review. A well casted series that gives you the chills. This is an extremely involving series that is well casted and portraits a sensitive subject with great splendor. The series is very well written, and has enough plot twists to keep you sitting at the edge of your seat waiting for whatever happens next. Michael Ealy is by my definition one of the best actors I've seen portraying an undercover agent. Icey cold on the outside, but still a good human being underneath trying his best to keep his head afloat in a highly emotional roller-coaster ride that FBI has had him embark on.

Oder Fehr on the other hand comes off a guy that pretty much could fit into any social scenario. Big and strong, but yet able to disappear into the gray mass if so needed. Highly authoritative and extremely cunning. The way the two communicate on screen is nothing short of spectacular. The way the story develops, and the level of detail that the script offers makes the whole story extremely believable, and also very true to life I would imagine.

It is of such magnitude that you're left with the feeling of being insecure, not knowing what might happen next in real life. We read about terror every day, and here we are given a good sneak peak into an underworld which most of us know very little about. It's a series that will for sure have you coming back for more, sitting there at the edge of your seat just waiting for next weeks episode to come on. It's a sure winner in my eyes, and I have no problems stating that this series is on my list of all time best.

Glossily-produced and with a pertinent subject, 'Sleeper Cell' can be considered a wasted opportunity. Steve Earle, in his three-minute song 'John Walker's Blues', offered more insights into why an American might become a terrorist than this series manages in almost eight hours.

One of TV's best dramas, both a riveting Hollywood thrill-ride and a rare nuanced look at modern terrorism liquidcelluloid-1 30 December Little does Farik know that Darwyn also has a secret identity, an undercover FBI agent trying to bring down Farik's terrorist sleeper cell.

The idea that terrorist sleeper cells are lying wait in America posing as our friend and neighbors is one too baffling and frightening for most people to comprehend. Hopefully this will change, but to date, nothing matches the intelligence, thoughtfulness and nuanced realism of "Sleeper Cell". You most likely won't end up more educated about terrorism or global politics and many may object to such a cavalier Hollywood approach to such a serious subject, but for what it is worth, the balance is flawless.

Inside the action, "Sleeper Cell" depicts the war on terror as between Muslim vs. Muslim with peaceful Darwyn coming up against a group of zealots who have perverted his religion to justify murder and mayhem. While reading a description like that you might as well be listening to a presidential rallying speech, but the way "Cell" brings it to life is eye-opening. Armed with a versed knowledge of the religion's history and quoted passages from the Qu'ran, the show has written every angle - the pro-force right, the conspiracy theorist left and the terrorist dogma - with the same versatile rationality of a person who believes each of these views.

Often shows get praised for espousing an opinion. My problem with many of them such as Dick Wolf and David E. Kelley's stuff is that every character espouses a single opinion, and the other side is broadly depicted or only there to be ridiculed, when the real world is more like Sleeper Cell, honest cases are made for each side - even the villain's without sympathizing with terrorism.

The performances are spot on. Fehr is the picture of frightening charm as a leader should be. Elay says pages of dialog across his face, tortured by what he has to do to maintain his cover, particularly when those around him start to die. With all the talk about the culture clash between the west and the middle east, let's not underplay how riveting, exciting and purely entertaining in a rare way this show is. We watch with twisted fascination as the terrorists put their plans together and then cheer for them to be ripped apart at the same time.

Season 1's strength is the way it takes us through this process - from the financing to the training to the choice of date and target. All the while actually making us want to see how far the cell will get with their plans. Having sewed up the story pretty tight at the end of season 1 or the first mini-series, I'm not sure , Season 2 or the sequel mini-series, "American Terror" does a bit of a contortion to bring them back.

Like any good sequel, it succeeds by building off the characters. The show occasionally wanders off into the personal lives of cell members and looses focus, but when it ultimately gets down to business, the entire season smartly builds toward a grand wild-west-style confrontation between Farek and Darwyn, the result is as intense and satisfying as anything you'll see outside of a Jack Bauer interrogation.

I definitely want more, but the self-contained first season and its live-wire sequel are enough to keep me content for now. TV is not a medium where a nuanced and intelligent piece of pulp entertainment is often rewarded. Don't pass up this chance. One of the very best dramas on TV. People in the US have known for a long time that Showtime is the new HBO, they are making far better cutting edge, powerful shows and this is no exception.

The show takes the viewer all the way through the creation of a sleeper cell to when an attack is attempted, taking in important facets such as faith, religion, funding, means and needs. To the uninitiated, there is much to be learnt about the Muslim faith here. Unlike on mainstream shows like "24" where the terrorists are merely nutcases who the good guys shoot, their purpose and reasonings here are fully examined.

This show has not got the credit it deserves and ironically is a bit of a sleeper hit itself, must see for anyone at all interested in this genre. Maybe I'm jaded since I saw Homeland before I saw this badly acted, poorly written attempt at PC schlock, which seeks to always underscore that the religion of Islam is not the root cause of any violence Just bad.

Relevant and intelligent drama jim9tan 2 May Brave effort by Showtime. Provides insights into the militants and the Muslims who oppose them. Also touches on child prostitution in Mexico in one episode. Warning: Strong language and sex. A convincing effort by a cast of unknowns. Strong narrative and drama. The plot deals with the infiltration of a terrorist plot run by sleeper agents in the United States.

The would-be terrorists are malcontents with delusional world views. The show does highlight their hard and soft moments as they seek immortality.. The FBI undercover agent has difficult moments. Protecting his identity while keeping his sanity. Killing a fellow member of the cell. Being prodded by his handler to penetrate deeper into the terrorist network. I would recommend this series. Whoever is review this title must love fantasy to have it at 8. There is no way, with the way Michael Ealy is playing this part, and it is probably the director's fault, not his, there he is a loose cannon, or, worse, a mole.

He is acting strange so much that any half way intelligent person who is on his team would know there is something wrong. And to make matters worse, when he confronts the two men that are following him in the street. The personal meetings all the time. Just generally a very badly thought out show.

ReviewsMatter 26 January Sleeper Cell is a phenomenal series! I enjoyed binging seasons one and two thoroughly. I wish there were more seasons of Sleeper Cell or a remake in the works. The only negative about the series that I have is about the actress Melissa Sagemiller. Her acting is disjointed and ill-at-ease. She played the character Gayle. I'm not sure why the writer's wrote in a love interest but it was an epic fail.

The role and the actress Melissa were unnecessary. That aside, the series is an incredible series and understandably a recipient of many nominations and winner of awards.