Fauda Season 2 maintains its exciting pace right through to the conclusion

Right up to the last moments of the last (12th) episode in Season 2, the Israeli Netflix series Fauda maintains its tension, excitement, and complexity, holding us from start to finish. This series has been criticized by all sides and Israel-Arab conflict, which probably means it's doing something right: Many Israelis apparently see it as too sympathetic to the Palestinian families, showing their family life and making them modern and human (imagine that!), while Palestinians see it as a glorification of the Israeli special forces, always depicting the Israelis as on the side of peace and justice while the Palestinian are radical, fanatic killers. Well, yes, it is an Israeli production after all - and we do see terrorism at its worst - beheading a civilian and thinking nothing of putting children in mortal danger. Yet you also have to give the series props for depicting Israeli interrogations as nauseatingly brutal, for showing schisms within the Palestinian cause (much of Season 2 is about rivalry between Hamas and the far more radical ISIS), and for giving some sense of the daily family life on both sides of the divide. The Palestinian characters, however, are rarely if ever sympathetic: Compar w/ the Sopranos and The Wire, both of which made the traditional "bad guys" into Attractive, likable, sympathetic lead characters, without turning a blind eye to their violence, corruption, and contempt for the law. Fauda is headed for Season 3, which reports say will be more for an international audience (good idea, as this series could be more popular were it more accessible - some of the internecine warfare of the first two seasons can be a challenge to keep straight), and I hope it continues w/ the great production values: Few series have been so successful in depicting chases, arrests, interrogations, ambushes, and small-scale military action.