The action genre has long been filled with femme fatales and shirtless men, but in recent years, the inherent sexyness of the genre has been stripped away. One of the most popular current action series, Netflix’s The Night Agent, is one of the worst culprits. In fact, out of all the political dramas and conspiracy thrillers available to stream, this show seems particularly terrified of the aspects that once made this genre so enthralling.
The palpable chemistry between The Night Agent’s two leads is intensified tenfold in Season 2. Despite this, the show seems adamant that Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) and Rose Larkin (Luciane Buchanan) must not outwardly show how sexually attracted they are to each other, although Basso and Buchanan try their hardest to translate this from page to screen. The show’s sexlessness does a huge disservice to the actors' steamy chemistry, especially since the relationship between Peter and Rose was one of the only things that made an otherwise dull first season salvageable.