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Happy holidays, you get a spy show!

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Here, five reasons to give thanks forBlack Doves.

Spoilers follow forBlack Doves, including the ending, but well keep them vague.

1.All that criminal underworld-building

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Black Dovesdoesnt avoid real-world politics entirely.

2.Ben Whishaws broken heart

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3.Every single thing Sarah Lancashire does

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4.Keira Knightley knife fight!

Some women have a favorite lipstick; Helen Webb has a favorite knife.

(Her I have a NutriBullet threat is so matter-of-fact, its frightening.)

You know shes done a lot more damage with that knife.

5.Theres more to come!

The plotting is neat, and the emotional arc works.

So why would Sam work for him?

What other obstacles does Reed have up her sleeve for her onetime protege?

These are questions forBlack Dovess second season, which cant come soon enough.

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