Soukromé pasti

Season 1 became the absolute hit among Czech domestic series after the year 2000. However, this fact was deservedly killed by the crypto-fascist move to release 11 episodes of a 12-episode set on 11 DVDs. (2019.03.31)

Season 2 started very promisingly again, but I'm not a big fan of early repetition of actors... Kratina has had his day in the sun, and Langmajer and Dlouhý can act, but neither of them has been able to distinguish their roles for a long time. Hanka Maciuchová stole the show in one episode and that was enough to overshadow everything else - literally just a few sentences. Nevertheless, the whole is very damaged by the unclear presentation, the disproportion of the number of episodes between series, and the classic Nova syndrome (= that even if television accidentally produces a quality series, it can't take care of it properly). (2019.03.31)

A seemingly banal and linear story about a father and his six-year-old daughter who lost their wife and mother. Her death was one of the most unnecessary, justice was not served for her, so the desire for revenge logically followed. A surprising twist and realistic emotions - in short, a very good opener for Season 2. The story is adorned with the then little-known actresses Holišová and Málková, and Langmajer and the tiny Anna Sikora make a good match. The honest relationship between father and daughter is chilling because watching them in their situation is really not easy. (2017.09.03)

Unfortunately, this is too much of a theatrically anchored narrative about the failure of a single marriage. Why the framing of an unrealistic trust in a beauty salon? Moreover, in a beauty salon that is absurdly situated in the most attractive part of Prague's Lucerna Palace. Tereza Kostková tells and instructs beauticians on how walk away from a marriage that only drains you. There’s no surprising twist, just an illustration of a popular story that was already far too old. But of course, her eyes were opened by her idealized new counterpart and she automatically became beautiful in a moment of understanding (= the make-up artist chose evening make-up for the daily routine as well). Boring. (2017.09.03)

There's rarely a chance I won't give up on something where Dyk and Mádl are found side by side. Yet surprisingly, this story of Private Traps is one of the better ones. The realistically sketched drama between the fundamental questions of life deals with the usual life search and naming of one's place in the sun. Two ways of experiencing life are offered by two girls, each logically different. But both are pretty, young, and loving, so both would be worth considering. By controlling fate for a time, the one who thinks more conventionally will win, but the young artist, although he represents an artist who is not bohemian but responsible, needs a half of an open mind, with a passion for art, not bound by material certainties. It is good to know that such a mature balance can be observed even in the context of a purely commercial television production. (2017.09.03)

A rather depressing story to end on. The abridged second season charts revenge, courage, responsibility, and obsession. Our favorite Kryštof Hádek plays an absolutely excellent insidious introvert. Plesl and Vyorálek are good partners for him. Hana Maciuchová also shone here in miniature, playing the role in just three scenes as if she had the whole film to play it. It's not advisable to become an object of interest for someone even from the IT department ;) Be careful. (2017.09.03)