I've long lauded "Slow Horses" as being one of the best shows on TV, if not the best. So "Slow Horses" season 5 has a high bar to clear to live up to my expectations for the Apple TV Plus British spy thriller. Unsurprisingly, not only did it clear that bar, but the season 5 premiere might be setting up the show's best season yet.

For those of you who haven't seen the "Slow Horses" premiere yet, here are all the details I can give you before getting into spoilers. Season 5 adapts Mick Herron's 2018 novel "London Rules," the fifth novel in the "Slough House" series. It centers around a series of terrorist attacks, including a mass shooting we see discussed in the official season 5 trailer and MI5 second-in-command Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) has put Slough House in lockdown. The r

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