Question

The protagonist of this series recognizes a masked character by the Isley Brothers (“EYES-lee”) records on his desk. The main character of this series is traumatized by hard-boiled eggs because he had accidentally assisted a suicide by providing one. A professor in this series asks the protagonist to (15[1])list out his “Oriental” and “Occidental” qualities and has a secretary played by (*) Sandra Oh. This series’ protagonist serves as a cultural consultant on a movie meant to be a parody of Apocalypse Now. A French priest and a CIA operative are among five characters in this series (10[1])played (10[1])by Robert Downey Jr.. For 10 points, Park Chan-Wook directed episodes of what 2024 TV series adapted from a novel by (-5[1])Viet Thanh Nguyen about a communist Vietnamese spy in America? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: The Sympathizer
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