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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 (-5[1])is traumatized by hard-boiled eggs because he had accidentally assisted a suicide by providing one. A professor in this series (15[1])asks the protagonist to list out his “Oriental” (15[1])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 (10[1])operative are among five characters (10[1])in this series played by Robert Downey Jr.. For 10 points, (10[3]-5[1])Park (10[1])Chan-Wook directed episodes of what 2024 (-5[1])TV series adapted from a novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen about a communist Vietnamese spy in America? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: The Sympathizer
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