Mr Sickmann said that Carter deserves to be forever admired for his relentless attempt to bring them home.

"It is amazing how many good messages I received - people saying they admired me and I inspired them. I loved to read that," Reis da Silva said.

He played very, very hard and that’s something I really admired about him.”

Those who once admired his understated style wondered if they had misjudged the politician and began to see his quiet ways through a less generous lens.

Netflix, however, began with a different approach that I initially admired: believability.