YMMV / Blood & Treasure

• And You Thought It Would Fail: Reviews for the show weren't good and the consensus seemed to be it would be a forgettable summer series. Instead, the show ended up getting nearly 6 million viewers for its premiere and would add more with DVR and online playbacks. This resulted in CBS ordering a second season before the first was even finished.
• Crazy Is Cool: Danny rushing into take on a group of heavily armed terrorists single-handed? Cool. In a room filled with lethal toxin? Awesome. Rappelling through a skylight using a fire hose as "Ode to Joy" blares? Crazy awesome!
• Magnificent Bastard:
  • Simon Hardwick, aka Karim Farouk, is an international smuggler and one of the most brilliant foes Danny and Lexi had ever faced. Serving as the Big Bad for season one, Hardwick gives terrorist Rasheed Hegazi his identity to use, having Hegazi attack Reece's properties and steal the sarcophagus of Mark Anthony before killing him to prevent his identity from being revealed. Hardwick also allies with Danny McNamara and Lexi Vaziri to retrieve the sarcophagus of Cleopatra, using both Sarcophagi to unleash a toxin in Reece's museum to kill Reece for abandoning him and his mother, nearly succeeding in completing his revenge. Eventually brought to justice by Danny and Lexi, Hardwick gets broken out of prison by the Great Khan, where Hardwick would help the Khan find the Soul of Genghis Khan while secretly plotting with Danny and Lexi to stop the Khan, eventually turning the Khan's army against them before making his escape, stealing 10 million dollars and continuing his criminal profession.
  • Captain Bruno Fabi is a member of the Brotherhood of Serapis, who has infiltrated the Carabinieri TPC eventually becoming its leader while using their resources to prevent anyone from finding the Sarcophagus of Cleopatra. When he learns that one of the members is working for Karim Farouk, Fabi disguises himself as a paramedic to get close enough to kill Farouk's spy and coerces Lexi Vaziri into allying with him, threatening to kill her Love Interest, Danny McNamara should she reveal their alliance to him. When Danny finds out Fabi agrees to help Danny and Lexi find Cleopatra before Farouk does, eventually helping Danny rescue Lexi when she's been held hostage. Dying saving Lexi, Fabi reveals that Lexi's mother was working with the Brotherhood to protect Cleopatra, with Fabi's death inspiring Lexi to carry out her mother's duties.
  • Season 2: Violet is the True Great Khan and a master thief serving as Lexi Vaziri's partner in orchestrating many robberies until her capture. Creating an army during her time in prison, Violet uses them to break out of prisoner before giving command to Batu having them attack various places while also allying herself with Lexi and her friends in ensure she has the best chance of finding the Spirit Banner of Genghis Kahn. She reveals her true allegiance by taking personal command of her army after Batu gets killed and offers Lexi to join her side after they find the Spirit Banner. Violet would then use the myth of the Banner containing a deadly virus to bring the whole world into a state of panic so no one would catch on to her true plan of stealing 1.5 trillion dollars in Hong Kong giving the Spirit Banner to an wealthy art collector so he can help her with her heist while planning to nuke Hong Kong to cover her tracks.

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