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Post by Allenism on Jul 1, 2023 14:48:33 GMT
Couldn't find a thread on this. Did anybody catch it when it aired earlier in the year? The premise didn't sound super appealing to me and it certainly takes its time in the first few episodes, but man does it pack a wallop in the end. I really appreciated the structural ambitiousness of it and how it challenges and up-ends the viewer's initial instincts on who to "root for" (makes total sense that the author of the source novel was also the show's lead writer). I know Danes will probaly get the most notices on the acting front (not undeservedly), but it's ultimately Caplan who steals the show IMO. She's really solidifying herself as one of TV's most formidable talents.
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Post by ibbi on Jul 1, 2023 17:44:44 GMT
I don't know that the first 5 episodes needed to be 5 episodes. It was easy to watch if you're into that sort of thing, and well made, but probably too much given it is all essentially set up.
Episode 7 is dramatically strong, but probably unnecessary. What was essentially implied becomes spoonfed.
Episode 8 is a basically satisfying conclusion that walks a tightrope between elevating and destroying it all, and in the end I think it thankfully comes down on the right side.
And episode 6 is one of the best episodes of television I have ever seen.
Did it need 5 episodes of build? No, but once you get to 6 it is hard to argue with anything it's done to get you to that point.
It is an absolute magic trick of storytelling that reels you in, lulls you, and then sticks that fucking dagger of empathy in your heart at the finale. Amazing.
And absolutely agree that Caplan is the one.
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