This week 's episode was pivotal. I was completely unimpressed with the first three episodes, but now the script and the players are hitting this out of the park and I see where they were going with this from the beginning.
There are some real transitions in play in the script. As for Paul Drake, it was good to see more of him in this episode. Here he is an intelligent talented insightful African American man, an officer of the law, and he is thrown off of a public beach like he is a loud obnoxious drunk. I love the scenes between Paul and his wife. She's brave and insightful too.
I was looking at the actors playing these characters - I am so glad HBO didn't populate the roles with people that looked like fashion models. They are attractive enough physically, but they are real and it enhances their performances.
There is a clever piece of casting with John Lithgow's actual son playing E.B.'s son. They look alike AND sound alike.
Watch out for a speedy but important scene with Hamilton Burger - yes THAT Hamilton Burger. Something tells me he is going to spend years kicking himself for what he did and take to heart the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished".
If you want to know what I mean by all of this watch and find out. Highly recommended.
There are some real transitions in play in the script. As for Paul Drake, it was good to see more of him in this episode. Here he is an intelligent talented insightful African American man, an officer of the law, and he is thrown off of a public beach like he is a loud obnoxious drunk. I love the scenes between Paul and his wife. She's brave and insightful too.
I was looking at the actors playing these characters - I am so glad HBO didn't populate the roles with people that looked like fashion models. They are attractive enough physically, but they are real and it enhances their performances.
There is a clever piece of casting with John Lithgow's actual son playing E.B.'s son. They look alike AND sound alike.
Watch out for a speedy but important scene with Hamilton Burger - yes THAT Hamilton Burger. Something tells me he is going to spend years kicking himself for what he did and take to heart the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished".
If you want to know what I mean by all of this watch and find out. Highly recommended.