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Originally Posted by TouchOfEVil
i like it, show doesnt have to have a classic protagonist/antagoinst for me to keep interest, as long as it feels authentic as a window to the 70ths NYC with all the grit im all over it. So far im liking it and I take it as a joyride through the lives of the past.
This.
Watched ep 2, felt on par with ep 1 to me.
The Francos and the sociopath pimp are interesting, Gyllenhaal's character feels a bit cliché but she's a great actress which helps quite a bit. Rest of the pimps are meh so far, feels like they are wasting Chris Paltrow so far. The young college student has promise, same for the Minnesota girl (+great tits). Couldn't care less about the cops so far. Obv 70s NY is the real mvp tho.
For me, I don't feel like the show needs to "step it up" or add anything too hardcore, I'd happily watch even if it offered nothing beyond the scope of what's happened so far.
I do think the show has its flaws tho, all writing-related imo. It's got a loooong way to go to even be considered the slightly less attractive cousin of The Wire.
On a scale of 1-10 I'd say the show is a solid 8.5 so far, and my disappointment level given my extremely high hopes for the show is something like 5/10. Def good tv still.