is one of the great television triumphs of the past decade, so word that its showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler were taking overwas exciting—especially in light of that HBO series’ severely underwhelming first season. Alas, different stewardship can’t right this reboot’s wayward course, as its second go-round, which premieres Mar. 6, is as pedestrian and lackluster as its first. “At some point, Mr.
As envisioned by Amiel and Begler, Perry is a downbeat WWI vet and quasi-deadbeat dad who drinks and fights as much as he elicits confessions from witnesses on the stand. Conceptualizing the iconic lawyer as an idealist who battles for his beliefs in a corrupt city, and against a rigged system, feels reasonably faithful to thetemplate.
Perry’s fraught bond with his son and Paul’s bitterness over being duped by Pete into screwing over a Black entrepreneur—which makes him rethink his allegiances—are additional decorative facets of, and somewhat necessary ones, considering that the season’s central mystery is a painfully easy one to unravel.
nschager beastobsessed The first season was very good.
nschager beastobsessed