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I tried Sam Esmail's Mr. Robot and quickly ditched it - IMO it was embarrassingly pretentious and pandered to every PC meme to tick as many boxes as possible for Emmy consideration. So I had low expectations for his new show Briarpatch. Surprisingly, Briarpatch is a borderline great show which I'm almost tempted to put in the same class as Fargo. The story is good and the cast of relative unknowns is well-balanced. It's serious but quirky with a nice dollop of dark humor and never takes itself too seriously. There's a bit of PC nonsense but not nearly as in-your-face as Mr. Robot. The main character is a flawed but strong and fearless woman determined to solve her sister's murder in a town where no one can be trusted. Even the music is well done with a frivolous song fragment or thumpy bass line to accent many scenes.
Amazon now has S2 of Great Greek Myths, a season-long retelling of The Iliad which I'm greatly enjoying. Hopefully there will be a S3 for The Odyssey.
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