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- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32125933/
- Platform: PARAMOUNT+
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The political subplot with Bella continues to make no sense whatsoever, she is suppose to be this master manipulator with government connections but we never see any of it actually happening on screen or working out on her favor as she constantly get on Harry nerves getting into more trouble, it’s all just vague threats and mysterious phone calls that lead nowhere. Alice undercover operation was probably the most predictable part of the entire episode, from the moment she walked into that house you knew exactly what was going to happen, they telegraphed every single move she was going to make from her conversation with Tatterol. Harry catching her red handed and then just letting it happen was supposed to be this big reveal about his true loyalty but it felt more like "huh go figure who would have thought", the guy who hass been protecting the Harrigans for years suddenly decides to let them get arrested because, yeap no reason but that's how power and greed works too.
The meeting between Conrad and Jaime was peak Conrad being an absolute disaster of a human being, the man can’t help but make racist comments even when he wass trying to make a business deal, Pierce Brosnan plays him like a cartoon villain sometimes and it’s both entertaining and completely ridiculous. It really looks like I'm just picking thoughts on my brain one by one but the truth is that most of the series feels disconnected, I honestly hope a HUGE DATA DUMP happens that makes it interesting from the suspense and mystery sense of things, lastly we got Tatterol’s plan to frame the Harrigans using planted evidence should feel more sinister but instead it just feels like another easy solution to a complex problem something this show loves to do, taking shortcuts when it comes to major plot developments.
The whole fentanyl business that was supposed to be the main focus of the season has been pushed to the background so many times that it has become irrelevant because finally when they close the deal I dont see the Harrigans having more power over Richie than they did at the beginning of the series, in fact they have less, Maeve told to Conrad's face. We are in episode 9 and Conrad is just now having serious conversations about it which seems insane for a show that started with this premise. Harry’s relationship with Cat remains completely mysterious and I’m starting to think the writers don’t actually know what they want to do with that storyline but she is comming to town to meet Harry although makes me wonder if thats the reason why he let Conrad getting caught?? so they never met.
I want to pause and talk about Paul, TF man, whats up with him and the fear he has for Bella, probably peaking at some history there that we were never going to get explained properly?, this show loves introducing mysterious backstories and then never following up on them which is becoming really annoying. The arrest scene at the end felt inevitable and not shocking at all wih Conrad and Maeve singing that Irish song while being dragged away was probably supposed to be defiant but it just looked silly. Harry’s conversation with Ohara about meeting at the shipping yard tells something about a bigger plans for sure but knowing this show it will probably be another half way surprise, we know there is a mole but it looks more like Harry is the mole and it feels like the shows wants to make us think its someone else. The episode pacing was all over the place with important scenes rushing by while meaningless conversations dragged, it’s like the editors couldn’t decide what was actually important to the overall story and again there is a lot of under develop to Richie’s character and his absence from most of the episode was noticeable considering he’s supposed to be the main villain, the guy who started this whole war barely appears when things are finally coming to a climax.
Im still waiting what we get for the finale, honestly have no idea what to expect because this show has trained me not to trust any of its setups and characters, everything that seems important usually turns out not to be and everything that seems meaningless becomes crucial later. Harry’s loyalty remains the biggest question mark and Tom Hardy performance is the only thing keeping me interested in finding out the answer, Im that type of viewer that likes to punish myself with mid average to bad content just to find out how bad it was or could be, I already start this series so got to finish it. Hardy manages to make every scene interesting even when the writing lets him down just as when he got to the hotel looking for Seraphina and then went solo on a bike like a fkn badass. Conrad and Maeve’s arrest might not stick because this show loves having characters escape consequences at the last minute but honestly I’m ready for some actual consequences to happen for once, lets have someone important killed, I honestly thought Maeve was going to stab Conrad at dinner. The whole season has been building toward some kind of big ending but episode 9 feels more like a false positive, I still believe there is no way they can tie them all up satisfactorily in one episode. Kevin’s revenge is finally complete so whats next for him, is he taking over the family?. Alice evidence planting is another question that remains and will probably work because this show loves easy solutions to complex problems but it won’t feel earned because we barely know anything about her character, motivations or her actual plan to plan the evidence, for all this reasons I give this episode another 7/10 for a very average series.
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