Based on my initial rating and review of the first episode (1-rating) of season one, I continue to be astounded by the sheer level of brilliance this show has managed to attain (as show progressed, I changed my rating to 7, and then finally 10 for finale) and maintain since it's initial underwhelming start. I don't know if they hired new writers, or what changes they made after the first few episodes, but this show has blossomed into one one the most incredibly written shows on TV.
This episode had me running the gamut from cringing, to yelling (at weasel extraordinaire Roman Roy of course), to nodding my head knowingly, to WTF?!?, to "fist pumping" a shocking comeuppance served in exquisite blind-sided, humiliating fashion to a well-deserving recipient. With most shows, you can see plot turns coming a mile away, but I was caught completely off guard at least two or three times in this ONE episode. All I can say is if the show continues at this pace and quality, we're in for a helluva season!
And I'd be remiss, if I didn't offer special praise to Kieran Culkin (Roman Roy), for his master-class, and very realistic portrayal of what HAS to be one of the most rage-inducing characters of all time. He is quite simply, superb.
This episode had me running the gamut from cringing, to yelling (at weasel extraordinaire Roman Roy of course), to nodding my head knowingly, to WTF?!?, to "fist pumping" a shocking comeuppance served in exquisite blind-sided, humiliating fashion to a well-deserving recipient. With most shows, you can see plot turns coming a mile away, but I was caught completely off guard at least two or three times in this ONE episode. All I can say is if the show continues at this pace and quality, we're in for a helluva season!
And I'd be remiss, if I didn't offer special praise to Kieran Culkin (Roman Roy), for his master-class, and very realistic portrayal of what HAS to be one of the most rage-inducing characters of all time. He is quite simply, superb.