This may be one of the best episodes of the season to date, especially if you have been watching the previous episodes. You need the background of the preceding events to appreciate the situations.
Everything worked like a Swiss clock from scene to scene. This was an extremely clever episode.
I don't notice many folks voting here on this series, and I hope it's not for lack of appreciation for the great work, but rather perhaps it's on a network that doesn't have a giant distribution (Epix), or many subscribers.
I really think one of the problems adding to the lack of viewership, is the 'title': "Get Shorty". When I saw it the first few times in the guide, I thought Epix was playing the movie of the same name with John Travolta. A good movie, but not nearly as clever or well done as this series.
Potential viewers should also be aware that it is not the same story at all. The only thing this show has in common with the Travolta movie, is "mobsters, and a movie being made". The characters are nothing alike, and "Shorty" is the name of O'Dowd's daughter, whom he is trying to not lose contact with because he and his wife are separated. He loves Shorty dearly, and she is the driving force behind all of his efforts to end his mobster career.
GREAT series. I hope it's picked up for an additional season by Epix. As long as this series is playing on Epix, they can be sure of at least one customer...ME.
*Side note: Hats off to Daisy von Scherler Mayer for executing the 'best directing job' of the entire first season. (comment added 10-09-2017)
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