Surprised there isn't a thread about last night's episodes.
Fantastic show, Oscar Isaac is an incredible actor. The scene towards the end when he leaves his house was phenomenal.
After the first two episodes it was nice to see the housing units be successful. But I can't help but think not much has really changed in terms of prejudice, or else how do you explain Donald Trump?
I also liked the "where are they now" type of ending as well as the side-by-side photos of the main characters. Nice way to tie it all up.
Because Trump is appealing to the same type of fear/prejudice as some of the politicians in Yonkers did.
Good point on Winona Ryder, first time I can remover watching her where I wasn't acutely aware I was watching her b/c she made the character come to life.
Good point on Winona Ryder, first time I can remover watching her where I wasn't acutely aware I was watching her b/c she made the character come to life.
Me too. Part 1 I said to my wife "Is that Winona Ryder? Then I said naaa no way." Sure enough it was. She nailed that Yonkers accent lol.
On a side note, I took Constitutional Litigation with Judge Sand at NYU while all this crap was going on, in 1988. I was SO PROUD to know him. What an amazing and tough judge he was.
I felt so bad for Wascisko, like he just couldn't give time some time and got himself a terrible case of tunnel vision.
I had to look up the title of the series, as the quotation in the show is VERY understated, and you can miss it:
"Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy."
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
It's that kind of literary brilliance you can expect from David Simon. This series is so perfectly timed, coming just as the Black Lives Matter movement is shifting the discourse and understanding of racism from the individual level to the institutional and structural level.
If only Wascisko could have waited, he would have had many more lives in his political life. He really suffered from tunnel vision. He should have run for Congress or State Assembly. He would be regarded as a visionary and pragmatic hero now, in the light of history.
I don't understand it.
I don't understand it.
As someone who has spent a brief time in low level politics I would say that mental illness is mostly a prerequisite.