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"Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce:

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Posted on June 1, 2021 at 05:50:55
tinear
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give everyone involved an Emmy, plus the trophy for best series.

Several young women disappear in a small Pennsylvania town and a divorced cop working through many family issues tries to put them aside as she works to untangle a complex, confusing, and interesting skein of suspects and circumstances. What makes this rendering of a type so often portrayed original is Winslet's performance: she inhabits the plain-Jane, mirthless, fatigued-yet-driven detective effortlessly. Slowly, we come to know her to a depth rare in made-for-tv series. And it's a character worth knowing for she isn't exaggerated: she is a balance of contradictions, flaws, and strengths, a good friend and a principled detective--- yet even there, she is prone to human error.

For those seeking a thrill-a-minute, this isn't the show for you. It's great appeal is its portrayal of a small town and the characters that inhabit it: no clichés, but rather fully drawn individuals make the pursuit of the murder almost secondary to the many, many subplots.

I hope this has another season, but I doubt a star of Winslet's magnitude could be lured back. The cast, from her mother to the prime suspects (oh, so many!) are all fine character actors: an ensemble of talent.

 

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RE: "Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce:, posted on June 1, 2021 at 10:12:52
Rod H.
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Thanks for the heads up. I really like both Kate Winslet and Julianne Nicholson.

 

RE: "Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce:, posted on June 1, 2021 at 12:50:35
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This is an outstanding limited series with excellent writing and acting! It was designed from the outset as a complete story, so a second season is unlikely.

 

Just the way I like a series.., posted on June 1, 2021 at 16:00:58
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A beginning, middle,and end. Not stretched out until it dies.

 

Wonderful series. I was beginning to tire of Winslet but,, posted on June 1, 2021 at 18:23:59
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like Streep, overexposure doesn't mean there's no talent at play. In fact, as you said, she utterly inhabits Mare's character. A total winner from begin-end, even considering the rather loopy twist at the end.
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Fantastic cast & acting, nice pace..., posted on June 3, 2021 at 10:43:30
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but more holes in the plot (and subplots, if not the story) than there should have been
somewhat detracted.

The last episode in relied on too many wrap it up defaults.

It certainly seemed to capture a bleak, sad existence.

If nothing else, Mare is a True Detective.

Winslet has sure remained fantastic.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure



 

It is that..., posted on June 3, 2021 at 10:45:49
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The ones that get stretched always seem to die a painful death.

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spoilers inside: good but not great, posted on June 3, 2021 at 18:19:00
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I'm a sucker for these kind of atmospheric crime dramas. I thought the atmosphere was beautifully done, filmed on location, and the actors went to great efforts to get the local accents right, as noted in every article.

And it's a bleak scene, Mare's son dead by suicide, about to lose custody of her grandchild to his drug addicted mother.

The main crime, the first murder, is well done. The viewer is led through various likely scenarios, before the fairly shocking final reveal of the murderer.

For some reason, they add a couple more serious crimes, kidnapping and possible murder, but these add nothing to the story. The criminal turns out to be some completely random guy we've never seen before, and yes, this subplot leads to the death of a main character, but the whole subplot is unrelated to the rest of the story. A good crime drama does not reveal the criminal as some random unknown person.

But bottom line, I looked forward to seeing what happened week to week.

 

Beer, posted on June 3, 2021 at 18:56:34
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I know this is trivial. I'm through Episode 3, and I've seen a lot of drinking from green beer bottles. I kinda assumed they were drinking Rolling Rock, but the bottles are always displayed from the rear, with no idea what brand. Quite odd IMO....I mean who cares what brand, especially if it makes sense it would be beer considered a local beer in some eastern parts of the USA. Have I gone mad? (Please limit opinions to this post only).

BTW...I am quite liking the series so far.

 

RE: Beer, posted on June 3, 2021 at 19:13:57
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Rolling Rock is /was part of the Arnold Palmer business stable.

Re the series-pretty grim angst filled participants--but do stay through to the end--there is a twist

nobody saw coming.

Des

 

Series with painful deaths - One word, "Dexter", posted on June 3, 2021 at 21:39:49
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Shoulda found a way to end it at the end of the Trinity Killer season.
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RE: Series with painful deaths - One word, "Dexter", posted on June 3, 2021 at 23:32:18
1K Ways To Die!

meteor strike through the chest by a swimming pool

bouncy house blowing off a cliff

your Mom ... no, never mind

[just kidding]

 

I'd guess Heineken nt, posted on June 4, 2021 at 07:03:26
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RE: I'd guess Heineken nt, posted on June 4, 2021 at 08:43:02
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Bottles too long for Heineken IMO. My real question is why are they going out of the way to hide the brand?

 

"A Rolling Rock and a shot of Jameson," Mare says when a bartender at the pub asks what she'd, posted on June 4, 2021 at 12:21:09
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like to drink". I even remember that quote. Much discussion on the internets as to why she wasn't drinking Yuengling
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RE: I'd guess Heineken nt, posted on June 4, 2021 at 15:18:37
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I haven't seen the show, so was just throwing a guess out there. Seems like Heineken is used in lots of films and so forth. Maybe Heineken pays for product placement but Rolling Rock doesn't? Regardless, putting beer in green bottles is really dumb. :)

 

RE: "A Rolling Rock and a shot of Jameson," Mare says when a bartender at the pub asks what she'd, posted on June 5, 2021 at 05:35:22
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Thanks Road Warrior....must have missed that. I can now start sleeping again.

 

Yuengling ..., posted on June 5, 2021 at 16:57:12
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In high school and college that was the cheap crap we drank when our pockets were near empty.

Time sure has a way of changing things.

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I've enjoyed Yuengling when visitors to northeastern climes brought back Yuengling , posted on June 5, 2021 at 19:46:19
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to God's country for us to quaff. Good patio beer in the summer. Nothing great but no real negative notes


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A little humor about "Mare of Eastown", posted on June 8, 2021 at 04:13:57
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via SNL

 

Good stuffs^, posted on June 8, 2021 at 06:59:33
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RE: Beer, posted on June 9, 2021 at 05:47:24
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Ever since I posted this, I've seen beer labels like crazy. I was obviously delusional.

 

Why is she drinking at all? wasn't she pregnant?, posted on June 16, 2021 at 10:21:36
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Well, you did say, "little." nt, posted on June 16, 2021 at 18:05:24
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Nope, not prego^, posted on June 19, 2021 at 20:19:04
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Excellent series! +1, posted on June 22, 2021 at 16:24:02
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