The other reviewers have done an excellent job deconstructing this episode. So I will simply repeat what I said in my review of the opener, that THIS is indeed TV 3.0, almost a technological leap into a new era of TV where every single one of the secondary arcs is so good you could almost build an entire series on each.
Never saw that before, but it exceeded my already high expectations.
But the point of this review is to draw attention to the way an already-superb episode leaps into hyperspace every time Hopkins or Harris comes into frame.
Make no mistake -- these are not ordinary actors. These are Hollywood A-listers who were making hit films back when most of the audience for this series were still learning their ABCs and listening to Kermit sing.
The key is to remember that Hollywood remains one of the vainest "theme parks" on the planet; and in that theme park, just like in Westworld, the "hosts" (actors) are discarded after a certain age.
That is why the producers were able to snag these two for a TV series. And that is a reminder to Hollywood that age is not always the determinant of an actor's ability to work his craft.
Never saw that before, but it exceeded my already high expectations.
But the point of this review is to draw attention to the way an already-superb episode leaps into hyperspace every time Hopkins or Harris comes into frame.
Make no mistake -- these are not ordinary actors. These are Hollywood A-listers who were making hit films back when most of the audience for this series were still learning their ABCs and listening to Kermit sing.
The key is to remember that Hollywood remains one of the vainest "theme parks" on the planet; and in that theme park, just like in Westworld, the "hosts" (actors) are discarded after a certain age.
That is why the producers were able to snag these two for a TV series. And that is a reminder to Hollywood that age is not always the determinant of an actor's ability to work his craft.