SummaryBased on the series by Joe R. Lansdale where best friends Hap Collins, a white ex-con (James Purefo) and Leonard Pine (Michael K. Williams), a black, openly gay Vietnam veteran, try to keep out of trouble in East Texas in the 1980s.
SummaryBased on the series by Joe R. Lansdale where best friends Hap Collins, a white ex-con (James Purefo) and Leonard Pine (Michael K. Williams), a black, openly gay Vietnam veteran, try to keep out of trouble in East Texas in the 1980s.
The first episode is packed with juicy moments, in terms of both character and unexpected plot twists. By the end of the pilot, the show's combination of thematic thoughtfulness, buddy criminal character moments, and shocking blood spatter are very much in place.
The drama starts a little slow as we’re introduced to Hap, Leonard and Trudy, but once Trudy recruits the men to help her, the show kicks into gear. The fun becomes watching the two men make the most of the bad situations that seem to befall them.
This show should be a swampy, escapist saga with poignant overtones, but that version of the tale can only occasionally be glimpsed amid the overwritten dialogue and the stilted pacing. For the most part, there’s not much of a spark here.