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- HBO
- Sep 9, 2018
- HBO
- Sep 9, 2018
Summary The drama created by George Pelecanos and David Simon about the rise of the porn industry in New York City during the 1970s-80s thru the eyes of twin nightclub owners Vincent and Frankie Martino (Both played by James Franco), college student Abigail “Abby” Parker(Margarita Levieva), a Times Square prostitute Eileen Merrell (Maggie Gyllen...
Created By: George Pelecanos, David Simon
- HBO
- Sep 9, 2018
- HBO
- Sep 9, 2018
Summary The drama created by George Pelecanos and David Simon about the rise of the porn industry in New York City during the 1970s-80s thru the eyes of twin nightclub owners Vincent and Frankie Martino (Both played by James Franco), college student Abigail “Abby” Parker(Margarita Levieva), a Times Square prostitute Eileen Merrell (Maggie Gyllen...
Created By: George Pelecanos, David Simon
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
86
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
86
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The second season pays dividends to the viewer in the form of taut and lively performances. ... If you’re not already invested in this drama, you may find this season to be shinier, brighter and more seductive than before. The Deuce was already an excellent drama. Now it’s definitively one of the best shows on TV.
Each narrative strand works to prove a point and tell an intriguing story, and yet for as compelling--and complicated--as the Martino brothers’ lives remain, all of their hustle and bustle pales in comparison to the work done by Maggie Gyllenhaal. ... Gyllenhaal handles every aspect of Eileen with an earned authenticity.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
9% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
15% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 53 User Ratings
7.4
75% Positive
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
9% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
15% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Excellent portrayal of life in the 70's in NYC. Brilliantly cast, you can't help but love Maggie Gyllenhaal for the struggles and success she achieves. Love the series.
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SEASON 2
Female characters are now taking center stage, both in the show and in their own lives. Seizing that agency doesn’t come easily, of course, but it’s their struggle for it and even just their awakening to its possibility that it is gratifying to watch. ... The empowerment of these women makes the show’s study of masculinity all the richer, complicating the pimp characters and the work of their performers. ... A highlight of this fall’s dizzying TV lineup.
The Deuce, with its brilliant writing, immersive atmosphere and uncommonly excellent acting, is exploring 1977. The four episodes that HBO sent for review reflect a more personal and interesting storyline for Gyllenhaal's Candy.
This new batch of episodes feels lighter--or at least has a lighter touch--than most of season one, though it doesn’t stay in that mode forever. A lot of the writing has the moment-to-moment exactness of a comedy of manners, or a casual conversation between veterans of the same business. (The Wire and Treme also excelled at those sorts of interactions.)
Even as it has softened visually just a little, (though it’s dialogue is a crackling as ever), the show has certainly not lost its edge.
The second [season], at least from the first four episodes made available for review, is a riveting story about porn’s golden age that’s padded out with flat writing, loose story ends, and inexplicable subplots.
The 5 out of ten is for the crew. Terribly boring story.
HBO you're driving your product into a hole. Get off the soapbox and just tell good stories.
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SEASON 2
Why does it ****:
- Franco:Acting is so ham-fisted, over-the-top , it's pathetic.
- Plot: What plot? There is none.
- Pretentiousness: This show is as high as can be. So Gyllenhaal is the former **** empowered by porn, trying to turn it into an art form. PLEEEEEAAAASE!
- Waste of an excellent photography, lighting and cinematography (hence the 2 points).
This show is a nice well-crafted gift box with bad quality candies
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SEASON 2
One season and two episodes in: What a slog. 86 critics' score? For what? I swear critics are afraid to be the one who reviews something honestly when the rest of their peers give it good reviews. Resulting in everyone overrating this dreck. Nothing's happened and I don't care about any of them. If this is supposed to be enlightening or loaded with new or interesting ideas they're being incredibly subtle about it. For example one idea that has at least 10 minutes of airtime in the first two episodes of the second season is the removal of a partition. Really? Butter and f'n onions, get some writers.
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SEASON 2
We are supposed to believe 5 years has passed and yet everyone looks EXACTLY the same except for the bad wigs and different clothes. It is as if no thought at all went into what everyone was doing the past 5 years. From the story line it is not much of anything. Did the writers quit or get fired?? The only thing interesting about James Francos character in season one was Abby and they somehow managed to make her look awful in season 2. What was a great show is now not even watchable. PLEASE HIRE SOME WRITERS, and hire some female writers for the female characters because they are only thing interesting about this show. All of the females acting was phenomenal in season one. They have superb actors but no story lines and nothing at all to say. What a bummer!! Lets hope season 3 gets it back on track.
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