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Shea Wigham is rounding into one of the very best characters actors in the game.
Was going to post the same thing this morning and saw you had already mentioned it. First saw him in Boardwalk and he gets better every time he's on screen.
All the performances were great, my mind specifically goes back to Rhys in the car driving to see Jim Hicks, talking like EB, and then absolutely losing it and ranting. Great stuff.
I didn't know how much it would try to emulate True Detective, and the truth is it really didn't as far as structure and story goes. And personally I liked that. Sure there were some neat little twists/discoveries (linking Ennis and the rest to Denver, the Asian addict, etc), but for the most part, you kind of had a solid idea of what was going on and what happened. I know the trend these days is to have subreddits focused on clue hunting and solving the finale of Westworld in the first episode, but I've gotten a little weary of that lately, and enjoyed this approach. I'm sure there was plenty of that type of clue hunting and theorizing for this show, but you don't feel like you're missing out by just letting the story come to you, and I like that.
Great show, looking forward to future seasons. Interesting going to RDJ's IMDb page and seeing how many future projects he's tied to as a producer. Putting that Marvel money to use I suppose.
