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I didn't read anything going into this show I just started the first episode so I could get a raw experience. It was amazing, it shows the life of an FBI agents and the life of the criminals at the same time. This movie kind of reminds me of "A Place Beyond The Pines" with Ryan Gosling. Amazing camera work and sound track, love this show.

In lighter news today (it's been a rough 24 hours), this brand new series on HBO Max seems very impressive, intriguing, and immersive (the three big Is of good moviemaking, I think). I've always been impressed with Mark Ruffalo (who skills were sorely overlooked by that Hulk nonsense - although he DID kill the roll!), and he's absolutely in top-form in this show. Mark has the ability to become the "everyman" (in other words, YOU) when he works a script, which is put to perfect use here. 23-year-old Emilia Jones (who was an incredible standout in the excellent 2021 movie "CODA") was perfectly cast and shines in this role. Very impressive work absorbing her character. Her career is looking very bright. I'm not familiar with Tom Pelphrey but I may have to look into his catalog of work because he's quite convincing and effective, and he played off his supporting crew really well. Add all the good acting to some good atmospheric cinematography and scoring and this one's looking pretty promising.

It remains to be seen (this Sunday) if episode two is as good as the pilot, but based on what I've seen so far this is looking like a fascinating story. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I sure could use the short escape today, so thanks, HBO.

What an opening episode to a series! There are so many angles to expand and expound upon ... I wish it were a whole season drop! Love the character development in just one episode. Depth and complexity. It's been more alluring since I live in Delaware count. Counting the days until episode two, will be interesting to see how it all comes together.

Entering episode 2 and already a solid foundation of story telling. Strong performances by Robbie's niece which I believe will be a break out role for her. The tone is perfect for the area. It's good to find plot building moments that rely on background details. The impatience of modern day viewers with a thousand options out there will be bored but that's ok. This is good for HBO. Ruffalo's acting is on par but not as notable as the other up and comers. Add to your watchlist for sure.

Just got done watching episode six of this series. This series is so intense and seems to be well written, beautifully acted and everything else. One of the best cop shows I've seen. I thought it was over with but there's one episode left.

Mark Ruffalo of course is excellent and a surprise (for me) Tom Pelphrey just blows my mind. The supporting cops, the niece, children and some bad guys are amazing as well. (Don't want to spoil anything here.)

Thank you for a suspenseful, amazing show! I think my heart is still beating fast after tonight.