"Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce:

Posted by tinear (A) on June 1, 2021 at 05:50:55

give everyone involved an Emmy, plus the trophy for best series.

Several young women disappear in a small Pennsylvania town and a divorced cop working through many family issues tries to put them aside as she works to untangle a complex, confusing, and interesting skein of suspects and circumstances. What makes this rendering of a type so often portrayed original is Winslet's performance: she inhabits the plain-Jane, mirthless, fatigued-yet-driven detective effortlessly. Slowly, we come to know her to a depth rare in made-for-tv series. And it's a character worth knowing for she isn't exaggerated: she is a balance of contradictions, flaws, and strengths, a good friend and a principled detective--- yet even there, she is prone to human error.

For those seeking a thrill-a-minute, this isn't the show for you. It's great appeal is its portrayal of a small town and the characters that inhabit it: no clichés, but rather fully drawn individuals make the pursuit of the murder almost secondary to the many, many subplots.

I hope this has another season, but I doubt a star of Winslet's magnitude could be lured back. The cast, from her mother to the prime suspects (oh, so many!) are all fine character actors: an ensemble of talent.

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Topic - "Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce: - tinear 05:50:55 06/01/21 (25)

Excellent series! +1 - PhilJ 16:24:02 06/22/21 (0)

A little humor about "Mare of Eastown" - MaxwellP 04:13:57 06/08/21 (2)

Well, you did say, "little." nt - tinear 18:05:24 06/16/21 (0)

Good stuffs^ - Road Warrior 06:59:33 06/08/21 (0)

Beer - troutbum 18:56:34 06/03/21 (11)

RE: Beer - troutbum 05:47:24 06/09/21 (0)

"A Rolling Rock and a shot of Jameson," Mare says when a bartender at the pub asks what she'd - Road Warrior 12:21:09 06/04/21 (5)

Why is she drinking at all? wasn't she pregnant? - oldmkvi 10:21:36 06/16/21 (1)

Nope, not prego^ - Road Warrior 20:19:04 06/19/21 (0)

Yuengling ... - reelsmith. 16:57:12 06/05/21 (1)

I've enjoyed Yuengling when visitors to northeastern climes brought back Yuengling - Road Warrior 19:46:19 06/05/21 (0)

RE: "A Rolling Rock and a shot of Jameson," Mare says when a bartender at the pub asks what she'd - troutbum 05:35:22 06/05/21 (0)

I'd guess Heineken nt - Rod H. 07:03:26 06/04/21 (2)

RE: I'd guess Heineken nt - troutbum 08:43:02 06/04/21 (1)

RE: I'd guess Heineken nt - Rod H. 15:18:37 06/04/21 (0)

RE: Beer - Des 19:13:57 06/03/21 (0)

spoilers inside: good but not great - tunenut 18:19:00 06/03/21 (0)

Fantastic cast & acting, nice pace... - musetap 10:43:30 06/03/21 (0)

Wonderful series. I was beginning to tire of Winslet but, - Road Warrior 18:23:59 06/01/21 (0)

RE: "Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce: - Rod H. 10:12:52 06/01/21 (5)

RE: "Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce: - Demo 12:50:35 06/01/21 (4)

Just the way I like a series.. - Rod H. 16:00:58 06/01/21 (3)

It is that... - musetap 10:45:49 06/03/21 (2)

Series with painful deaths - One word, "Dexter" - Road Warrior 21:39:49 06/03/21 (1)

RE: Series with painful deaths - One word, "Dexter" - rivervalley817 23:32:18 06/03/21 (0)

"Mare of Eastown," starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce:

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