What a remarkable job Netflix has done turning this show around. During the first two seasons the storytelling was so erratic and every episode seemed to be under an implicit requirement to induce a minimum number of eye rolls--whereas both of these first two episodes of season 3 have been captivating, advancing several threads of a rich and nuanced plot with ease. It's like they tasted a stew that wasn't very good but could see that the issue wasn't a bad recipe, only a bad chef, and resolved to execute the advertised dish properly rather than cook up something brand new.
Whoever they gave it to was very judicious in the changes they made. A pinch of The West Wing here...a dash of House of Cards there...garnish with Anthony Edwards (Goose!) and voila! I could easily see this going at least three more seasons now and being a perennial winner for them.
Pretty cool idea to put real interviews in there. Netflix are something else
I had this season to see, the one made on Netflix: Elections and weekly problems. Although it is only 10 chapters, we avoid filling
Love the real comments and the issues with both sides presented fairly, but did anyone else notice that when Kirkman was skating with Penny, she was using Bauer equipment? They could have used any ice skating safety equipment, but they chose the one with the same name as Kiefer Sutherland's most famous TV character, Jack Bauer from 24. Speaking of Penny, I'm real happy that he had to answer not only to the press and his advisors, but his daughter as well. It seems like she's part of most of his best scenes, or at least every scene with her is amazing.
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I like that they are including those clips of real people. I don't think that has been done before in a scripted show.