While this episode felt extremely stretched... I still enjoy the music and everything late 70s. Money well spent on set design. I wish that next episode be action packed and delivers the shit load of bullets we're all here to enjoy.
Well, with just 1 more episode to go, the big build up is nearly complete.
I hope the final episode is a John Wick finale! Looking forward to it. :thumbsup_tone1:
Ohh Wow... Damn... the soundtrack just blows you away! They don't make tracks like that any more.
And the sneaky cameo of a well known ride... it wasn't 'Kit', or the 'General Lee', but as soon as you see it, you'll know (if you're old enough to remember that is).
You don't see much of Mel again, but when you do, he brings his A game! The rest of the cast are no slouches. Each one have their moments.
The cinematography is spot on for the era... this is some quality and a loving eye to detail and passion to The Continental and the commencement of Winston's tenure.
What a show!
The scene introduces the new character Jenkins (Ray McKinnon), a sort of genteel old-school assassin who dons a beret and sips fine wine as he prepares to take out a criminal with a sniper rifle. Hiding his gun parts in a baguette, Jenkins adds a bit of levity to a homicidal scene.
The tight rhythm section puts us in a groove as we watch the fierce Dojo operator Lou (Jessica Allain) strutting down a street like a boss and chasing a young spy for a gangster rival.
“My favorite band of all time is Pink Floyd,” director Hughes told NBC Insider. He found the perfect scene for it: As Winston travels down a circular staircase from a Bowery rooftop, he is also figuratively spiraling down into the shadowy machine of the underworld.
Director Hughes revisits artists like James Brown, Heart, and Santana in more than one episode. Here, Brown’s 1976 dance hit injects super intense energy into Lou’s Chinatown fight scene as she fends off assailants, does hand-to-hand combat in a car’s truck bed, kicks out a window, and is an all-around badass.
I love the soundtrack and the style. From the story and action I have expected better.
gotta love the Gran Torino cameo...Starksky & Hutch!
Shout by BabaYaga007BlockedParent2023-09-30T09:57:08Z
So much better than the first episode.