This gem of a series, about an actor with superpowers, is a clever, tender take on male friendship and the film industry. It’s a triumph of storytelling – and a masterclass in acting
  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldM
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    14 hours ago

    Just finished watching and it’s an excellent series.

    If you haven’t seen anything since Endgame that’s fine, the show is largely standalone and anything you need to know will be clearly explained to you. (Honestly as long as you’ve seen Iron Man 3 you’re covered, you don’t even need to remember that film well, it’ll fill you in.)

    As this article says the joy of the show comes from the relationship between our lead actors, Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, with plenty of other great actors and characters who pop in along the way.

    The first episode does a good job of setting up the overall story but I think by the second is where is really starts to shine.

    Minor episode topic spoilers

    There is an episode this season that is also extra unique and a standalone even within the series. It reminded me of some of the Atlanta series one offs.

      • MimicJar@lemmy.worldM
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        15 hours ago

        I mean as a general rule you should probably watch something before reviewing it. I understand where your skepticism is coming from but you can’t just call something slop without seeing it.

        (Unless you want to shit on Secret Invasion, no one is going to defend that.)