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Mare of easttown season 1 episode 71/22/2024 ![]() Fortunately, the Chief turns up to give her her preferred method of dealing with her problems - putting her back on the case of Erin's death, since the Wayne Potts situation appears to have no direct connection to her death. Mare's clearly shaken up by what happened, even while multiple people over the course of this episode thank her for her bravery and apologize for their past treatment of her. But it lands so well that its cockiness is forgiven.By the way, the only thing sadder than the rough and raw manner of Colin's death is the fact that Evan Peters is no longer with us, which is a damn shame, given how much verve he brought to the show. Perhaps you're like me and thought that the final twist was a little like a gymnastics team who already attained a perfect score going up for one more round on the balancing beam. Really one can't have too many complaints with a story as well realized and as well wrapped as this. Jean Smart and Evan Peters shine even with Kate Winslet's titular role as a disenchanted former High School basketball star turned lead detective stealing most of the scenes in which she is involved. Outside of its excellent pacing exist its handful of excellent performances that further sell the premise and Easttown as a whole. Mare is a breath of fresh air in that regard, using all seven episodes to their full potential without sacrificing quality in the form of torrents of red herrings and tone-deaf investigations. Too often have season-long cop dramas mismanaged their time and required their characters to be myopic, stupid or plain bad police as a means to fill out a full ten-episode order. If you haven't been an admirer before, this show is most certainly going to sway your perception. And indeed it is the seasoned and experienced Kate Winslet's ride all the way. "Mare Of Easttown" is an ode to all the women toughing it out in a rugged, still patriarchal world. Sosie Bacon as the mother of Mare's grandson has some strong moments. The ensemble including Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Jean Smart and Julianne Nicholson bring the adequate depth to Mare's world – so does Guy Pearce. With a million entities orbiting her – a nosy and still protective mother, a distant daughter, the ghost of a dead son, an estranged husband and so much more, she marches on, holding on to the one thing that seems to keep her in the light her responsibility as a police detective. But Kate Winslet is to watch out for in this layered role. ![]() To be honest, the generous sprinkling of characters of various ages, histories and baggage in such a plot seems a deliberate ploy to add mystery to the viewer's mind – especially when some of those characters don't really have a key role to play in the goings on. So who's up to these gruesome acts? Is it a serial killer or just some pervert on the loose? On the side, a relatively unknown stranger in town (Guy Pearce) takes a romantic interest in Mare, who also relents in an attempt to raise herself from rock bottom. The skeptical police chief feels the pressure from his bosses and has to call in a young, county detective (Evan Peters) to assist Mare with the murder. There's a strange warmth and comfort in the background, as the protagonist deals with her demons whilst trying to crawl out from a dark place she has slid into.Īlready dogged by an unsolved case of a missing girl – the daughter of a childhood friend, Mare finds herself in a situation where a young mother is murdered brutally. Written by Brad Ingelsby and directed by Craig Zobel, the plot may seem like a mix of the McConaughey-Harrelson season of "True Detective" and "Big Little Lies"– maybe not so intense as the former, but surely dark at some points.īut that's the interesting thing about "Mare Of Easttown" – it revolves around this generally laid back town where everyone seems to know each other, and Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) a weathered detective and divorced grandmother who seems to be running away and hiding from the weight of expectations that the town and her family has of her. ![]() Disclaimer: this perspective and opinion comes from someone who has been a Kate Winslet fan (and crushed on her) since he first saw the 1997 James Cameron epic "Titanic". ![]()
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