As we enter the second (or third, or fourth) week of hunkering down in our homes, I thought I'd rattle off a list of shows I've been watching to distract me from everything that's been going on:
Locke & Key
Loved the comic by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, so I thought I'd check out the new series.
The show is very different from the comic, both in the way the characters are represented and the pacing of the story. But it preserves the core idea of the comic, and damn, it's good. Even when the characters are making obviously dumb choices, it's compelling.
Fair warning, though: It's a bit intense at times. At several points in the season, I could only do one episode a night, because it was just...too much, right now.
Source: Netflix
Westworld
The new season is out! So I'm going back and re-watching Seasons One and Two, both to refresh my memory and to give them time to release more than just a few episodes of the new season.
I'm impressed by how well Season One is holding up, even after I've watched it multiple times. I'm discovering new depths to the performances of the actors playing Bernard and Delores, and seeing things that link up with future events that missed the first few times through.
Also Maeve. Who doesn't enjoy watching more Maeve?
Source: HBO Now
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
I discovered this one late, so shame on me. But Seasons One and Two were awesome, and I was worried about Season Three.
I shouldn't have been. Not only is it still damn funny, but I didn't need to re-watch any of the earlier seasons to dive right into the latest one. The characters are all there, sniping and helping each other, like always.
Just intimidatingly good writing in this series. Something to aim for in my own work.
Source: Amazon Prime
