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Amazon watchme5/15/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Powers That Be took a gigantic risk returning for a second season after the source material had already been exhausted, but the eight-part follow-up proved itself to be a worthwhile (and harrowing) exploration of repressed trauma. Told in eight installments that ran as short as 18 minutes, Season 1 told the complete story of James (Alex Lawther), a self-described psychopath on the verge of realizing his true potential, and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), a fellow teen who lured him into a bit of GTA that rapidly segued into a series of audacious capers… and sobering realizations. ( Buy the book at Amazon, Walmart)Ĭharlie Covell’s adaptation of the beloved graphic novel remains one of Netflix’s most satisfying binges. Plus, it ushered into the spotlight Marlo Kelly, whose portrayal of troubled bad girl Beth turned us into her personal pep squad. But it was, in fact, as complex as adolescence - midnight-dark and jagged enough to draw blood. A show about cheerleaders eager to reach the top of the pyramid, literally as well as metaphorically, may not sound terribly deep. We were gutted when USA Network didn’t order a second season of the moody 2019 drama that it had ripped from the pages of Megan Abbott’s 2012 novel - and not just because it left us with a helluva cliffhanger, either. Plus, in Antony Starr’s Homelander, we’ve been gifted one of the most compelling, terrifying TV villains in recent memory. Now heading into its fourth season, the superhero satire manages to be gritty, funny, emotional and stunningly raunchy - often in the same episode. With Hollywood awash in comic book and graphic novel adaptations, we thought we knew what to expect from Prime Video’s take on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic series. Welliver is about as great a Harry as one could want, while the supporting characters (played by Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino, the late Lance Reddick, Madison Lintz and Mimi Rogers) richly round out Bosch’s world. Seriously, nothing goes for seven-plus seasons on streaming anymore - and yet Titus Welliver’s run as tireless-turned-retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch, the subject of numerous Michael Connelly novels, keeps on keeping on.
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