The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
10-29-19, 12:40 AM
#76
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Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
I thought they ended the show beautifully....couldn't have had a better ending 
10-29-19, 11:47 PM
#77
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Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
Yeah a really nice ending. Not a lot of big surprises but generally great to farewell these vivid characters. Lori’s suicide was the real climax to the series and this felt a bit like a coda. Loved the flash forward and Vinnie’s final walk, even if it was calculated to pull the heartstrings it worked for me 😢
10-30-19, 11:21 AM
#78
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Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
Consistent with his other works and seasons, the penultimate episode is where he typically pulls the big surprise move. Agree that it was the speed of the scene and almost like you saw Lori staring down the fork of the road. She puts the coke back and maybe you think she's wanting to turn a corner and clean-up but before you can even finish the thought, boom.
Enjoyed the series overall. Everything Simon and his partners do is done so well. Masters of their craft.
Enjoyed the series overall. Everything Simon and his partners do is done so well. Masters of their craft.
10-30-19, 03:06 PM
#79
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Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
For a bit I thought it was weird there was zero reaction to Lori’s death in the finale but then I realised that it all fits - she wasn’t really their friend, they didn’t really know her, and in the end there wasn’t much to her life than her sex. Even Eileen/Candy “knew” her but clearly she wasn’t going to let herself be hurt by what she did; she’s made a life of building walls around herself.
10-30-19, 06:19 PM
#80
Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
Yeah, "That's a wrap" really felt like the finale and the last episode as a nice long epilogue. Well done.
10-30-19, 11:51 PM
#81
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
I'm glad I stuck around for the entirety of this show. I definitely enjoyed it.
Having said that, it was pretty fucking bleak.
Having said that, it was pretty fucking bleak.
11-01-19, 08:32 AM
#82
Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
Some really great interviews over at Rolling Stone.
David Simon and Emily Meade on What Lori Means to ‘The Deuce’
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...erview-900235/
‘We Wrote the Last Scene First’: David Simon on ‘The Deuce’ Epilogue
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...erview-903622/
‘I Was Proud to Do This Work With Him’: David Simon on James Franco Controversy
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...4-_fGW-GtQenVA
David Simon and Emily Meade on What Lori Means to ‘The Deuce’
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...erview-900235/
‘We Wrote the Last Scene First’: David Simon on ‘The Deuce’ Epilogue
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...erview-903622/
‘I Was Proud to Do This Work With Him’: David Simon on James Franco Controversy
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-f...4-_fGW-GtQenVA
11-08-19, 08:16 PM
#83
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The Deuce (HBO) -- Series Thread -- created by David Simon -- S: Franco, Gyllenhaal
I grew to like the guy with the bad toupee near the end.
The ending was good and made up for the season
This show never became the water cooler show that everybody talked about.
Maybe it was slow or the pornography premise scared people off.
The ending was good and made up for the season
Spoiler:
This show never became the water cooler show that everybody talked about.
Maybe it was slow or the pornography premise scared people off.
