as Connelly’s second in command—she does a nice riff on Tilda Swinton’s gonzo performance from the film—but in general, the quality of the writing and acting are very basic cable, even for basic cable.
Still, the issue isn’t just individual lines or their delivery, because the plot doesn’t work either. The first half of the season is a half-assed detective story in which Diggs is called up from the tail to hunt a serial killer preying on third-class passengers, and the mystery is quickly abandoned in favor of the revolution’s premise demands.
But why did they put such a terrible actor in the lead role? His 'reactions' to discovering the high-class cars, their food/lifestyle were so soap-opera-over-the-top I couldn't believe they didn't try to reel it in. Very silly unfortunately but I hope it improves -loved the film
I was worried it would go this way. The film was excellent. I watched it again recently and was still very moved by the plot and the performances.