Gotta say, Clive Owen is impressing me as the abuser, and I'm glad this story is being told to the generations that mistakenly think he's a good guy.
Edie Falco really can't play someone not from NYC tbh, her nasal accent is inevitable. I'm almost always glad to see her, but she's an...um.... unusual choice.
Also, has anyone ever heard or seen interviews with Edie Falco where she is asked to explain how she acts or prepares for a character? It's hilarious because she readily admits that she has no idea how she acts or prepares a character. It's as confusing as it is funny.
He made my skin crawl tonight, between his conversation with Hillary while she was in bed and later, painting Monica as a troubled stalker who came on to him.
And yeah even though impersonations aren’t the goal, you’ve got these iconic 90s media figures come to life with some of this acting, and Edie Falco… has she ever seen Hillary Clinton lol.
Clive Owen is amazing. He's really not obvious casting, but he's nailed the mannerisms, his speaking voice, and his general aura. I'm also really glad the show goes all in on how he treats all women in his life in an awful manner. Just in this episode, he just straight out lies to Hillary, talks about Monica in the most despicable way, but also softly coerces Bettie Currie into lying for him. He's just so gross.
Incidentally, the affair itself is not really the problem. It's the abuse of power to even this specific affair with a young woman in his employ and then not caring if Monica was destroyed, even helping to destroy her. Of course, there are also all the stories of harassment and rape. They hinted at the Juanita Broderick story, and I do wonder if they will circle back to this. If cancel culture was truly a powerful force, he would be banished from polite society.
Edie Falco really can't play someone not from NYC tbh, her nasal accent is inevitable. I'm almost always glad to see her, but she's an...um.... unusual choice.
I don't really understand picking Edie at all. I'm not sure if Hillary actually has a distinctive voice or I'm just super familiar with it but Edie isn't even in the same ballpark. Not everyone is doing a perfect impression and I'm okay with that but Edie really sticks out as odd casting.
Edie Falco should have been Linda Tripp. I really wonder if her and Paulson's roles had been switched in the early stages of casting and maybe Paulson campaigned to play Linda as it was the "meatier" role.
She really was a bad casting choice. I didn't see or hear Hillary at all. Everyone else is great though, specially Clive, Sarah, Cobie and Annaleigh. And I'm loving Mira Sorvino.
The show has been surprisingly slow though. They should've made 6 episodes because it drags too much and I was bored in a couple of them.
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Edie Falco really can't play someone not from NYC tbh, her nasal accent is inevitable. I'm almost always glad to see her, but she's an...um.... unusual choice.
Also, has anyone ever heard or seen interviews with Edie Falco where she is asked to explain how she acts or prepares for a character? It's hilarious because she readily admits that she has no idea how she acts or prepares a character. It's as confusing as it is funny.
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And yeah even though impersonations aren’t the goal, you’ve got these iconic 90s media figures come to life with some of this acting, and Edie Falco… has she ever seen Hillary Clinton lol.
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Incidentally, the affair itself is not really the problem. It's the abuse of power to even this specific affair with a young woman in his employ and then not caring if Monica was destroyed, even helping to destroy her. Of course, there are also all the stories of harassment and rape. They hinted at the Juanita Broderick story, and I do wonder if they will circle back to this. If cancel culture was truly a powerful force, he would be banished from polite society.
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I don't really understand picking Edie at all. I'm not sure if Hillary actually has a distinctive voice or I'm just super familiar with it but Edie isn't even in the same ballpark. Not everyone is doing a perfect impression and I'm okay with that but Edie really sticks out as odd casting.
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I really wonder if her and Paulson's roles had been switched in the early stages of casting and maybe Paulson campaigned to play Linda as it was the "meatier" role.
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The show has been surprisingly slow though. They should've made 6 episodes because it drags too much and I was bored in a couple of them.
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