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Underground Railroad, an orgy of gratuitous violence that is the latest entry among shows with a disturbing focus on black trauma porn.
Relentlessly violent and viciously anti-Christian, it mixes historical truths with exaggerated fictionalized narratives, often trying to tie the constant brutality against black people to the “very foundations” of America.
The series is based on the novel of the same title by Colson Whitehead. The novel imagines a literal railroad underground to transport slaves, a magical element that would normally be a great starting point for any story. Unfortunately,
The
Underground Railroad also imagines other over-the-top elements that make it worthless as historical fiction.
Amazon's “The Underground Railroad” arrives in the streaming marketplace as a binge option, right when millions watching "Mare of Easttown" and other series have rediscovered the sweetly frustrating appeal of delayed gratification.
Hacks
The “Smartaissance” is a term that’s already been in circulation. But now Jean Smart, HBO’s go-to scene-stealer
Watchmen has the perfect starring role: Deborah Vance, a
salty Las Vegas comedian struggling to keep her material relevant, though she isn’t that interested in reaching a younger audience.
In new comedy series
Hacks, that younger audience appears in the form of Ava (Hannah Einbinder), a snarky TV writer who lost a deal after
tweeting a bad joke. She’s paired up with Deborah by their mutual manager, played by Paul W. Downs a series creator along with fellow
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