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Goliath
Let’s get the requisite reactions out of the way: “Goliath” still isn’t the elite drama its pedigree (and inexplicable recognition from the HFPA) implies it could be, but it’s solid — more so now than in its uneven first season. The story of a drunk but persistent Santa Monica attorney who takes on the big bad powers that be continues to feel like an elevated, elongated episode of any ol’ “Law & Order”-esque procedural. But it’s got a more streamlined arc, and new showrunner Lawrence Trilling proves by season’s end that he’s actually interested in a longer game than eight episodes can contain.
Last season, Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) went after a wrongful death suit and his old law partner in the process. This year, the stakes are still personal, as Billy gets involved with a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who may have ties to the double homicide he’s been asked to defend. Soon, the story expands beyond a corrupt chunk of the police force to an all-powerful Mexican drug cartel. Billy is again fighting a giant, and again proves effective in flinging pebbles from his raggedy slingshot.
Views: 534
Director: Luke Villemaire
Actors: Andrea Roth, Daniel Maslany, Emily Coutts, Jessica Sipos, Michelle Mylett
Country: Canada
