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JackBurton

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HBO show/miniseries, just wrapped up, it was really good and people who like good things should watch it.
 
I started watching it, but have not finished it. I really like it but had an issue with the seemingly quick transition with me main character - from dorky college tutor to tough prison gangster - in what felt like a very short amount of time.
 
issue with the seemingly quick transition with me main character

Yeah he did seem to go from a nerd to smoking crack rather quickly. Although, it was established he was already into amphetamines soooo....

That didn't bother me quite so much as all his poor choices though, he's a real fucking idiot but the show was still pretty damn good.
 
I started watching it, but have not finished it. I really like it but had an issue with the seemingly quick transition with me main character - from dorky college tutor to tough prison gangster - in what felt like a very short amount of time.

I agree. It did feel rushed.

Did they ever establish exactly how lengthy a period of time the show transpired over though? I think there's room for some suspension of disbelief. Still, it certainly did move very quickly.

Much of it was born out of survival though. The stuff that seemed a bit farfeetched to me was the jailhouse tattoo nonsense.

I've noticed this with a lot of HBO shows and in this case, miniseries. They all move at a rapid fucking pace. it's quite bizarre. Other networks will milk their shows out to a fault, HBO is the exact opposite.
 
Did they ever establish exactly how lengthy a period of time the show transpired over though? I think there's room for some suspension of disbelief. Still, it certainly did move very quickly.

Absolutely agree, and why it didn't bother me much... it was just my one real complaint. I am assuming that he has been in jail for a lenghty amount of time only because we know, from this site's stories, how long the justice process takes. I just think they didn't do a great job in relaying that fact. But still, really like this show. It's no Mr. Robot, but still.
 
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