I tend to stay out of the recommendation business. If close to thirty years of marriage has taught me one thing it is that I am not nearly as persuasive as I once believed myself to be. Trust me. I know of which I speak.
Not only do I not believe fervently in the “market moving” effect of my words, I try very hard not to cross streams when it comes to opinion and fact. I do it. Hell we all do it at least every now and again. We declare something to be the best (Uncle Vinnie’s) or the worst (green beans) as if it is a statement of fact when it is really merely an expression of opinion. On second thought the two examples I have provided are exceptions that prove the rule. Uncle Vinnie’s truly is the best and green beans are the most vile vegetable ever brought to market.
But I digress.
Margaret and I have very much enjoyed watching “Mare of Easttown” starring Kate Winslet, which airs on HBO on Sunday nights and then streams on HBO MAX. I think Kate Winslet is excellent, as to me she always seems to be. The rest of the cast, featuring Jean Smart as her mother, has also been a lot of fun to watch. At its heart it is a detective story with Winslet’s Mare investigating the murder of two young girls and the disappearance of another in the small Pennsylvania town where she was born, raise, and regrettably where where she was a star athlete who led the high school to its one shining moment of athletic success.
It is a limited series, which means that only seven episodes of it were made. Episode Six airs on Sunday night. While I make no prediction whether you shall enjoy it if you check it out, I know that Margaret and I have both enjoyed it immensely.
AK
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