The Oi
Ahhhh chachachacha
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I am going to start watching this. Episode One starts momentarily.
Edit: Rather liked it (Plus Ep. 2). We take for granted all the scientific and psychological methods used today in the criminal justice system but not too long ago it was an infant science.
I know from personal experience how slowly institutions adapt to modern methods. Bureaucrats have a vested interest in the status quo no matter how ruinous. Those with initiative are usually poorly rewarded. Cognitive bias reigns supreme.
Also, I have always thought Jonathan Groff is hot, despite being a fumbley dork. Do you feel he plays a straight guy convincingly? I have always felt he does not.
Double Edit: You know the ossified closed-minded shits that prevent the heroes from doing their work? That is Jeff Sessions in a nutshell. Locked into long discredited theories, his only aim is to fry people -whether they are guilty or not. Old, out of touch, thinks everyone is guilty. Oh, and the weed makes you evil and worthy of a max sentence.
I figured you’d like it. Moreso for the psychological themes than the institutional/governmental themes, but I also posted this early on in my watching...maybe four episodes in. You picked up on that more than I did. The latter becomes much more heavily involved later on and it’s really interesting and foils the main characters (particularly Holden) well. Big part of his development is fighting the man from within. Not spoiling anything there obviously.
Speaking of picking up on things...I didn’t realize the guy playing Holden was gay.
Maybe that means he plays a convincing straight guy.
I have to try not to spoil anything here, but the casting of a youngish looking actor who would be a little disconnected from females would make sense here. May have been intentional...
Keep me posted.
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