Season 1 – The Politician

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Allise W It's a dark comedy. It feels like a guilty pleasure--since it's shallow, the scenes are in stunning homes and on gorgeous grounds, and the cast is attractive. In any case, it's in the same spirit as Imposters and Dead to Me (both also "dark comedies)--but there is the extra bonus of music/singing. Not sure why the ratings are so low. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/22 Full Review Audience Member the series was not as boring or serious as people say. i think it was unique, how they put life lessons wraps into a "political journey" series. i love the quotes, tactics, and speeches they put into this series Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Tiago S Um dia eu tinha terminado de ver House of Cards e queria ver séries de políticas pois sempre gostei da temática, e muito tempo depois vi essa série que tem uma atriz que acho fantástica a Jessica Lange, e do começo ao fim até a cena de abertura é interessante mostra como são os políticos que mesmo concorrendo a cargos pequenos os segredos aconteciam como a menina que fingia ter câncer acredita pela mãe que teria tal doença, mas foi um excelente começo de temporada mostrando que a imagem de um político tem sempre que estar limpa de segredos, confusões ou boatos; infelizmente é assim que funciona a política. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/22/22 Full Review tom m It took a while for me to get into it, but I came around. Gwenyth Paltrow has a supporting role … another of those cases of A-list actors lending themselves to new series. I hadn't seen her in anything in quite a while. I'll watch the next season when it's available. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A couple of my favorite genres are Coming-of-age comedies and Political dramas. However I would never ever have thought of someone creating a successful amalgamation of the two let alone Ryan Murphy who's popular works rarely feel authentic and strive more to be entertaining. The coming-of-age themes work very well following an oddly self-sincere and fragile character who's deathly serious about making it in the cut throat world of politics.The characterizations are zany and eccentric but when things get real it's a resonating experience, scenes between Platt and Paltrow especially are so good. Season 1 is great and plays out quite neatly, Season 2 shakes things up with a time-skip and new setting but the overall narrative is rather messly done and now I'm not even sure if Season 3 is happening or if I'd even want to watch it. Sad to see such an original mix of genres fizzle out, the first work of Murphys I've really enjoyed since early "Glee". I mean, I guess "Ratched" is good enough. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I love the show, but I wish River could have stayed longer. He should have stayed alive until at least until the end of season one. He was such a fascinating character, and he was killed off too soon. Otherwise, the show is great. The characters are all unique and interesting. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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