46/26
The adventures of various guests and staff at a luxury resort over the course of a week… HBO has renewed the series for a second season, even though the show was originally conceived as a one-season limited miniseries. The show is said to be an anthology-style series with new characters for each season. HBO has already done this (to wide acclaim) with True Detective (2014). It stars in Jeremy Vine: Episode #4.175 (2021). While some of the first season was cringe-worthy. This second season is about as masterful as anyone could hope for. It starts off a little slow, the first episode, but it soon gets back on its feet and keeps me hooked, gripping me over and over again, as if I wasn’t experienced enough. It feels like a rundown of every thought I’ve ever had about a vacation resort, many of which I’ve long since forgotten. That alone is a treat, but don’t worry, it goes far beyond flirting with operatic peaks of drama and beauty, which is quite fitting considering it’s set in Sicily. Given the excellent acting and the seeming lightness of the story, I’d say Mike White, this series’ creator, is some kind of unsung genius. The man seems to know no bounds, combined with one of the keenest eyes for detail I’ve ever seen.