This show has a few levels to discuss but in the end its nothing more than an adult version of Don Draper with Shipka as the poor soul trying to find herself.
This is a modern tale of have and have nots. The juxtaposition and cinematic style brings out something stunning to watch but in the end you are left with nothing.
Shipka does her best to be an adult and do adult things. It's funny how Hollywood talks about all the disgusting things they make you do to get a part, then they actually make actors do them on the screen as if that is virtuous. Pathetic.
Lionsgate must be as pathetic as the characters to actually rip off Mad Men as if the Shipka transition needed it. What a lack of thought. Stop taking X and write something original and watchable.
If it wasn't for the cinematography, production design, and wardrobe this story would be a soap opera. In the end its nothing but a shallow melodrama that wishes for their audience to slit their own throats.
You hire a woman to do a man's job and then turn male characters into the victims you so despise in yourself. It's such an obvious joke on yourself and a virtuous us vs them illustration, I wanted to take a nap or something more constructive like clean the dirt from under my nails. Yes, this is that awful.
The imagery is great. The director did a fantastic job to cover for the shallowness that was this script. This is nothing more than a psychopath having full access into Hollywood, I'm thinking I should just do it that way instead of being sane.
Sorry, no thanks.
I hope this helps Shipka's career because that's all it was for in this case. The behavior and hate filled stereotypes of old white men in power was truly embarrassing. Sutherland and Kruger took the money and ran as quickly as they could as this tripe was definitely beneath them.
Otherwise, it was pretty good.
