The Lodge's fate hangs in limbo. Dud resigns himself to a new path. Liz reaches her breaking point.The Lodge's fate hangs in limbo. Dud resigns himself to a new path. Liz reaches her breaking point.The Lodge's fate hangs in limbo. Dud resigns himself to a new path. Liz reaches her breaking point.
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The finale to the debut season of Jim Gavin's Lodge 49 caps off this interesting show, on the surface about life's monotonous struggle and lost hope, yet beneath about meaningful human connection and the mysteries of the world. As a disclaimer and nod of appreciation to the other review of this episode, I have no knowledge of the real life environments and communities that might have inspired the fictional Lynx, I am merely a Brit who stumbled upon this show through my liking Paul Giamatti, and I am pleasantly invested in a great new show as a result. Having mentioned Giamatti, the fact that I know him best from his more unusual or weirder roles, made me expect the man himself to show up in Lodge 49, as opposed to a much more 'grounded in reality' show, Billions, that I started watching at a similar time. It's obviously his life, and I absolutely love his character in Billions, but I think Lodge 49 could become even better if they found some way to include him in the second season.
This quirky, sun-bleached tone that the show cultivates is perfectly matched for the actor they did get to star in it, Wyatt Russell. From the few performances I've seen from him, like Ingrid Goes West, Overlord and that Black Mirror episode, I could tell that he was a rising star capable of playing a range of characters, but I think everyone can agree that he suits Dud, in appearance and manner. The rest of the characters are viewed through Dud as a POV character, and one of the best things about the writing is the character relationships and the realistic way in which they're portrayed. The brother/sister dynamic between Dud and Liz is effectively touched upon in a variety of ways throughout the season, while their personal subplots run in conjunction. The rest of the cast make up the eccentric order of the Lynx and the residents of the town, and though we don't see far into their personal lives they provide a good deal of the comedy and build up the world the show exists in. I won't spoil the finale, so I'll just give my testament that the finale rounded the season off well, it focused on the right stuff and provided satisfying conclusions to a lot of the story arcs. The stakes for the second season are set up, along with the implication that Adam Godley and Cheech from Cheech and Chong will be promoted to the main cast. My only disappointment was not seeing a greater role for the incomparable Bruce Campbell, but the quality was great besides and we could still see him return.
This brings an end to my thoughts, really. I would recommend Lodge 49 to anyone looking for a poignant drama by the sea in a difficult but magical world, or something to that effect.
This quirky, sun-bleached tone that the show cultivates is perfectly matched for the actor they did get to star in it, Wyatt Russell. From the few performances I've seen from him, like Ingrid Goes West, Overlord and that Black Mirror episode, I could tell that he was a rising star capable of playing a range of characters, but I think everyone can agree that he suits Dud, in appearance and manner. The rest of the characters are viewed through Dud as a POV character, and one of the best things about the writing is the character relationships and the realistic way in which they're portrayed. The brother/sister dynamic between Dud and Liz is effectively touched upon in a variety of ways throughout the season, while their personal subplots run in conjunction. The rest of the cast make up the eccentric order of the Lynx and the residents of the town, and though we don't see far into their personal lives they provide a good deal of the comedy and build up the world the show exists in. I won't spoil the finale, so I'll just give my testament that the finale rounded the season off well, it focused on the right stuff and provided satisfying conclusions to a lot of the story arcs. The stakes for the second season are set up, along with the implication that Adam Godley and Cheech from Cheech and Chong will be promoted to the main cast. My only disappointment was not seeing a greater role for the incomparable Bruce Campbell, but the quality was great besides and we could still see him return.
This brings an end to my thoughts, really. I would recommend Lodge 49 to anyone looking for a poignant drama by the sea in a difficult but magical world, or something to that effect.
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- matthewjmiles
- Jun 18, 2019
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