36/14
Nondescript Character: Where do you pray?
Synopsis
After being released from prison after 25 years, New York mob boss Dwight “The General” Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sylvester Stallone’s first starring role in a television series.
Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #457 (2022)
Dwight “The General” Manfredi: I don’t really go to church. The opening credits sequence shows various photographic and painted views as well as Oklahoma landmarks imposed upon the New York City landscape: A statue of Sioux Indian chief “Touch the Clouds” wearing a war bonnet and bone choker necklace (breastplate) imposed on top of the Brooklyn Bridge The Golden Driller statue imposed on the Statue of Liberty The Western Gateway Arch of Route 66 imposed on a major Manhattan “avenues.” In New York City, in the borough of Manhattan, there are several numbered “avenues” that are crisscrossed by smaller numbered streets.
Likable and relatively deep characters, plausible plot, tolerable pacing are the driving forces behind this show
Stallone is good at being the main lead, but I really like Andrea Savage and her character, very good acting. I really respected that Stallone is not trying to look younger when his character Dwight honestly mentions his age and how it might affect his relationships with younger women.
My review makes the show seem pretty average, however, I rate it 8/10 because it’s solid entertainment, not a TV/film masterpiece or a tour de force
The cinematography and music are nothing to write home about, both are good enough to help keep the show entertaining, but they don’t really add value and don’t stand out. Check out our recap of “Yellowstone” Season 5, Part 2, “Squid Game” Season 2 and more of the most anticipated new and returning series coming to TV and streaming.
