Another Sunday night of Showtime, another delivery of awesomeness from House of Lies. I knew I would like this show because I never got tired of the "Big Balls" promo that ran all through fall and mid-winter during Dexter and Homeland. Thankfully, it has yet to disappoint.
This episode brought a nice twist into the mix, with Greg Norbert reemerging at Galweather & Stearn with the shitastic news that they were buying the firm and privatizing their consulting. Basically, he wanted to throw a gigantic middle finger into Marty's face for the events of episode 1. You know: Marty meets stripper, brings stripper to business dinner, stripper pleasures client's wife in bathroom, chaos to follow. As intriguing as their character dynamic may be, I think I'll get sick of Norbert very quick if he keeps trying to outsmart the great white shark that is Marty Kaan.
I absolutely love Marty's sidekicks, Doug and Clyde. Their friend/relationship is hilarious and it's fun to see everyone ride Doug's ass about being such a square. Jeannie (Bell) is a solid female counter to Marty, but she has yet to pull me in. And I'm still waiting on that lingerie, ass-shaking scene from all the promos, cause those gave me half a chub.
One thing I really dig about this show is it's consistent story arc; funnyfunnyfunny until the final moments, which give us more dramatic insight into Marty and what he thinks about himself and his career. With the threat of Galweather's board partnering with MetroCaptial, Marty's job is in jeopardy due to his destructive nature and closing tactics. Skip and Marty's conversation on the balcony made it clear that Norbert wants Marty gone and Skip seems to want to do little to prevent that. The shot of Marty's face as he speeds along in the stolen car was telling of how unstable he is.
I could literally gush for hours about Lies, it's an amazing show with an interesting and new concept, as well as some unique cinematography (though nothing will ever beat Breaking Bad's). Nevertheless, Showtime continually knocks it out of the park.
Score: 10 out of 10
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