Perpetual Grace, LTD

Above all, Perpetual Grace, LTD is a feast for the eye, a succession of beautiful images. Images that - if they had been shot with a different camera - would compete every year for the places of honor of the International Photography Awards. You can't eat from a beautiful plate and Too Old To Die Young recently proved that form isn't everything, but let's not pretend beauty doesn't matter at all. And let Perpetual Grace, LTD now wholesale in beauty. There are going to be (enough) people who find Perpetual Grace, LTD too slow. Too weird. Too absurd. I understand all, but I love it. Delicious the way Fargo was delicious. Delicious, as the first round of True Detective was especially delicious. Maybe not 'nice-all-season-all-season-in-one-go-bing' delicious, but more 'relaxed-television-as-relaxed-television-is-is-delicious. This latest from Epix is not only a source of tranquility, it is also full of bizarre twists and turns and is surprisingly funny. Subtly funny, though. Something that really only stands out if you as a viewer do not slowly let yourself be lulled to sleep by a cadence that is most reminiscent of a relaxed train ride. Perhaps the directions for use should read that the maximum daily dosage of Perpetual Grace, LTD is only two episodes. At a higher dose, the effect decreases significantly. Concentration is what this series requires and who can bring it up will benefit from this. So ... Get it, get the rhythm, get the rhythm, there you go, there you fucking go.

Not quite my thing this series. This probably won't appeal to everyone. The comparison with Fargo is easily made. But I think that is a bit sharper, funnier and smoother. A series filled with bizarre but interesting characters. And an entertaining story, with many layers. And with very nice camera work. But also a lot of slow and vague scenes. I'm going to rethink whether I will watch Season 2, should that happen.