Mayor of Kingstown
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Ever since, Mitchs ex-con younger brother Mike (Jeremy Renner) has struggled to keep the peace.
But Im getting ahead of myself.
Its a series that deserves a closer look for a few reasons:
1.
He has connected tosomethingwithin the current cultural zeitgeist, and its worth examining just what it might be.
(And does this say anything about the state of our politics today?
Im sure well get to that by the end of this season.)
2.Mayor of Kingstownis the rare Sheridan project that maybe maybe isnt under his total control.
(He is credited with writing all of season one.)
The season three premiere was penned by screenwriter Dave Erickson, a veteran ofFear the Walking DeadandSons of Anarchy.
Can other voices temper Sheridans sometimes exhausting macho cynicism?
The show feels like a throwback to the early days of antihero-driven prestige cable dramas.
Do these kinds of stories still play in the 2020s, or do they feel like decade-old leftovers?
Lets cover that third part first because theres undeniably a warmed-over quality to this season three premiere.
Genre-rooted prestige dramas tend to follow intense, deck-clearing season finales with soft resets.
But those are all complications for another day.
How the situation plays out represents whatMayor of Kingstowndoes best.
In Kingstown, the actual law doesnt matter and neither does justice, really.
It doesnt matter whos actually responsible only who can afford to take the hit.
But this isnt the kind of show where domestic melodrama matters much.
Kyle doesnt rush to his wifes side.
Theyve got more important work to do.
She also begins behaving suspiciously affectionately toward Mike.
Kyle can see red flags already and warns his brother to watch out.
He always thinks hes two steps ahead of everything, so he waves off Kyles concerns.
When he said he didnt knowhowto leave, his mom replied, Michael, you just go.
She reminds him that he can make his day be over any time he wants.
All he has to do all heeverhas to do is go home.
