This is turning out to be a really good series. The writing holds. So many times the storylines start to repeat or are drawn out to slow the whole thing down. But the material here tumbles along and plays to the actors’ strengths instead of grating against them.
Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes, and Damian Lewis are strong leads, with the supporting cast also interesting and credible in their roles. I love the way they play the idea that everyone is holding back something in their lives; everyone has a double life in a way. Claire Danes has the most opportunity with this material, and she guns it. As long as you can handle all the self-questioning, her performance has more depth than most things you see on the small screen.
Other plusses are the international themes and the DC lifestyle takes. Also, the dwellings of each of the characters are credible. The furnishings, the level of mess or trendiness, ring true in each house. Kudos to the prop people. They take their job seriously.
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