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The Black Donnellys: Lies
(S01E04) At some point in episode one, something was said that gave me the impression Jenny Reilly was married. Strangely, in subsequent episodes the topic never seemed to come up again.
After seeing Jenny make nasty with Tommy and the delivery boy, I was sure I just misinterpreted some dialogue somewhere during that first show.
Turns out I wasn't wrong. This week I discovered that Jenny is married for sure and that her husband left her around a year ago.
Now, take a look at that picture over there to the right and let that sink in for a moment. Jenny's husband left her? Last time I checked, Jenny Reilly is scorching hot! What man in his right mind would leave that?
It'll be interesting to discover the real reason their relationship came apart. Something tells me this will be critical to the show in future weeks.
Last week, I accused The Black Donnellys of kind of plodding along since the pilot aired which was chock full of excitement. I also had a bit of a problem with the way these characters were developing, specifically my inability to really connect and care about any of them. I think of a majority of my gripes are on the road to being alleviated after this episode.
The show is starting to build steam again with one of the highlights being the power struggle on the verge of raging between Tommy and Zed...ahem...Dockey. Admittedly, the struggle is a bit one sided at the moment with Dockey wielding all of the power, but you can just feel the tension in the air when these two are around each other. It's palpable and just on the cusp of exploding. I have a feeling the first time these two meet alone somewhere Tommy will make his play.
Even more promising, is the head-butting competition that's happening between Tommy and Nicky. When Nicky asked his lackey who he figured "would come out on top in a power struggle between Tommy and Dockey", you could tell who Nicky would put his money on, particularly after Tommy asked if the pastry was for Nicky's mom threateningly outside of Nicky's mother's home.
I found that move to be simultaneously brilliant and ballsy on Tommy's part. He's really starting to grow on me. I'm definitely at a point where I'm rooting for him - now if I could just find a reason to really like him.
Was anyone else shocked that Louie Downtown's cellphone battery was still working after who knows how many days behind a keg in the bar's basement. I've owned a smartphone or two in my day and the batteries just never lasted that long for me. Yeah, yeah, I'm being a little nitpicky, but being a technophile these are the things I pay attention to.
I wasn't a huge fan of the whole plotline involving Louie Downtown's bookie sheet. Imagine you killed someone and were trying to keep it a secret. Would you take the departed's cellphone and try and collect his gambling debts? Who in the world would be stupid enough to try this? Apparently, Jimmy is that stupid and that must be what the creators of the show were trying to convey. When Jimmy gets caught, which will inevitably happen, I wonder how Tommy's going to get the brother gimp out of this one.
Finally, I have to add that I'm a big fan of a lot of the artists they play during the show. I've been happy to hear tracks from Imogen Heap, Franz Ferdinand, Aimee Man, and The Arcade Fire playing quietly in the background during different scenes. Nothing beats a good soundtrack in a good show, and despite a small audience, this show is quickly approaching better than good status. Can't wait to see what happens next week.
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