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in EpisodesThe Undoing Episode 3: “Do No Harm”
Through the first two episodes of The Undoing, I have put a certain emphasis on the extent to which we have been proceeding through Grace’s perspective. This changes meaningfully, however, in Episode 3. For one thing, “Do No Harm” gives us scenes of Jonathan in prison. But more deeply, Episode 3 ends with the shock […] More
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in Episodes
The Undoing Episode 2: “The Missing”
The Undoing Episode 2 (“The Missing”) picks up where Episode 1 left off: Grace is on the phone, trying to track down Jonathan in Cleveland, and failing, though she does talk to a man who apparently shares his first and last name. In the repetition of the scene, Grace’s perspective is emphasized as doubt and […] More
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in Larks & Recs
Borat, The Undoing, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Nick Luciano finally watched Borat, Caemeron Crain recommends The Undoing on HBO, and Rachel Stewart is gaga for American Horror Story: Hotel. Borat Nick: I have a confession to make: I had never seen Borat (2006) […] More
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in Premieres
The Undoing: Episode 1 Pulls a Thread as It Walks Away
From its opening frames, I couldn’t shake the feeling that The Undoing was taking place in a New York that no longer exists. Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan (Hugh Grant) get ready for the day in their Upper East Side apartment. Their son, Henry (Noah Jupe), makes a smoothie but doesn’t clean up after himself, […] More
