I binged watched this series over the weekend - international football and the other half being away are good for some things. Watched 5 episodes yesterday and today and now up to speed again.
Holy shit, this series is amazing.
It's really something when watching a guy getting necklaced is probably only 3rd or 4th in the list of 'I can't believe they're doing this', well below watching Philip trying to seduce a 15-year-old (or not), or Elizabeth opening up a bottle of heart pills for an old lady and spreading them out on the table.
Keri Russell is doing phenomenal work this year. My heart just sank when the old lady asked her name and she told her. such a brutal scene.
But Matthew Rhys is incredible. The scenes with Kimmy are just awful to watch, but the way that Philip uses stuff from his 'real' life as James, and keep up the pretence is superb.
But then his acting shifts up another gear with the scenes with Martha. That conversation after Martha confronted him about the other internal affairs agent was amazing - he conveyed about a half dozen emotions all at the same time - empathy, understanding, menace, etc - all just through his eyes. He's a brilliant actor.