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smesch83 t1_j624x2k wrote

I liked it a lot, and Ms. Parker is still one of my favorite characters because the trauma and the pressure seem very... contemporary: she's a mood, and I think many people often feel like her.

I wasn't a fan of the individual jobs/"cases" in most episodes, and Jarod often felt a little creepy. I wish the show leaned into that a little stronger.

also, I wonder what happened to Michael T. Weiss, the actor: does he have some personal issues? plus, most people assume that he is queer, but I never read anything official.

completely random: Apple TV often has shows that fit the "Pretender" mood (geniuses, 60s retro stuff etc.: Hello Tomorrow, Severance, For All Mankind) and I would love to see what they would do with that concept.

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DonutHoles5 OP t1_j625mc1 wrote

Jarod was creepy? In what way?

That one episode where he made that prisoner give up his kidney for his son was beyond messed up. Usually Jarod never went that far.

Also it’s just a tv show but Jarod really put peoples lives at risk sometimes. Because he wanted them to feel how their victims felt. Taste of their own medicine.

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smesch83 t1_j626kel wrote

I think you answered your own question here, yes. that's what I found creepy. that... Batman-like "let's scare them straight" vigilantism shit.

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DonutHoles5 OP t1_j6278gp wrote

Yeah sometimes Jarod took it a little far. But not always.

A lot of times? Yeah. Always? No.

But yeah I mostly agree with you.

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