The first season was great, to me, at least. I lived in New York during those times and I remember 42nd Street in all its grimy glory and I can say that things they showed were pretty authentic.
But then, second season came on and something happen that made me lose all interest in the show. It didn't connect with me anymore. I found its characters and their stories boring. Human struggles turned into an enterprise. Movies. Also, all the prostitutes, for whom sex business was just that, business, began to view it as humiliation. Then, anachronisms began to pop up, one after another, which killed for me all the authenticity of the Deuce of that time.
The last episode I watched was when an agent called one of the prostitutes "actor". Not actress, an actor. That gender neutrality was the last drop. I turned it off - in the middle - and never went back.
I gave this show a good number of stars, because, like I said, that first season was really good. After that, I was done with it.
But then, second season came on and something happen that made me lose all interest in the show. It didn't connect with me anymore. I found its characters and their stories boring. Human struggles turned into an enterprise. Movies. Also, all the prostitutes, for whom sex business was just that, business, began to view it as humiliation. Then, anachronisms began to pop up, one after another, which killed for me all the authenticity of the Deuce of that time.
The last episode I watched was when an agent called one of the prostitutes "actor". Not actress, an actor. That gender neutrality was the last drop. I turned it off - in the middle - and never went back.
I gave this show a good number of stars, because, like I said, that first season was really good. After that, I was done with it.