Olivia Colman and Fionn Whitehead lead the FX miniseries, which makes it clear over and over (and over): This ain’t your daddy’s Dickens.
, viewers can hear the series scream—unfortunately, the ending thuds with insincerity.Still, the garish style does turninto some beautifully produced dumb fun, cutting the story down to its essentials and squeezing it into six hour-long episodes. However, that expediency comes at a price. A mid-show time jump brings us up to speed with Pip at 18, yadda-yadda-ing whatever connection he has with Estella. He determines he loves her anyway as he’s whisked to London by the über-badass lawyer Mr.
Jaggers’ arrival kicks the Dickensian plotting into full gear when, in the back half, all the heretofore unmentioned histories and motivations connect. Yet ah-has of discovery become grumbles of contrivance at the speed with which it all comes to a head.The show’s ending betrays its darkness. Knight loves imagining how gross the 19th century was, yet constructs a world where all’s well that ends well without a hint of reality.
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