All the Live Events, Movie Releases, and Productions Affected by the Coronavirus, John Fogerty to Donald Trump: This Cease and Desist Order Ain’t Fortunate, Son, “He is using my words and my voice to portray a message that I do not endorse.”, First-time host Issa Rae seems at home on the. In this episode, Abby takes her leave of school. He just wants some real food, but is lovingly forced by his wife to eat a baked potato so he doesn’t put the weight back on. I can't do none of that The officers demand property vouchers from the women. Ah, the gentle, carefree life of a wayward college student. Your video is where? Over four seasons, the anthology series has developed a self-referentiality that goes well beyond references to the original film. Cops no longer bust in the doors to gay bars. Cocaine has made its presence known in the city. How is that fair? There are so many people and places to keep track of that an episode like “Our Raison d’Etre” feels like a blessing. The men in the film look too skinny to be vikings, and the shoot takes place in the basement of what looks like a suburban home. The customer pretends to be the FBI, but he's not — he's there to tie Lori up and steal her for his own. Last week, it was Rodney (Clint "Method Man" Smith). Vincent unfavorably compares Frankie to Saturday Night Fever’s Tony Manero. until I make me a proper pile. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. — and in bed, he rhapsodizes about a future with a wife upstate. - What? In a sweet parallel moment, Darlene also marches into the library to demand a copy of. (More likely, the writers needed a better reason for Abby to spend time in the Deuce.) is the best response to "Who?" New York City, Christmas 1977. An episode that feels like a tipping point delivers the first high-level casualty of the Fadda-Cannon conflict. Candy says hello to Lori and C.C., the former a marquee-level porn actress and the latter still “her man,” albeit one desperate to retain control. After the shoot, Candy starts asking about the equipment. The “’60s freedoms” have gone from a burgeoning business into a full-blown trade. Then, to the Hi-Hat, now owned by his long-term girlfriend Abby, who has turned it into a punk hangout. and is on her way to taking night classes. Sometimes, he's Lori's white knight, promising a house upstate. However, it costs to renew your voucher, and if yours is expired, you head to jail for the night. He’s on good terms with his former precinct, even if he can’t help out his former partner Danny after his wife kicks him out and he chastises Officer Haddix for his apathetic view on crime. Also, Larry Brown (Gbenga Akinnagbe) definitely knew Darlene made a video that would then be featured at a porn shop. She also wants to get off the street, and she expresses an interest in movies. Director Alex Hall opens the second season of The Deuce with a lengthy tracking shot of Candy walking into Vincent’s new discotheque Club 366 scored to Barry White’s “Dance the Night Away.” The shot has a twofold effect: First, to illustrate Candy’s newfound fame and notoriety as a porn triple-threat (actress, producer, director), and second, to reintroduce us to some of the series’ main characters. In Grand Army’s pilot, there’s a bomb — that is, a literal one. She's a lens. After her session, Ashley heads to the street, where she meets with her colleagues. After visiting Showland, managed by a woman named Irene, to find out just how much Frankie has taken from the till (a little over $10,000), Vincent travels to all of the joints Rudy Pipilo owns to pick up Rudy’s cut and to find his no-good brother. Network. After that, Paul’s, the gay bar owned by former Hi-Hat bartender Paul Hendrickson. She still shows up in front of the camera, though, but now muses, in what has to be a wink to The Deuce’s matter-of-fact explicit sexuality, that the most boring part of the porn industry is the actual fucking. She’s an artist now, and the real excitement is in front of a flatbed. It was Wednesday afternoon, and Odessa A’Zi, Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Netflix’s Grand Army finale, “Freedom.”  There’s a world where Netflix’s Grand Army series premiere, “Br, Fear not: the sex cult drama-filled part of our lives doesn’t have to end with The Vow‘s finale on October 18. Ended. Discussing the possibility of film work, they sound like frustrated journalists trying to determine where their industry is headed. Darlene (Dominique Fishback, the most stealthy of actresses and a future Emmy winner if I have anything to say about it) straight up doesn't want to do it. Report Top. He retires to his apartment and finally finds the time to make love with Abby. but nobody's fooling nobody. Candy thinks it's a ripoff — she smartly points out that you can make money once for a movie, but customers can view the movies as many times as they like. What initially looks like a nasty mugging gone wrong turns out to be a wholesome family man looking to get a little action after taking his wife to see Beatlemania. shows Lori the benefits of having a pimp; Larry feels unsettled. When he visits Paul’s bar and sees a guy wearing chaps, he wonders where he puts his wallet. like a- like a lioness. No, no, no, spread out, stays in paper bags. Log in or link your magazine subscription, Cardi B Really Didn’t Mean to Post That Nude, Sacha Baron Cohen Hid in a Bathroom for 5 Hours to Prank Mike Pence, John Oliver Wants You to Spare No Thoughts for ‘Totally Complicit’ Melania Trump, “In addition to Spike’s acceptance and allyship, he was, Sigourney Weaver ‘Had Some Concerns’ About Shooting. ("You ever been to Paris" is the new "We'll always have Paris.") We've been here all day. Of course, in the same breath, he hollers at Darlene. Okay, which one of you virgins lit the candle again? They aren't recording sound. He's vaguely interested in Paris. HBO. C.C. It's pretty obvious where this "scantily clad waitress" business plan is going.). (Men. TV Shows • Entertainment • James Franco • News. Recap guide / thumbnail previews for "The Deuce" Season 1 Episode 2 . The Deuce Season 1 Episode 2 Recap Show And Prove. He gave a nice, "Hm, what? S SEASON 1 E EPISODE 2. © 2020 Vox Media, LLC. There's no script. She goes to live with a cousin for seemingly no rent. Other times, he's yelling at Lori for bringing up her past pimps. Disco and punk are at their cultural peaks. That's strange." to keep them all in line, Beyond the main narratives, The Deuce does great work in the margins to continue to fill out the world of 1977. SIGN IN Recaps for TV shows View TV episodes as 50 thumbnails The Deuce. Candy has become something of an auteur in the porn world, trying to push the medium into new experimental territory much to the chagrin of producer and director Harvey Wasserman, who has lost a ton of weight in the interim. ), This week's winner is Candy's co-star in her first porn shoot, who says, "This isn't, The Deuce Season 1 Episode 2 Recap Show And Prove, With the release — and soaring popularity — of I May Destroy You in June, Michaela Coel destroyed our expectations of a “quarantine watch.” While t, When it comes to navigating the world as a Black woman, Ziwe Fumudoh is comfortable with being uncomfortable.