Mr Mercedes does precisely that to great effect. Lou, who Hartsfield stabbed at the arts gala, has to battle her demons and at the end of the season finally puts the demon king to rest - or does she? While Lou shooting Hartsfield dead could have been the dramatic ending of a movie, a series has the luxury of looking at the characters’ arc over a longer period of time and
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Jharrel Jerome, Breeda Wool, Justine Lupe, Holland Taylor, Maximiliano Hernández, Rarmian Newton, Gabriel Ebert, Brett Gelman, Natalie Paul, Bruce Dern, Kate Mulgrew, Meg Steedle.Holly and Hodges set up an investigative agency, with help from Jerome who is taking an extended break from Harvard. An unscrupulous neurosurgeon, Felix Babineau (Jack Huston) spurred by his Lady Macbeth-like wife, Cora (Tessa Ferrer) is responsible for Hartsfield’s miraculous recovery. The way his mind palace is visualised is fascinating. Though Hartsfield is in a coma and a vegetative state in Season 2, he still can do enough mischief by entering the minds of susceptible people including Sally (Virginia Kull), a nurse and Library Al (Mike Starr) to make them do his dirty work for him. Season 1 ended with Holly Gibney (Justine Lupe) braining Hartsfield with a paper weight as he was all set to blow up many more people at an arts gala, even as Hodges is having a heart attack. The strong cast led by the magnificent Brendan Gleeson creating characters we care deeply about is a huge bonus. Kelley and others) works like a tense thriller, with shocking twists and heart-stopping violence. The excellently written series (the marvellous Dennis Lehane shares writing credit with David E. Hodges is helped in his investigations by his computer-savvy neighbour Jerome (Jharrel Jerome). After driving the owner of the Mercedes, Olivia Trelawney (Ann Cusack) to suicide, Hartsfield ups his game sparring with Hodges.
Two years after retirement, Hodges is in a downward spiral of alcohol and recrimination when he is contacted by the Mercedes killer - Hartsfield, a brilliant, personable, young psychopath. Mr Mercedes, told the story of Hodges’ guilt at not being able to crack the case of a man who drove a Mercedes into a crowd of people waiting at job fair, killing 16 people and effectively crushing hope in Brighton, Ohio.
The first season based on King’s 2014 novel, Mr Mercedes is a good enough reason to subscribe to SonyLiv. Based on Stephen King’s crime novel trilogy (he also does those) featuring retired police detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson), Audience Network’s Mr Mercedes, ended with Lou Linklatter (Breeda Wool) shooting Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) in the head.
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