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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,126 posts) Thu Apr 4, 2024, 04:37 PM Apr 4

Palm Royale

I watched episodes 1- 3 in one sitting. Wasn't sure I even liked it because all of the characters are unlikable. BUT, Laura Dern brought this to television. So I figure there is a good reason for that. AND sure enough, by episode 5 it was clear how corruption in Palm Beach is at the heart of this show. And how much deference is given to these people as well as using blackmail as a social tool.

And Carol Burnett is classic.

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Palm Royale (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Apr 4 OP

Got through episode one KT2000 Apr 4 #1

That is the point. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 4 #2

I watched two episodes and kept wondering where the plot was. You say Scrivener7 Apr 4 #3

Me too. Surprises unfold slowly but surely. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 4 #5

Ok! I'll go back to it! Scrivener7 Apr 4 #6

We barely got through episode one. bamagal62 Apr 4 #4

KT2000

(20,585 posts)

1. Got through episode one

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2024, 04:42 PM

Apr 4

but just barely. Pathetic and unlikable people all around. We get enough of that from 24/7 tRump coverage.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,126 posts)

2. That is the point.

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 4, 2024, 04:52 PM

Apr 4

But I sense a real payoff coming.

"Long before Instagram stories and TikTok videos were a thing, gossip magazines and television allowed everyday people to feel a connection to the wealthy and beautiful. In real life, few are brave enough to elbow their way onto the A-list, but others are bold enough to demand a seat at the table — which brings us to “Palm Royale.” Based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel, “Mr. & Mrs. American Pie,” and adapted for television by Abe Sylvia, Apple TV+‘s new 1960s-set comedy, “Palm Royale” follows bottle-blonde Palm Beach transplant Maxine Simmons (a perfectly cast Kristen Wiig), who is determined to craft a glitzy and glamorous life for herself, even if it means bending the rules a smidge. Wildy outrageous and amusing, “Palm Royale” suggests that you might get more than you requested if you’re delusional enough to go after what you want."

https://variety.com/2024/tv/reviews/palm-royale-review-kristen-wiig-1235939481/