“F*ck those guys.”
As the Javits Center construction project ignites a battle for profit in early 1980s Hell's Kitchen, a generational rift threatens the uneasy peace between violent Irish gang the Westies and the Mafia, and draws FBI heat.
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Episodes
1. The Troubles
The Westies' fragile deal with the Italians unravels after a reckless kidnapping. Flanagan is released from Bellevue and rejoins Roarke's crew, Keenan is pulled onto an FBI task force, and Bridget receives a dangerous assignment from an old IRA contact.
2. The Houdini
Roarke and the Westies hide the body of a dead Italian mobster and stage crimes to cover up the murder before Gotti retaliates. Polk pressures Keenan to dig into Sweeney's Mafia ties, while Bridget uncovers more of Cahill's plot.
3. The Starship
Sweeney strikes a deal with Castellano: rob a Colombian disco and Flanagan walks free. Bridget seeks counsel about Cahill, while Keenan investigates the killing of a cop in Boston.
4. Favors and Funerals
Roarke clashes with Sweeney over selling stolen cocaine, but Sweeney has his own agenda. As he receives a Hibernian Society award, Gotti orders a hit. Bridget learns Cahill's target is someone from her past. Keenan struggles to help his son.
5. A Right Rose Tree
Sweeney lets Roarke sell cocaine only if he sources it himself, putting him in Gotti's crosshairs as Gotti suspects the Westies are defying Castellano. Bridget helps Cahill secure new explosives for their IRA plot. Polk pressures Keenan to wear a wire.
6. Rad Tad
Roarke gets a risky loan from Ruby Stein to fund a cocaine deal with a silver-spooned hotshot from downtown, only for the deal to implode. Keenan targets an older Westie to pressure Sweeney, while Bridget and the IRA cell move on Colonel Markham.
7. A Boy Made of Trouble
Roarke gets a risky loan from Ruby Stein to fund a cocaine deal with a silver-spooned hotshot from downtown, only for the deal to implode. Keenan targets an older Westie to pressure Sweeney, while Bridget and the IRA cell move on Colonel Markham.
8. The Irish Goodbye
Roarke and Sweeney's fallout splits the Westies, pitting old guard against young. Bridget pushes ahead with the mission but faces shattering truths. Polk increases pressure on Sweeney and Gotti, while Keenan wrestles with guilt and a son slipping away.
Cast & Crew
J.K. Simmons
Eamon Sweeney
Titus Welliver
Glenn Keenan
Tom Brittney
James 'Jimmy' Roarke
Stanley Morgan
Mickey Flanagan
Sarah Bolger
Bridget Walsh
Jessica Frances Dukes
Agent Birdie Polk
Hamish Allan-Headley
John Gotti
Vincent Walsh
Eddie Breen
Allen Leech
Brendan Cahill
Hilary McCormack
Erin Malone
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Reviews & Thoughts
falls flat Two lead actors who can carry a movie, a series by themselves, and - in a good ensemble - achieve near perfection? Sounds good! Plus a number of promising lesser know ones, a familiar scenario but not an exact copy (unused era/place combination, AFAIK), that could be great. I watched the first episode, and had trouble finishing it. It's all so ... lifeless, by the numbers, formulaic; it's the opposite of "gripping" and "immersive". Maybe they had a bad start? Maybe. But it doesn't give off the "vibe" of a slow start, or hidden potential. Some will see its appeal. To me, pity about the wasted potential.
