So Is Emmy Paying Attention?

Awards shows bore me to tears.  I never watch and haven't since back when Silence of the Lambs was Best Picture.

Still, they sometimes bring attention to stuff that might go unnoticed, so that's a good thing.

This year's Emmys have come and gone.  I think that the timing will be against it, but there's a show airing now that MUST get AT LEAST the Best Make-Up award for 2025.

Somehow, a team of geniuses make THIS work:

 

I've watched 4 episodes and I still can't get my head around it.

Colin Farrell's performance is amazing and he deserves consideration for it.  But the make-up!  

Not once have I looked at the lead character and seen anything but an overweight, scarred, middle-age slob with a limp.  It's like the anti-Farrell.

The show itself is as good as any mob drama I've seen (not my favourite genre) and Farrell's performance as the Batman villain has drawn me in completely.

Addendum:

I anticipated this show being a filler between The Batman and the soon to film sequel, but it was so, so much more.  What you have here is 8 episodes that are nothing short of spectacular.  Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb is far and away the best street level Batman villain ever put on film.  No powers, no tech, no gimmicks.  Just a gun, a mouth and a superb mind coupled with an absolute lack of conscience.  The action is pretty damned good but the plot, the twists, the payoff and the final gut punch are all next level.

Watch it.  Even if Batman isn't your thing, this is pure gangster drama at its finest with a lead for the ages.