Mare of Easttown (2021) - TV Series Review

Mare of Easttown (2021) - TV Series Review
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Name - Mare of Easttown

No. of Episodes - 7

Runtime - 55 mins each

Creator - Brad Ingelsby

Director - Craig Zobel

Platform - HBO Max, Disney + Hotstar

There are very few shows which perfectly encapsulate the feeling of living in a small town, knowing each and every member of the said locality, and the subsequent feeling of both a closeness as well as claustrophobia and exasperation. Mare of Easttown follows Mare Sheehan, a detective investigating the murder of a local teen, which causes old secrets of the inhabitants of the small Philadelphia town to spill over.

 Mare is a character with a lot of baggage, which slowly gets revealed as the series progresses. She also is a person haunted by a similar case she had been unable to solve for over a year leading to people in the community doubting her detective skills. Her personal troubles include a divorce, her son lost to suicide, an ex-heroin addict daughter-in-law fighting for the custody of her grandson.

All of the above issues give Mare a prickly and no-nonsense demeanor, which makes her likeable and highly easy to root for. It also helps that she is played by Kate Winslet, who is sublime, giving a defining performance this late in her career. Her chemistry with her mother, played with aplomb by the brilliant Jean Smart, is one of the key highlights of the entire show. But what truly stands out is how much in command of the character Winslet is, giving us a window into her obsession, and how much abuse she can dish out when she is threatened. 

The show however is a completely immersive product because the town has a very distinctive character, from the very realistic Philly accent, to each of the supporting cast having a defined characteristic, and a defined mode of relationship with Winslet's character. The fact that a girl of a very young age with too much responsibilities on her head is treated with the tragic seriousness it deserves. 

The one con it does have is a subplot of Mare's daughter Siobhan, which isn't unwatchable, but does feel unnecessary in the grander scheme of the story. And sometimes the detour into the lives of the teenagers of Easttown feel like unnecessary sociological commentary. But even with these uneven momets in the screenplay, Mare of Easttown is a very well made watchable limited mystery series with a tour-de-force performance by Winslet.   

Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5