With Terrence Winter and Taylor Sheridan, I expected more of a western-themed Sopranos. The show is a mixed bag of mafia scuffles, family drama, capitalizing on the local 420 market while rumbling with the SOA wannabees. The fish-out-of-water (25 years in the can) adds a humor element which helps remind to not take it seriously. Despite the writing power of the creators, this is not a high caliber series {like SOA, B-Empire, Sopranos}. The conflicts resolve withing a few episodes and so far there doesn't seem to be any long term story arcs besides the attention of the Feds. Even the NY Mafia problem was fixed in half an episode - just sent them packing back on the plane. Overall an enjoyable watch, just don't expect a deep crime family drama.
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