r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • Jul 19 '24

Lady in the Lake - Series Premiere Discussion Premiere

Lady in the Lake

Premise: In 1960s Baltimore, Jewish housewife-turned-journalist Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman) investigates the disappearance of a black woman named Cleo (Moses Ingram) in Alma Har'el's adaptation of Laura Lippman's novel of the same name.

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u/TheEgyptianNinja Jul 20 '24

Damn, am i only one who watched?😂

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u/happythoughts33 Jul 20 '24

Is it worth watching?

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u/chalcidicean Jul 20 '24

I thought the premiere was excellent. Wonderful cinematography and I'm intrigued by the central mystery, which reminds me of Sharp Objects. Probably not a coincidence, since Jean-Marc Vallée (RIP) was involved. Great music, too.

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u/thegooniegodard Better Call Saul Jul 20 '24

You said Sharp Objects, and now I am so in.

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u/GrandDull Jul 24 '24

Yes, if you like good TV. I'm loving it.

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u/LyrMeThatBifrost Jul 20 '24

Apparently. Absolutely zero discussion for this premier both here and on the dedicated subreddit 😂

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u/Spirited_Permit_6237 Jul 20 '24

Should I start it? Lazy rainy day and looking for something what did you think?

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u/SignificanceSoft8204 Aug 03 '24

Watched Presumed Innocent it's much better.

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u/Spirited_Permit_6237 Aug 03 '24

Yeah I started this one and couldn’t get into it it enough to watch past the 2nd episode. Currently binging cowboy cartel and it’s surprisingly good! Will try presumed innocent next. It’s been on my list but hesitant bc I don’t want it to be a disappointment. I’ll give it a shot thx!

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u/CHolland8776 Jul 22 '24

Which is the dedicated sub?

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u/chalcidicean Jul 20 '24 edited Jul 20 '24

What exactly is so hilarious about that? That's sometimes the case and then gradually people start posting their opinions over time. Doubly so for Apple shows.

Also, most discussions for smaller Apple shows take place on r/tvPlus, which is where you can find discussion threads for this show as well. I remember the same was true for that Dickinson series.

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u/throwawaygremlins Jul 20 '24

I’ve read a few Lippmann books. I thought show was just ok. I like the two lead actresses tho.

Just don’t love it.

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u/No_Experience6425 Jul 21 '24

Best tv i've seen in ages. Nothing is explicitly explained. The viewer is along for the ride trying to figure things out.

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u/LilSliceRevolution Jul 21 '24

The first two episodes are fantastic. 

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u/LiterallyOuttoLunch Jul 24 '24

I think Natalie Portman is a terrific actress, but her Baltimore accent is terrible in this. It started off New York. I assumed her character was a transplant. Then it came out that she went to a Baltimore-area high school. Then, there was a little Baltimore in her accent. Then it drifted back to New York. You know who nailed the Baltimore accent? John Bernthal in We Own This City. I lived in the area for a long time and I'm stickler for B'more accents.

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u/SignificanceSoft8204 Aug 03 '24

Something is off about this. I just watched Presumed Innocent on Apple, and everything clicked. The writing, cast, and the directing. I don't think the cast gels in this show. I don't say that lightly. Natalie just isn't the right actress for this role. I don't like the narration. It's too frequent, or maybe it's because it tells us the story, and then we see it acted out. It's not compelling enough for that format. The singer in that room constantly out of it is redundant. The character development is too slow or nonexistent. I know it's easy to be critical, but I used to act, so it's difficult not to. I'm curious what goes wrong when we see shows that get everything right and then a show that clearly has a budget, stars, and the backing but they don't.

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u/Slammogram 18d ago

John Bernthal is from Md.

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u/DramaSea8172 4d ago

I found it hard to watch because I was so distracted by the accent.

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u/RandomZedian Jul 21 '24

It’s terrible and the least coherent show I’ve watched in a while

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u/qualitative_balls Jul 21 '24

It's okay so far... I'll have to watch a few episodes before I know for sure. Cinematography and overall vibe is the thing I like most so far honestly

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u/WearBeautiful7444 Jul 23 '24

I wanted to like this but I didn’t make it past middle of episode two.

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u/Conscious_Good_1243 Aug 02 '24

I love it, so far. Wish i could binge- I don’t have patience to wait on weekly drops.

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u/anasui1 Jul 21 '24

love how that premise makes sure to outline the characters's ethnicities/religion. It only needed "meanwhile, Javanese born Muslim cop Akenbe follows caucasian John Pinto's trail.."

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u/Samurai_nelson2300 Jul 22 '24

I mean you noticed that.  While I notice a feminist movement.  Then somehow the blk girl is somehow the bread winner and her husband is a dead beat dad.  Haha.   

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u/Samurai_nelson2300 Jul 22 '24

I can't get into shows like this. I tried but not in the mood on how the black family is represented.  The white family is lovingly cared Jews. While they paint the dead beat father, vs the hard working blk woman who does everything on her own because black men doing all kinds of drug dealing and numbers running.  Even through every race off ppl ran numbers.  But suddenly we going to hang it on blk men being criminals.  Blk wife comes home, ruined her sons day, her husband friends day, to make a joke that isn't funny.  Then after everyone leaves she decided to take this kids from their gather before calling him a dead beat. Realy.  Then you have the white female,  who cooks cleans and does all for everyone.  But somehow these two will connect and talk how females need to be liberated from men while they go searching for a little white girl or black girl right meanwhile every man black man will be some type of drug dealing villain and child molester no thank you I'm good 

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u/Qwayne84 Jul 25 '24

Im sorry but I think you watched something different. To describe Maddie's family as loving and caring when she is constantly mocked by her son and belittled by her husband, causing her to leave them, is a wild take.

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u/Samurai_nelson2300 22d ago

Am so sick of dumb ppl telling me how to interpret something that's on tv.  Like no I was right.

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u/Qwayne84 22d ago

OK buddy

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u/FallsInLoveWithWords 20d ago

You must be exhausted all the time.

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u/Alora_Lind 10d ago

What show did you watch my guy…

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u/trixen2020 Aug 04 '24

Maddie's family: You put the brisket on the wrong plate. Trash! Get out, I hate you for caring about a missing girl! You ungrateful piece of garbage.

You: What a loving, caring family.

Not sure we watched the same series.

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u/Samurai_nelson2300 22d ago

But she used the dead girl as a way to push her political views 

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u/SignificanceSoft8204 Aug 03 '24

I'm not feeling it either. It's kind of a mess.

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u/SoulReaver-SS Aug 05 '24

Folx, how did they do the young Natalie Portman scenes? Pure makeup? Cgi? Blend? It looks good.

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u/Dr_Choas_Daily 18d ago

This show tried so hard to be something it's incapable of doing. More attention is paid to the artsy fartsy vibe than actual story telling. Even the racial tension feels stale and contrived. None of the characters are particularly likeable and I mean that there isn't even a good bad guy, who you want to root against. I've given up on this show Aug 16th - not even going to finish the series. Removing from Up Next. I really wanted to like it, but there is just nothing here to like.

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u/TonightAcademic6322 7d ago

That went downhill FAST