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Sep 9, 2016 · You Don't Miss Your Water: Directed by Greg Yaitanes. With Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Damon Herriman, Edoardo Ballerini. Coming back home from Vietnam, two soldiers, struggling to find jobs and getting back to normal life, are approached by the mysterious 'Broker' with an interesting offer.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Greg Yaitanes
- 2016-09-09
- A Vietnam vet returns home and finds a new war waiting for him.
- Verdict
By Jesse Schedeen
Updated: Sep 22, 2016 6:44 pm
Posted: Sep 9, 2016 11:12 pm
Note: this is a spoiler-free review of the first episode of Quarry, which premieres tonight on Cinemax at 10pm EST/PST.
There's a lot viewers may find familiar in the first episode of Quarry. The show centers around a Vietnam War veteran named Mac Conway (Prometheus' Logan Marshall-Green) who returns home and finds difficulty in settling back into civilian life. But as the series is based on the series of novels by Max Allan Collins (the first of which debuted way back in 1976), perhaps the show deserves to be cut some slack for its formulaic trappings. Still, it's no coincidence that the premiere stands out the most when it veers away from the familiar post-Vietnam formula.
Following a brief, violent flash-forward sequence, "You Don't Miss Your Water" follows Mac and fellow Vietnam vet Arthur as they return home to Memphis and try to leave the army behind. In some ways, what follows is a perfectly ordinary post-war drama. Both men struggle to reconnect with their wives (played by Bomb Girls' Jodi Balfour and Luther's Nikki Amuka-Bird), find gainful employment and deal with the lingering trauma of the war. But they also face certain unique struggles upon returning home. Both Mac and Arthur are pariahs in the media for their supposed role in the massacre of Vietnamese civilians. And both also attract the eye of the mysterious Broker (Olive Kitteridge's Peter Mullan), who runs a shadowy network of hitmen and sees potential in these two trained killers.
Quarry has a great deal working in its favor, especially when it comes to the gorgeous depiction of '70s-era Memphis. The show also boasts some very memorable and quirky characters. Unfortunately, the straightforward main protagonist isn't one of them. The series needs to work on adding more color to Mac and tightening up its languid pacing before ...
Sep 10, 2016 · Quarry Season 1 Episode 1 Review: You Don’t Miss Your Water. By: Lisa Babick. Published: September 10, 2016 · 3:15 AM EDT. · 0 Comments. Critic's Rating: 5 / 5.0. Once you step into...
Sep 7, 2016 · On Quarry Season 1 Episode 1, Marine Mac Conway returns home to Memphis from the Vietnam War in 1972 and finds things are not as he expected.
Sep 12, 2016 · ‘Quarry’ Recap and Reaction: “You Don’t Miss Your Water” is the new tense drama from Cinemax. The show airs on Friday nights and is just now beginning its first season. The story centers on a Marine sergeant who returns home to Memphis after serving a second tour in Vietnam.
Sep 10, 2016 · Quarry: You Don’t Miss Your Water Review. In Quarry’s opening episode, the Memphis atmosphere and supporting cast flesh out a predictable protagonist arc. This Quarry review contains...
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Sep 9, 2016 · Based on the series of novels by Max Allan Collins, Mac Conway (Logan Marshall-Green) returns from Vietnam to Memphis in 1973 only to struggle with acceptance and his experiences as a Marine sniper. He is recruited by The Broker (Stellan Skarsgård) to join a group of contract killers who work along the Mississippi River.
