Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Vinyl still has a steep climb ahead, with regards to becoming a must-watch series, but "The Racket" was a bit of a crowd-pleaser in its own right. The gimmick of having one afternoon of converging meetings, artists, and pop-ins (and fire) made for a fun little ride.
Fictional R&B artist Hannibal (Daniel J. Watts) came to visit the office so that Richie could smooth talk him a bit, assuage his fears, and get him to ignore other suitors. All the while, Zak and Devon continued to feel slighted by the madman/label man. Zak, forced to go to lunch so that Richie could schmooze with Hannibal by himself, and Devon, naturally, left at home. Both stories sort of played for laughs though. There wasn't a lot of heaviness here. Sure, Zak and Devon both have serious gripes, but some of the weight was gone.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
Vinyl still has a steep climb ahead, with regards to becoming a must-watch series, but "The Racket" was a bit of a crowd-pleaser in its own right. The gimmick of having one afternoon of converging meetings, artists, and pop-ins (and fire) made for a fun little ride.
Fictional R&B artist Hannibal (Daniel J. Watts) came to visit the office so that Richie could smooth talk him a bit, assuage his fears, and get him to ignore other suitors. All the while, Zak and Devon continued to feel slighted by the madman/label man. Zak, forced to go to lunch so that Richie could schmooze with Hannibal by himself, and Devon, naturally, left at home. Both stories sort of played for laughs though. There wasn't a lot of heaviness here. Sure, Zak and Devon both have serious gripes, but some of the weight was gone.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...