chekhov's pope states that "if you show in the first episode that there is a pope in a coma, by the end of the series arc he absolutely must wake up." The New Pope delivers on this promise in its seventh episode "seventh episode".
today i have finished The New Pope, and it was more or less what i expected. not a bad show, but not something i'd run off to tell others about. also, i will admit that i majorly fucked up by not watching the young pope first. not only does this 'take place after the young pope' like i said before, but it's basically a second season of the young pope - with characters and story lines that all carried over. whoops.
final thoughts:
- no episode titles?? feels lazy
- could have used more male nudity
- should be called the young pope season 2
- check out this a) pope bowflex machine and b) outfit
"it's never too early for a gin and tonic" - pope john paul III, the new pope s1e05
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