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Tom Hanks’ ‘That Thing You Do!’ hits the right notes
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Everything all at once, Oscar-wise: ABC televises 95th movie awards
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TV Schedules ......................................................... 5 Joni Mitchell receives music’s Gershwin Prize
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March 25 – March 31, 2023
‘Rabbit Hole’ – A gaslighter gets gaslighted in Paramount+ conspiracy thriller BY JAY BOBBIN
Get ready to go down a “Rabbit Hole,” for nothing
ally in this intrigue, an FBI agent (Enid Graham, “Mare
out that he knows a little bit more than what it seems.
is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be in
of Easttown”) and a corporate intern (Walt Klink, “Arctic
So there are times in the show where Kiefer is ahead
an upcoming Paramount+ thriller.
Circle”) with some surprising survival skills.
of us as an audience and there are times when he is
At the center of the complicated storyline of the
In today’s conspiracy theory-laden climate, “Rabbit
series that premieres Sunday, March 26, is John Weir
Hole” is a story very much of its time, and showrunners
(Kiefer Sutherland, “24,” “Designated Survivor”), a
Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (“This Is Us,”
corporate spy and master at manipulating reality to
“WeCrashed”) created it with Sutherland – a veteran of
influence the actions of companies for clients’ gain. But
playing heroic figures such as counterterrorism agent
that one needs a scorecard to keep up. So turn off the
when the tables are turned on him and he’s framed for
Jack Bauer in the 2001-10 Fox espionage thriller “24” –
cellphone and watch, for this is a story that requires and
murder, the already paranoid and troubled operative
in mind.
rewards the viewer’s undivided attention.
finds himself unable to distinguish reality from artifice.
“John Weir, Kiefer’s character – I wouldn’t say he’s an unreliable narrator,” Ficarra explains, “but he’s
What follows is a convoluted chain of events that is impossible to summarize here except to say that at its
definitely on a need-to-know basis. You know, he tricks
root are powerful interests that manipulate corporations
the audience as if they need to be on a need-to-know
and governments to influence markets and elections.
basis. So things are unveiled for the audience sort of as
Among the players are John’s father (Charles Dance,
they’re unveiled for their characters.
“Game of Thrones”), a barroom hook-up (Meta Golding, “Empire”) who turns out to be an invaluable
“But what seems like a simple job turned into a frame-up on him, an unexpected wrinkle, then we find
behind what’s going on.” Indeed, as things shift around and true identities are revealed from episode to episode, it becomes obvious
“There’s lots of Easter eggs,” Ficarra notes, “lots of evidence right in front of your face that maybe you won’t notice.” “This is a fun playground,” Requa adds. “It makes the audience sit forward and pay attention and feel like they’re being engaged and not insulted. You know, they’re being engaged by the story.”
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