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ananda

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9. Jeremy Irons made the show.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 06:29 PM

12 hrs ago

I found the first episode kind of cloggy.

However, the second episode with Jeremy Irons
brought it life in a big way.

His acting is so great that he makes the whole
episode improve itself, along with the rest of the
show.

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