Certainly a vile soul like Brady is capable of collapsing the show’s airbag of quality in the second half of the season, but from where I’m sitting, Mr. Mercedes looks to be the best TV adaptation of a Stephen King novel yet.
But judge it, I will, and I won’t hesitate at all to judge it in high regards.
Pretend the rating below is being presented as smiley face stickers on steering wheels.
As he did with HBO’s Big Little Lies, David E. Kelley brought Mr. Mercedes to life in an engrossing way that burrows under your skin, and all while telling a fairly straightforward story whose biggest narrative trick is flashbacks.