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At first,Mare of Easttownlooks familiar.
Immediately, you feel the sense of melancholy embedded in the cellular makeup of this close-knit, working-class hamlet.
It turns out thatMare of Easttownisnt strictly a crime drama.
I mean, it certainlyisthat, to an extent.
(Spoiler alert: Mare Sheehan doesnt warm up to most people right away.
There are legitimate reasons for Mare to be cynical.
But the series is so immersive and well-done in other ways that its flaws dont detract from the experience.
Even if it were just a basic crime drama,Mare of Easttownwould be pretty good.
The fifth episode features a tense sequence that escalates to a point that actually caused me to loudly gasp.
But this seven-episode saga is more than just a gasp-inducer.
Note: A previous version of this article mentioned that the song Thunderstruck is used inMare of Easttown.
It appears only as a temp track.
We have edited and re-published the article to reflect that.
