A dramatic and exciting TV series that recounts a chain of various stories from the time 1970s and '80s, specifically in the notorious society of New York where porn, drugs and many wrongdoings spread there. In the opening, we follow the story of a hotel in Times Square where the wrongdoings are a usual habits.
The episode's organizing principle is to depict the spectrum of success: There are people on steady ground and there are people who feel unmoored in their own environment, and most of the time they're walking next to each other.
The Deuce isn't the type of show to make uncomplicated villains out of anyone, but this final episode quiets the violins over the marginalization of the Times Square pimps.
"My Name Is Ruby" is a fantastic season finale with a couple of strange, out-of-character moments, the type that initially made me question the necessity of stretching past the hour-long mark.
The Deuce, like much of David Simon's work, is about making the audience look at people whom society refuses to acknowledge, and the Season 1 finale put its spotlight on Ruby.
