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For a series that began with a great trumpeting of hype and splashy, big-canvass ambitions, the series finale of Trem…
Reviews - Treme
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The penultimate episode of Treme’ is a real circle-of-life special, beginning with Davis, at the mike in the studios…
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Watching Khandi Alexander on Treme is the closest I’ve ever coming to understanding what it is that the rest of the…
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There’s something about the health problems of Big Chief Lambreaux that really packs the extra lead into the Treme wr…
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Before Katrina, New Orleans’ image in contemporary popular culture was largely based on Anne Rice novels and John…
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The rap against Treme has always been that it’s more concerned with authenticity than it is telling a story. The…
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There are five more episodes of Treme to come but I couldn’t help watching “Tipitina” and thinking about how it…
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“Poor Man’s Paradise” is the penultimate episode of Treme’s third season and it follows in the tradition of…
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I know I’ve singled this element out for praise before, but I love the way this season of Treme draws graceful…
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Treme has advanced its characters’ plots steadily throughout its third season, but this year’s Mardi Gras episode is…
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Treme usually doles out airtime democratically but some episodes belong more to one character than to others. This…
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One by one, the characters of Treme are getting sucked in to the vortex of NOAH, the shady remediation program that,…
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Looked at one way, Davis’ proposed Katrina-themed R&B opera is just an excuse for Treme to feature a parade of…
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At its heart, Treme is a show about hope. As a series based around those who chose to stay in or return to New…
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“When the time comes, you can let that rip,” Antoine tells Jennifer, one of his students, after she throws some…
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Wendell Pierce trying to cheat a cab driver can only mean one thing: It’s time for another season of Treme, David…
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Coming into this “Do Whatcha Wanna,” Treme’s second-season finale, a few plot developments seemed inevitable: Oliver…
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Hello, faithful Treme viewers. I’m filling in this week for Keith, who’s still recovering from a second line held in…
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George Pelecanos—a writer of terrific, D.C.-based crime fiction—wrote for all five seasons of The Wire, penning the…
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One thing that’s surprised me about the comments this seasons: It seems like some of you commenting below don’t care…