The Deuce 3.6: Memorable Scenes

An outstanding episode 3.6 of The Deuce on HBO tonight, with all kinds of memorable and game-changing developments.  Among my favorites -

• Lori out west, finally firing her agent and leaving the guy who swore he'd make her a star.  She'll head back east now, to do ... what?
• Candy reaching deep into her own life to give an actress more context for her part.  Candy's life literally has nothing to do with the specific scene the actress needs help with.  But the actress is inspired, as are we the audience, nonetheless.  So is Harvey, who finally gives Candy a passionate kiss.   (Lots of finally's in this fine episode.)
• Vince is of course transformed by his brother's murder.  He's tougher and more sensitive, at the same time.  Sensitive because he now has a visceral appreciation of how precious life is.  Seeing him and Abby get back together and commit to each other was one of the best moments in the series.  I really hope they both survive this final season, and survive it together.
• But speaking of Vince, I'd say the strongest scenes was the series of scenes involving Rudy.  He admires that Vince acted like "a man" and killed his twin brother's killer.  He tells a mob guy, pretty high up there, who represents the father of the guy Vince killed, that he Rudy okayed the killing.  And, unsurprisingly, Rudy's second in command kills Rudy in a powerful last scene.

So where does that leave Vince?  Possibly, presumably, since Rudy took responsibility for the killing of Frankie's killer, there will be no further need for the killer's father to exact retribution from Vince.  But I have no idea how these mob things work.

All I know is I'll be watching the remaining episodes of this unique series with rapt attention.

See also The Deuce 3.1: 1985 ... The Deuce 3.2: The First Amendment! ... The Deuce 3.3: Love and Money, Pimps and Agents ... The Deuce 3.4: Major Changes ... The Deuce 3.5: Lori and Candy

And see also The Deuce Is Back - Still Without Cellphones, and that's a Good Thing ... The Deuce 2.2: Fairytales Can Come True ... The Deuce 2.3: The Price ... The Deuce 2.4: The Ad-Lib ... The Deuce 2.6: "Bad Bad Larry Brown" ... The Deuce 2.9: Armand, Southern Accents, and an Ending ... The Deuce Season 2 Finale: The Video Revolution

And see also The Deuce: NYC 1971 By Way of The Wire and "Working with Marshall McLuhan" ... Marilyn Monroe on the Deuce 1.7 ... The Deuce Season 1 Finale: Hitchcock and Truffaut 

  
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