Series – Unhealed Wound

Rabbit Hole – A World of Paranoia and Conspiracy

Written by Diana Paul on August 17, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on Rabbit Hole – A World of Paranoia and Conspiracy

In the espionage thriller, Rabbit Hole, corporate intelligence expert John Weir (Keifer Sutherland, the “Jack Bauer” character in “24”) is a mastermind at manipulating stock prices to benefit his uber-rich, above-the-law clients. Soon he is on the run, however, implicated in a murder he didn’t commit, purportedly due to his best...

The Count of Monte Cristo–Can Revenge Become Addictive?

Written by Diana Paul on August 12, 2026. Posted in Series. No Comments on The Count of Monte Cristo–Can Revenge Become Addictive?

This 2024 English-language French-Italian adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s masterpiece, The Count of Monte Cristo, is directed by Palme d’Or-winning Danish director Bille August. He retells the dramatic prison-to-riches story of Edmond Dantès, a nineteen-year-old sailor falsely accused of treason by an ambitious fellow shipmate...

Prisoners’ Wives–Collateral Damage?

Written by Diana Paul on July 27, 2026. Posted in Series, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on Prisoners’ Wives–Collateral Damage?

The BBC drama series Prisoners’ Wives focuses on the wives, children and other family members and friends living in the “outside” world while their husbands or partners are incarcerated. A highly original narrative of the collateral damage that imprisonment inflicts on the innocent and sometimes the...

The Madison–Urban-Rural Divide?

Written by Diana Paul on July 6, 2026. Posted in Series.

Two different Madisons are featured in this Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) six-episode mini-series, The Madison. A recently widowed, extremely wealthy woman, Stacy Clyburn (Michelle Pfeiffer) resides on the Upper East Side of New York City. She has been happy and deeply in love with her husband in her opulent residence,...

The Law According to Lidia Poet –Taking the Law Into Her Own Hands

Written by Diana Paul on June 29, 2026. Posted in Series.

In each episode of the three-season series, The Law According to Lidia Poët (Italian: La legge di Lidia Poët), a riveting hook showcases a new murder. Inspired by the true story of the first Italian female lawyer admitted into the bar in 1920 in her late sixties, The Law According to Lidia Poët highlights the brilliance of a very young...

Big Mistakes–Errors in Judgment

Written by Diana Paul on June 21, 2026. Posted in Series.

Big Mistakes is first and foremost, about a big messy family, with a single mom, Linda (Laurie Metcalf), and three adult children. Only the highly organized and systematic youngest (and favorite), Natalie (Abby Quinn), seems to have her mother’s respect and affection. Linda, highly community-centered, decides to run...