Mr. Mercedes

I'm also curious. Meant to give this a try after watching The Outsider on HBO but it ended up falling of my radar. I'm wondering how Mr Mercedes compares to that one.

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It’s been a while since I’ve seen but I remember a season or two being good.

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Same. I know the main story shifts in S3, but I think it was also a solid season.

My best recollection is that Season 1 is very good.
Season 2 is a little disjointed at times and gets almost too dark. Even the good guys go down some dark holes.
Season 3 has a needed tone shift. Again, I don’t remember all the specifics, but I know I enjoyed it more than S2.

I definitely recommend giving it a shot.

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Vaguely remember starting the book and not finishing but can’t remember why.

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Probably because it sucked.

We actually just finished the series last night. If you’ve read the books you know book 2 is a different main story from book 1 and book 3. Season 1 is book 1 and very good. Season 2 is book 3 and is ok but strays from the book storyline way more than season 1 but not so much it ruined it completely. It’s a definite step down from season 1 but still ok. Season 3 is book 2 and is pretty faithful to the book. It’s a different main storyline and a more grounded in reality story. It’s pretty good but a really different tone than the other two seasons. You also get to see Captain Janeway from Voyager play a completely different type of character Her accent is pretty damn awful though.

I enjoyed the books. Didn't realize it was a show. Typical to form i doubt it matches up.

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The Outsider actually race swapped one of the main characters from Mr. Mercedes. The actress in Mr. Mercedes really nails the character from the books.

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I've seen both and thought they were both very good.

Justine Lupe (Succession) played the part of Holly Gibney in Mr. Mercedes.

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) played the part in The Outsider.