From Robert’s brutal beating to Iris’s assault and killing of Joseph (even poor Jacob Reed’s suicide), Mayor of Kingstown incorporates more of the grim nihilism and bloody ferocity that’s especially prevalent in the first season’s last two episodes.
Season 2 has taken a softer approach on that front, but “Peace in the Valley” slowly veers toward the show’s roots. Not only physical violence but violence in multiple forms.ĮVELYN: You think after what you did, after Lockett … You think I would - that I could - do anything to help you and the monsters that you’re in bed with? Mayor of Kingstown‘s inaugural season is, hands down, one of the most bleakly ultraviolent installments on TV (although it’ll never beat Gangs of London).
“Peace in the Valley,” the season’s penultimate episode, probably boasts some of the heaviest violence in the season thus far. It’s a solid continuation of last week’s outing that steadily moves the narrative forward while allowing intriguing character interactions to blossom. Mayor of KingstownSeason 2 Episode 9, “Peace in the Valley,” finds Mike striking a deal with the devil while Evelyn draws the line and Mariam receives startling news.
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