Every once in a while a tv show becomes The Show that everyone raves about -- this one is the current flavor of the month but why this is so is beyond comprehension. The holes in the plot are enormous, the acting (by some of the best in the business) is stilted, as if they're all trying so hard to remember their fake accent they can't do anything else); the direction is lazy and predictable; the writing comes from the Cliche School of TV. And if I were the state of PA, I would sue, because according to this show, everyone in the state is an alcoholic who cheats on their wives; every half an hour someone commits a terrible crime; every one is incapable of expressing any emotions outside of hate, and, weirdly, they're all terrible drivers. The only mystery here is why this show is so popular (and by the way, "popular" no longer means what it used to -- as much as this is a talked about show, it only got about 4 million viewers, which means that 99 percent of the country has never seen it).