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Danny McBride has an affinity for frustrated and unsuccessful men.
Theyre all bullies with a very high-profile pulpit.
Jesse is the most ethically compromised of the bunch.
Like the other characters McBride has played on HBO, hes basically an asshole.
Hes been given everything and has seemingly done little to deserve it.
There is no good reason for him to be such a dick.
But, as a flashback episode makes clear, he was born this way.
Eventually, their disagreement devolves into a splash fight, and then somehow the wave-pool function gets activated.
What was supposed to be a sacred experience turns into total chaos.
The cast, as is always the case in McBrides projects, is incredibly strong.
Given all this talent, its surprising that there arent more laughs.
Its hard to know whom or what to root for on this show.
Its tempting to say that its hard to invest in the Gemstones because theyre just unlikable.
But for now, its a show about a spiritually bankrupt family that hasnt quite found its own soul.
