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The Deuce - Season 2 Episode 01: Our Raison d'Etre
New exciting and dramatic stories in the second season of The Deuce following the life in New York City amid the 1970s and '80s. This season starts with Vincent doing great in the administration of his new night club, Club 366, with the assistance of his better half, Abby who conveys new culture to the club. On the other side, his sibling enters a chain of inconveniences for obtaining cash from a sex emporium to satisfy his obligations, he may cause his sibling inconveniences as well.
It's a lively premiere, even though precious little happens in it. Season One did such a good job establishing these people and this world that all we really need is to be thrown back into the middle of it for a while to get re-acclimated.
The Deuce, improbably, is Simon and Pelecanos' version of Cheers. This rotten city is the bar where everyone knows David Simon's name... and god damn it; I want them to know my name too.
[The Deuce] didn't flash its fangs all that much, but after this big a time jump -- a whopping five years -- we got an enjoyable [premiere] that gave us a tour of everyone's new life.
There isn't a whole lot of story to "Our Raison d'Être," but it's propelled forward by the search for Frankie and the overriding sensation that change is the only thing any of these people can count on.
Staying true to the character-study nature of the series, not a lot - aside from a time jump to 1977 and some slick disco moves - happened. Which is not to say that the episode... was boring.
Though a little narratively clunky, it's a clever gambit that's all but necessary for The Deuce, a show that depends on complete immersion into the ins and outs of various establishments.