American Crime Story - Impeachment

You can sum it all up in a single sentence, which is also heard in the series. When a woman is involved in a sexual scandal, it haunts her for years and complicates her work and personal life. When something similar happens to a man, he doesn't get such a hard time, some even praise him. And no matter how the affair with Monica Lewinsky turned out, the global view of the matter hasn't changed, even decades later. That's why I was most looking forward to the phase where the main couple got together that would humanize Bill Clinton a bit, but paradoxically this part, inseparably linked with the character of the bitter Linda Tripp, is disproportionately prolonged due to the presence of supporting characters of varying levels of importance. And while the trio of Bill-Monica-Linda is played incredibly well, whether the actors resemble their real-life counterparts or not, the supporting roles, mostly portrayed by appealing actors, go beyond the norm and their storylines are often frustrating, especially Cobie Smulders and Billy Eichner. In short, the first five episodes, which needed the most dramatic care, could be condensed into two hours and nothing substantial would be lost. However, the whole media frenzy and interrogation, which I thought I knew very well, captivates with emotional richness and the tangible vulnerability of the main character. I don't understand why previous seasons were showered with awards for the lead actors and yet Impeachment remains behind. A controversially timed controversial topic should not stand in the way of its objective merits. In the end, I rate it slightly lower than in previous cases because some longer storylines lead nowhere, but despite that, I recommend this unexpectedly fitting adaptation to everyone who, like me, spent one summer at the end of the 1990s watching the news with family and hearing various theories in a single evening about a certain soiled dress. (09/10/2023)