I, a non-American with a shaky grasp on political history, had gleaned the basics on Watergate from this and that article over the years. If you are looking to learn more about the scandal through this series, your odds aren't great. The show expects you to know what's what, and cracks jokes on top of things it doesn't take the time to explain. Not a bad thing per se, just doesn't seem geared towards your casual non-American viewer, in that it's way too busy being a satire to spell out every little thing it holds up to ridicule. It can and will feel disorienting, befuddling, and mercilessly paced where your knowledge about the events falters.
The script is quite clever. Whatever jokes did land on my side of the fence got me chuckling. The cast is rather hysterical, with Justin Theroux being the standout. The story of Dorothy Hunt feels like a much-needed emotional anchor in a show that is easily distracted by retro glitz and succumbs to comedy every other scene.
Overall, it was watchable, though I assume it would fare better with someone who knows their history. Binge-watched it with some pals and half of them were gone after two episodes because they couldn't digest the plot, couldn't laugh along with the jokes, couldn't get invested in characters whose motivations are vastly told through the above.
The script is quite clever. Whatever jokes did land on my side of the fence got me chuckling. The cast is rather hysterical, with Justin Theroux being the standout. The story of Dorothy Hunt feels like a much-needed emotional anchor in a show that is easily distracted by retro glitz and succumbs to comedy every other scene.
Overall, it was watchable, though I assume it would fare better with someone who knows their history. Binge-watched it with some pals and half of them were gone after two episodes because they couldn't digest the plot, couldn't laugh along with the jokes, couldn't get invested in characters whose motivations are vastly told through the above.