Hap and Leonard, based on the books by Joe R. Lansdale, translates beautifully to television.
Motivations are as complicated as the pacing is measured and slow.
Multiple agendas abound and backstories are deep.
So whats this show about, and who are we dealing with, exactly?
The counterculture was in full swing, bringing with it free love and conscientious objection.
Hes not a bad man, just unremarkable.
Worse still, hes forgotten what to means to be necessary to the world at large.
His friendship with Hap is not defined by race or sexuality.
Leonard has Haps back, and Hap his.
But this dynamic is thrown out of balance when Haps ex-wife Trudy shows up out of the blue.
They have old feelings and unfinished business, she and Hap do.
Such is the hubris of youth, though.
Except its not so immediate.
The bounty in question is a sunken treasure of sorts.
Specifically, its the money from a bank heist gone wrong two decades earlier.
The cash and the getaway car are both at the bottom of a river.
Howard is joined in his quest by two fellow would-be revolutionaries, Paco and Chub.
After three episodes, I found myself wanting to learn more about these people.
