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EPISODE
SEASON
SCHEDULE
The Deuce - Season 1 Episode 05: What Kind of Bad?
This series focuses on the seedy world of Manhattan's porn and prostitution industry in the 1970s and 1980s, telling the story of Candy, a sex worker with high ambitions who aspires to make a name for herself producing X-rated films.
30 July 1968, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA
14 October 1956, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
January 9, 1982 in Belgium
6 November 1960, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20 October 1979, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
October 08, 2017
What it's currently doing just isn't working.
October 08, 2017
"What Kind of Bad?" begins making the divisions starker between those who are okay with being prostitutes, or pimps, and those who would rather be doing almost anything else.
October 08, 2017
The "Emmy for Maggie Gyllenhaal" train was already speeding its way down the tracks, and "What Kind Of Bad?" heaps a whole mountain of coal into the engine.
October 08, 2017
The episode is in many ways the most pessimistic hour of the series so far.
October 08, 2017
The Deuce paints a bleak portrait at times, but it also includes moments like this one that show people simply being themselves, unencumbered by life, even if it's just for a moment.
October 08, 2017
The scene between Eileen and Rodney is the emotional centerpiece of the episode.
