"What the word spartan means. The fact that polenta and grits are the same thing. The fact that strawberries can "be grown" and don't just "come from farms." What calamine lotion is. The fact that "scat" means "poop." What a "food chain" is. What a pinball machine is. What an Irish car bomb (drink version) is. How to cook a meal."
"Yes, in Sheridan's version of Manhattan, there are no sunsets, people attend memorial services and make snarky comments about the catering ("You're only going to die once, at least get Il Buco"), and fancy young women who get punched on Fifth Avenue by muggers refuse to report the muggers' race to the police for fear of seeming politically incorrect."
"It's no wonder the Clyburn family, led by their matriarch Stacy (Michelle Pfeiffer), need to abscond to Montana, where the golden hour lasts all day, people say "Indian" instead of "Native American," and the neighbors are paragons of neighborliness."
The Madison, a new Paramount+ series from Taylor Sheridan, depicts an extremely wealthy New York City family whose members display absurd ignorance about everyday concepts and facts. The show portrays Manhattan as a grim, sunset-free environment where the wealthy attend memorial services with snarky commentary and victims avoid reporting crimes due to political correctness concerns. The Clyburn family, led by matriarch Stacy and including five blonde daughters and a useless private-equity son-in-law named Russell, eventually relocate to Montana. Sheridan's portrayal reflects his known preoccupation with Red America, presenting Manhattan negatively while depicting Montana as an idealized alternative where golden hour lasts perpetually and neighbors embody genuine kindness. The series premieres with three episodes on Paramount+ this Sunday, followed by the remaining three episodes the following week.
#satirical-drama #wealth-and-class-commentary #urban-vs-rural-contrast #paramount-series #taylor-sheridan
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