Netflix: The Politician, starring Ben Platt

[MikeBiDude]

I started watching it and Jessica Lange is terrific.

There’s a whole 5 minute+ video here of her best lines/scenes:

[TruthBTold]

There’s a whole 5 minute+ video here of her best lines/scenes:

 

Thanks. The woman who plays her daughter is talented and beautiful also. She has a terrific singing voice. She uses it in a musical that she and Payton stage, i.e., one of Stephen Sondheim's lesser musicals, Assassins - horrible in my estimation.

Edited December 18, 2019 by TruthBTold

[TruthBTold]

Sorry to hog the topic but having watched a few of the episodes I have also come to the conclusion that of course there is a profusion of typically beautiful guys but there is a guy that for some reason I am somewhat reluctant to admit I find tremendously attractive: Ricardo (Benjamin Barrett), Infinity's boyfriend. I find him to be a less built version of Adam Driver. However he still has a great body. I find that I would love to get fucked by him (and I am generally a top) and while I am not sure how big his cock is I am certainly willing to suck it. I am glad I got it off my chest.

[MscleLovr]

I got it off my chest.

 

Do you feel better now @TruthBTold? Or do you feel really really dirty? ;-)

[TruthBTold]

Do you feel better now @TruthBTold? Or do you feel really really dirty? ;-)

 

Do you really, really care? Actually, I felt strangely better.

[+ E.T.Bass]

Sorry to hog the topic but having watched a few of the episodes I have also come to the conclusion that of course there is a profusion of typically beautiful guys but there is a guy that for some reason I am somewhat reluctant to admit I find tremendously attractive: Ricardo (Benjamin Barrett), Infinity's boyfriend. I find him to be a less built version of Adam Driver. However he still has a great body. I find that I would love to get fucked by him (and I am generally a top) and while I am not sure how big his cock is I am certainly willing to suck it. I am glad I got it off my chest.

 

I enjoy that character. Good stuff, although I didn't imagine getting fucked by him. I'll try harder.

 

Really love the theme song.

 

[TruthBTold]

Well, The Politician returns for a Season 2. Here's the trailer that has been posted. I think that we had seen a bit before.

 

[RealAvalon]

Sorry to hog the topic but having watched a few of the episodes I have also come to the conclusion that of course there is a profusion of typically beautiful guys but there is a guy that for some reason I am somewhat reluctant to admit I find tremendously attractive: Ricardo (Benjamin Barrett), Infinity's boyfriend. I find him to be a less built version of Adam Driver. However he still has a great body. I find that I would love to get fucked by him (and I am generally a top) and while I am not sure how big his cock is I am certainly willing to suck it. I am glad I got it off my chest.

Sounded more like you wanted to get it ON your chest, just saying

[TruthBTold]

The Politician is a new 8 episode show on Netflix. It stars Ben Platt as Payton Hobart a wealthy HS student running for class president. His goal is to attend Harvard and become President of the US. His mom is played by Gwyneth Paltrow who has a famous tennis star as her lover.

 

Ryan Murphy has put together another HS show & includes some familiar faces in the cast like Jessica Lange & Bob Balaban.

 

Ben Platt made a name for himself in Dear Evan Hansen where he took home a Tony for Best Actor. Ben also has a hit album out & sings a few of his songs in The Politician.

 

I’m a big fan of Ben Platt and have been enjoying the show.

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764591532/the-politician-digs-for-the-drama-in-high-school-politics

 

Season 2 begins this Friday (according to my Netflix lineup). I guess it jumps ahead 3 years.

[Cooper]

Season 2 begins this Friday (according to my Netflix lineup). I guess it jumps ahead 3 years.

 

@TruthBTold. Thanks for the heads up. I’m looking forward to watching Season 2. It will be interesting to see which cast members make the move to NY. The trailer shows more sex than Season 1.

[+ E.T.Bass]

Watched S2 epi 1.

I LOVE Bette Midler. For me she makes all the difference.

[cany10011]

Just finished Season 2... loved it. WIsh they didn’t fast forward so much. Everything looks like it could be either the end (wrapped up nicely)... or the beginning of something bigger.

[handiacefailure]

Watched the first two episodes of s2 this weekend. I can't remember seeing Bette or Judith light in roles as bitch's. I like this side of them:)

[Cooper]

Watched S2 epi 1.

I LOVE Bette Midler. For me she makes all the difference.

 

Finished Season 2. The 7 episodes went fast. I agree that the addition of Bette Midler made a big difference but I also enjoyed the roles played by Judith Light & her secretary.

 

If there is a Season 3, the show might be moving from NY to DC.

 

Does anyone want to play “rock, scissors, paper”?

[+ Lucky]

Two episodes in and we are hooked on Season Two.

(BTW, thanks @Cooper, for informing me that there are 7 episodes in total.)

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I enjoyed S1, but this review almost perfectly sums up what I think of S2

 

https://theplaylist.net/politician-season-2-review-20200619/

[+ Lucky]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I like The Politician for the most part. It's entertaining as well as informative.

I liked Hollywood too.

[Cooper]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I like The Politician for the most part. It's entertaining as well as informative.

I liked Hollywood too.

 

@Lucky. I agree, The Politician was good entertainment and covers several current political issues. One of the many things I liked about this production is the diversity of the cast. The cast included many LGBTQIA members. That’s something that needs to be celebrated.

[handiacefailure]

According to Men's Health, there will be a third season of the Politician but it's the final season and is a few years away.

 

One thing that didn't make sense is how can he be Dede's running mate? They are obviously from different parties if they ran against each other.

[jeezifonly]

I think Murphy’s approach to this is very much his usual - strong style, good dialogue, and some great work from significant (if miscast) actors as well as fresh...faces. But the overall arc of the story is what I lose track of. It seems as though the larger point of the story gets divided and tidied into the social victories he’s romanticising. I do always love how he always gets Jessica Lange to walk a tightrope over the River Schmacting and never fall in.

I think that young Mr Platt has a certain appeal, but I will probably never buy him as a character who is NOT rich and precocious. (Titular casting in this one therefore perfect.)

[TruthBTold]

According to Men's Health, there will be a third season of the Politician but it's the final season and is a few years away.

 

One thing that didn't make sense is how can he be Dede's running mate? They are obviously from different parties if they ran against each other.

 

I find that only a very few series can make it beyond 3 seasons and keep up the same smartness and verve.