Everything single mother Alma Febles (Ilfenesh Hadera) has to deal with leads to her leaving her children in the Dominican Republic to try to better support them from Yonkers, NY. Nick’s early campaign lull pays off later when he’s suddenly flush with fans, showing how quickly the tides can turn when something as heated as public housing comes up during an election. From Nick passing out flyers to reluctant voters to a struggling single mother trying to make her way in America, each small scene builds to something bigger. Yet what’s truly shocking about the first two episodes is how much each moment grips you. ‘Bad Things’ Review: Queer ‘Shining’ Is a Refreshing Twist on Slashers A sprawling cast with as many familiar faces as unfamiliar ones shouldn’t help the matter, either, especially when viewers are asked to remember a plethora of new names for the actors they already recognize. Repetitious scenes in city council halls and courtrooms do not typically make for pulse-pounding TV. “Show Me a Hero” has almost nothing sexy going for it on paper. Zorzi (not to mention author Lisa Belkin, who wrote the nonfiction book this miniseries is based on) as well as the director, two-time Oscar-winner Paul Haggis. That we can feel and fear their vehemency after only two hours is a credit to writers David Simon and William F. Unofficially, these people have been driven batshit crazy by a fear of the unknown (read: inherent racism) and a sense of entitlement regarding their own “hard-earned” status (read: greed). Officially, the not-so-good people of Yonkers, NY were so desperate to elect anyone but ex-Mayor Angelo Martinelli (Jim Belushi), they voted in a 28-year-old first term councilman. Why? Whether you want to know why a modern audience would be as shocked as the man getting bullets mailed to him, or why the old mayor was voted out of office to begin with, the power of the people is your answer. We, as viewers, are likely to feel as overwhelmed as poor Nic Wasicsko ( Oscar Isaac), the newly-elected mayor inheriting an issue that drove his predecessor out of office. What settles into your bones after two hours of “ Show Me a Hero” is the shock and awe factor.
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