TV: ’Tis the season to be psychic and psychotic
Much of the second season’s first episode had a surreal/supernatural air quite at odds with the first series, and this might jolt viewers. But Mr Mercedes remains character-rich
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The second season ofMr Mercedes(RTÉ Two), starring Brendan Gleeson as irascible retired cop Bill Hodges, takes a very Stephen Kingian turn. And why not? After all, King wrote the trilogy on which the series is based.
This adaptation, however, ignores the second book ...