‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Review: Ethan Hawke and Betty Gilpin Light Up a Rollicking, Moving Mystery
Creator Sterlin Harjo's rich modern noir takes a closer, coarser look at our resident truthstorian in a second chapter that's darker, thornier, and still an absolute hoot.
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“The Lowdown” Season 2 begins by giving Lee Raybon ( Ethan Hawke ) the very thing his acclaimed FX series was unjustly denied in real life: an award . For his earth-shaking exposé on Dale Washberg (aka the mystery he cracked in Season 1 ), Lee is named Tulsa’s Citizen Journalist of the Year, complete with a shiny trophy, a fancy dinner, and free booze. As much as writers, in particular, cherish that last perk, what the honor represents should matter even more. Finally, the oft-beaten but never broken gonzo journalist has proof — irrefutable, tangible validation — that his “obsession with the…
