“… a portrait of national trauma in the wake of World War II.”

“… the quintessential backstage Gothic noir.”

“The audience is never fully let in on either character’s interior life, as we skip from incident to incident.”

“It’s McMurphy versus Ratched, but it might as well be Life versus Death.”

“Winger gives us someone incredibly unique and specific…”

“… in its depiction of the brain rot that spread from sea to shining sea, it’s at least a curdled curiosity.”

“… wants us to feel complicated about Bobby, but only to a certain degree.”

“Although lightened by comic bits, this is a painful story…”

“… gently, but profoundly, explores questions of memory, identity, and purpose.”

“… a tale of fog and blood.”