Sugar
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But the warning doesnt save him.
By then, it feels like a limp, forgone conclusion.
Staying under the internet attention beam for six weeks is never a worthwhile reward in and of itself.
Like Klaatu fromThe Day the Earth Stood Still an empathetic blank slate from outer space.
Hes got a dead sister in his past.
Any cinephile still watching this show will surely identify withthisJohn Sugar.
Incomparable.The bitter pill swallowed by every sentient being with lungs that breathe the L.A. smog.
Past, present, and future.
And yet we cant help but think theres something yet to be mined from our shared Hollywood myths.
The truth between the lies.Its all about the trail.
Sugar asks again and again.
Why would Ruby warn a man like that abouthim?
Why are they protecting criminals like Stallings?
What sort of observation mission are they running here on planet L.A.?
The answers (and their concealment) are clearly hurting Ruby, but she remains a locked box.
They need you to stop looking is all Sugar can get out of her.
Everything is for the mission.
A naked moment of clarity when backed into the corner of some dank motel bathroom in Los Angeles.
