I wish I had skipped "Candy" and only seen this version of the story. Elizabeth Olsen is absolutely stellar and much more believable than Biel as Candy. Same goes for Jesse Plemmons. The other version of Pat is the goofy Jonah guy from Veep and I just couldn't take him seriously. But above all, Love & Death handles the timeline and the building of the story much more effectively. Candy jumps all over the place and in doing so we don't get a good sense of the characters. In Love & Death you see how it all plays out, almost linearly, and it works much better as a story. Candy focuses on Betty more, which u felt was missing a bit in L&D but it was sacrificed for less focus on Candy and that's where the money is, imo. Elizabeth Olsen nails her performance even without speaking. Her facial expressions and mannerisms are done so well, she is 100% believable. She builds this tension between being good & simple, and being complex and potentially evil. It's a masterful performance and I hope she gets recognition for it.
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