"He sniffs around Tulsa, Oklahoma, digs through people's trash, repeatedly makes a mess of things and mostly gets hostile responses from the people who have the misfortune of crossing paths with him (pretty much the world a raccoon lives in). But, every so often, someone will find Lee adorable or sympathetic enough that they just might lend him a helping hand, or even take him to bed with them."
"Hawke is teaming with Harjo again in the eight-part series (of which critics received five episodes), after appearing in the latter's Peabody-winning Reservation Dogs. He's predictably terrific in the role, playing Lee as a rascal who we simultaneously root for and are embarrassed by. He's a self-righteous narcissist who calls himself Tulsa's truthstorian. He's always the first to toot his own horn whenever he accomplishes something (anything), even if there's no one around for him to share the satisfaction with."
"His mission to clean house around Tulsa taking on white supremacists, crooked real estate developers and local politicians, who may all be in bed with each other is perhaps Lee's way to distract from how much of a disaster he's created in his own home. Lee is short on both child support payments owed to his ever-patient ex Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn) and payroll at the local bookstore he owns."
Lee Raybon is a scraggly, raccoon-like freelance journalist and self-appointed gumshoe in Tulsa who investigates white supremacists, crooked developers and compromised local politicians. He rummages through trash, creates chaos and often provokes hostility, yet occasionally wins sympathy and help. Lee alternates between being lovable and embarrassing, presenting as self-righteous and narcissistic while calling himself Tulsa's truthstorian. Financial pressures and personal failures plague him: he owes child support, struggles to pay bookstore payroll and takes any writing gig for money. His crusade against corruption appears both ideological and a distraction from the mess in his personal life.
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