"Its cold open features a hidden suicide note, a gun that goes off moments after appearing, and some jazzy hat choreo; there's an abduction, an affair, and a double-murder before the episode is out. Sterlin Harjo's comic noir is chaotic, but it's tethered to Tulsa's sun-baked streets by a stellar Ethan Hawke. Mysteries are unraveled at the pace of the person doing the unraveling, and Hawke's showy performance as Lee Raybon"
"We first meet Lee as he steals a Joe Brainard painting from a private members club where the rolls overfloweth with Bible Belt businessmen in Ariat vests in lieu of suits. Just plain ol' regular folks ruling the world. While Lee's there, he threatens Frank (Oklahoma's own Tracy Letts), a developer who's been gobbling up north Tulsa's Black-owned businesses, no doubt for nefarious reasons. By day, Lee is a rare and used bookseller, but he moonlights as a civic-minded investigative journalist"
The Lowdown opens with violent, chaotic set pieces that include a hidden suicide note, a gunshot, an abduction, an affair, and a double-murder. Ethan Hawke portrays Lee Raybon, a down-on-his-luck writer and rare bookseller who moonlights as a civic-minded investigative journalist drawn to crime and corruption. Lee targets local power players, including a developer buying north Tulsa's Black-owned businesses and the elite Washberg family. He pursues sex-trafficking skinheads and publishes sensational headlines while driving a filthy white van and eating at diners and food trucks. Lee is lawless and flawed but fundamentally compelled to do the right thing.
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