Pam & Tommy Episodes 1-3 Review
Pam & Tommy is as trashy of a show as one would expect. It's raunchy and, in just three episodes, has already showcased the silliest antics, including a sequence featuring an anatomical animatronic, and reckless usage of firearms. It has its fair share of nudity and F-bombs, along with a killer throwback soundtrack, featuring some of the best hits from the late-eighties and nineties — Gwen Stefani, Nine Inch Nails, Belinda Carlisle.
However, despite its great performances and impressive writing, it has one major drawback: The exploitation of Pamela Anderson. The queasiness of the production was heightened to ridiculous lengths during Pam & Tommy's press circuit where the cast and creatives were adamant about shifting the narrative surrounding the sensitive event tackled in the series. Despite having not received Anderson's consent to tell her story, those involved with the production continue to express that they have the best intentions in making the story. But given its sensitive subject matter, it comes off as artificial and shallow in the series' debut episodes.
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Pam & Tommy tells the real-life exploits of Baywatch star, and sex icon, Pamela Anderson, and her husband Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee. The miniseries reunites I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie with Sebastian Stan, best known for playing Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Stan's transformation into Lee was incredible. The clean-cut actor expertly channeled the drummer's boyish charm. For the role, Stan dyed his hair black, covered his toned physique in dark ink, and mimicked Lee's mindless and aggressive stance towards just about everything. Within minutes, the character is seen abusing his hired
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