When Tom watched his dad take the prosthetic limb off his sister and his mom rub lotion on her leg, he got his first erection, and, well, now he’s a grown-ass adult who masturbates to amputees. It’s all tied to his sister, who lost her leg due to a staph infection when she was younger. He gets off on watching them rub lotion on their amputated limbs, and he’s even set up a private space in his warehouse to watch real live people perform for him. (One exception: The great Nina Arianda sees her character paired with the recently freed “Zoo” lead, James Wolk, and we ship that ‘ship so hard.)Īs revealed in a stunning sequence of events in Episode 3, Tom has a thing for amputees. Silva, as you may have guessed, is Billy’s aforementioned new companion, but her relationship with Tom is far more interesting in fact, everyone’s relationship with Tom is far more interesting than their other activities because Tom is just that damn weird. Tom uses his connections with the cops as well as his political ally to do just that, but his main passion is disconnected from his business dealings - almost. He works with Gabriel (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), a cartel kingpin who needs Tom’s help covering up the murders Billy is trying to expose in court. (I’d like to believe he wears “fashionable” tracksuits to illustrate his active role in the criminal enterprise, but that might be too much of an assumption.) He’s “successful” in that he’s incredibly wealthy, and not solely from building half of L.A.’s skyline. In the first two episodes, Tom is just another white collar criminal with a taste for getting a little dirt under his Oxford buttons. A prominent philanthropist, he is a major contributor to mayoral candidate Marisol Silva (Ana De La Reguera).Īll that is true. When Duplass’ casting was announced in August 2017, this was all the character description provided:ĭuplass will play Tom Wyatt, a successful Los Angeles developer who wants to give the city a distinct skyline. The rest is passable entertainment with a few dark twists to please genre fans, but in 10 years, when we look back at Season 2 (or even “Goliath” as a whole), Mark Duplass’ supremely fucked-up bad guy will be what springs to mind. There are surprises (like the ending, which, honestly deserves a discussion all its own) and stylistic flourishes (Episode 7 stands out for its unique twist on a bottle episode), but the real standout in all this is Mark Duplass’ kinky creeper, Tom Wyatt. Billy is again fighting a giant, and again proves effective in flinging pebbles from his raggedy slingshot. Soon, the story expands beyond a corrupt chunk of the police force to an all-powerful Mexican drug cartel. This year, the stakes are still personal, as Billy gets involved with a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who may have ties to the double homicide he’s been asked to defend. Last season, Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) went after a wrongful death suit and his old law partner in the process. But it’s got a more streamlined arc, and new showrunner Lawrence Trilling proves by season’s end that he’s actually interested in a longer game than eight episodes can contain.
The story of a drunk but persistent Santa Monica attorney who takes on the big bad powers that be continues to feel like an elevated, elongated episode of any ol’ “Law & Order”-esque procedural. Let’s get the requisite reactions out of the way: “ Goliath” still isn’t the elite drama its pedigree (and inexplicable recognition from the HFPA) implies it could be, but it’s solid - more so now than in its uneven first season.
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