The Deuce is gripping TV, but like many HBO series, it's awfully rough on its female characters

On last week’s episode of The A.V. Club Hosted By John Teti—which airs Thursday nights, only on Fusion TV—TV editor Erik Adams and host John Teti discussed the big fall TV shows of 2017. In this outtake, Adams and Teti go a little deeper on what Adams considers one of the best new series of the year. David Simon and George Pelecanos’ The Deuce stars James Franco in dual roles in 1971 New York, just before a huge porn-film boom. As usual, HBO isn’t shy about showing the seedier side of life, including plenty of violent confrontations between men and women.