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Palm Royale Recap: Blubbering Fools
When Palm Royale dips into the absurd, it’s best to just go, “Sure, Palm Royale, whatever you say.”
The tone of this show has, at times, been a struggle to grasp, and I think that’s in part because of our preconceived notion that a “limited series” with a mysterious undercurrent and an all-star cast of actresses must be serious prestige television. So rather than teaming up with Evelyn, Douglas pays Linda’s door a visit solo — telling her about an idea he and Pinky had for a brand-new inclusive club in Palm Beach and benevolently offering to let her invest $3 million. When Ann, who’s been rummaging through the mansion, tells her that Norma once had a tryst with Axel Rosenhips — Dinah’s betrothed, as Maxine described him — she sees an opportunity to do something so benevolent that the whale will have no choice but to leave.
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