Season two of the FX show Dirt dives deeper into the world of the power-hungry and ruthless editor-in-chief of "Dirt Now," a tabloid magazine, and her unveiling of Hollywood gossip and scandal. Courtney Cox plays Lucy Spiller, the magazine’s brutal editor, who exposes the secrets and lies of the famous and notorious. With help from her personal photographer and confidant, Don Konkey (played by Ian Hart), "Dirt Now" stands out because of his behind-the-scenes and revealing photographs of stars at their best, but mostly worst.
“Dirty Slutty Whores” is the title of episode two of this season and follows the outrageous and obnoxious behavior of celebutante Milan Carlton, who is constantly in the public eye. Another story unfolds that focuses on a leaked video and a voicemail from Jimmy Darby, an old sitcom star, and his shocking and drunken behavior around his family. Lucy has an on going problem with Milan and the appalling stunts that are always getting her in trouble; however, the wealth and power of her name and family are always getting her out of that trouble. Lucy feels the need to put Milan in her place. Through prying, sneaking around and jumping fences, Don is Lucy’s main man when it comes to getting all the dirty truth behind these excessively wealthy and shameless public figures.
Ian Hart’s character of Don Konkey is one of the most interesting. He noticeably has an OCD disorder and talks to his cat, who sometimes talks back, but he is an amazing photographer and works harder than anyone else at "Dirt Now." The relationship between the workaholic Lucy and peculiar Don is the strongest and most meaningful in the show. Lucy has a sense of duty to care for Don since he is the one who is making the magazine thrive and succeed through his images. Lucy explains how a story isn’t anything without his work because we are in a “world of images.”
Dirt is witty and relevant to today’s culture and society and the stars, or victims, of her magazine relate to the stars we see and hear about everyday. The character of Milan Carlton (played by Elisabeth Harnois) is parallel to our well-known Paris Hilton. Milan is portrayed with her bleached-blonde hair, skimpy clothing and typical little dog similar to Hilton’s Chihuahua. Milan is arrested for a DUI and is sent to jail where she is given special treatment. Upon being released early, the press photograph her exiting the jail in homely and conservative attire. Sound familiar? The character of Jimmy Darby (played by Tom Arnold) is an Alec Baldwin/ David Hasselhof cross. An angry phone message to his daughter and a video of him drunkenly eating food off the floor is publicly released.
What makes Dirt smart and more than just a series that mocks real stars is the way the writers twist these already familiar storylines into something unexpected and startling. The writers of Dirt use these past events and in the last 15 minutes of the show, add a sense of humor to the story or they bend it to make it more scandalous. These twists add some humor and insight into what the writers, and probably most of the public, wish would happen to many of the celebutantes and other greedy heirs in Hollywood.
Dirt is captivating and distinctive because of its ability to use real life scandal stories and go behind the scenes of gossip magazines. Courtney Cox’s character, Lucy, is ruthless and cunning; she will go beyond all boundaries to get the story she wants. She is a good journalist and only deals with the truth, which makes it even more interesting to see just how far she will go to break someone for a story. Dirt is an intriguing show to follow and to pick up on the racy stunts and parallel stories that portray our culture’s obsession and demand for celebrity gossip.
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Ian Hart’s character of Don Konkey is one of the most interesting. He noticeably has an OCD disorder and talks to his cat, who sometimes talks back, but he is an amazing photographer and works harder than anyone else at "Dirt Now." The relationship between the workaholic Lucy and peculiar Don is the strongest and most meaningful in the show. Lucy has a sense of duty to care for Don since he is the one who is making the magazine thrive and succeed through his images. Lucy explains how a story isn’t anything without his work because we are in a “world of images.”
Dirt is witty and relevant to today’s culture and society and the stars, or victims, of her magazine relate to the stars we see and hear about everyday. The character of Milan Carlton (played by Elisabeth Harnois) is parallel to our well-known Paris Hilton. Milan is portrayed with her bleached-blonde hair, skimpy clothing and typical little dog similar to Hilton’s Chihuahua. Milan is arrested for a DUI and is sent to jail where she is given special treatment. Upon being released early, the press photograph her exiting the jail in homely and conservative attire. Sound familiar? The character of Jimmy Darby (played by Tom Arnold) is an Alec Baldwin/ David Hasselhof cross. An angry phone message to his daughter and a video of him drunkenly eating food off the floor is publicly released.
What makes Dirt smart and more than just a series that mocks real stars is the way the writers twist these already familiar storylines into something unexpected and startling. The writers of Dirt use these past events and in the last 15 minutes of the show, add a sense of humor to the story or they bend it to make it more scandalous. These twists add some humor and insight into what the writers, and probably most of the public, wish would happen to many of the celebutantes and other greedy heirs in Hollywood.
Dirt is captivating and distinctive because of its ability to use real life scandal stories and go behind the scenes of gossip magazines. Courtney Cox’s character, Lucy, is ruthless and cunning; she will go beyond all boundaries to get the story she wants. She is a good journalist and only deals with the truth, which makes it even more interesting to see just how far she will go to break someone for a story. Dirt is an intriguing show to follow and to pick up on the racy stunts and parallel stories that portray our culture’s obsession and demand for celebrity gossip.
