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Sundays, 9/8c, Showtime
THE LOVE THAT once dared not speak its name is further clouded by political paranoia in a fascinating historical drama, loosely adapted from Thomas Mallon’s novel. Much of the eightpart limited series is set in early-1950s Washington, D.C., where firebrand senator Joseph McCarthy’s (Chris Bauer) relentless crusade against “subversives and deviants” in the government, and later the military, tarnished and ruined many an innocent life.
focuses on the Lavender Scare, with closeted homosexuals hounded and persecuted’ stoic Allison Williams) for cover as he engages in anonymous sex with men, avoiding any emotional attachments.
