Does IMDb plant to have a list of the highest rated TV EPISODES? If so, this deserves to be one it. The writers did the impossible. They topped The Crossing. This episode was jaw dropping in its sustained brilliance. I can think of no flaw. The acting, the writing, the music, (finest use of Johnny Cash's Hurt EVER.) and the cinematography was unrelentingly magnificent. I would list the highlights, but there is a problem with that. EVERYTHING was a highlight. The great Greek tragic dramas were originally written as trilogies. However, almost all are now lost, with the exception of the Oresteia. The "Heroes Fall" trilogy, as it mat eventually be known was, perhaps ,the closest thing to Greek tragic trilogy that the TV medium has yet seen. notably, like many of the best episodes of TV drama, the title had at least three meanings. In effect, three devils got a share. One was released from her prison. Another got his comeuppance. Finally , with HR destroyed, a third will move into the vacuum, and resume undisputed sway over organized crime in New York. In short, absolutely magnificent.
Review of The Devil's Share
