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After only 2 episodes I can report that this could be a continuation of 'The Quiet Man' but with the central character a Magistrate from London on a mission to make peace with the locals. Adorned with wonderful Irish music, colorful landscapes and a cast of genuine Irish characters, this is a gem of a series!

If it were a Republican in the driver's seat you know the title would have been "The Murder Of Mary Jo Kopechne by Joe Republican". Instead we have the cryptic 'Chappaquiddick' that conjures up mystery, tragedy & hypocrisy; anything except guilty! Nevertheless, the message was clear; Ted was a "putz" who would never be great. I'm still a believer that the murder of JFK and Bobby K was a message to father Joe Kennedy, who is pictured still in control as the mercurial head of the family. The message had much to do with the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. We even heard a reference to it in this film. When Joe's crew was trying to pull Ted's rear end out of the fire, one of them said "This is more disorganized than the Bay of Pigs"! The mob lost a ton of money in Cuba which raises those theories. Failure to institute Democracy there again upset many American businesses as well as Latino businesses. We will never know.