“Paradise” Is Leaving The Internet Questioning Everything, And Now, I Think Life Is A Simulation

The combination of Sterling K Brown’s badass aura, Julianne Nicholson’s puppeteering character, Sinatra — and the flicks between time — make the show a puzzle that desperately needs solving.

And I will say, James Marsden as President Cal Bradford is the most serious I’ve ever seen him. He’s still silly, despite his character being a certified racist. But without a hyperrealistic, animated rabbit or Sonic by his side, Marsden as President is one of his more solemn performances.