Dear Lord, like let the Academy nominate her for an Emmy.
So announces a character inMrs.
Davis, the newPeacockseries about a nun on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
Jake McDorman as Wiley, Betty Gilpin as Simone on ‘Mrs. Davis’.Colleen Hayes/Peacock
Mrs. Davisis better experienced than explained.
Of course,Mrs.
Gilpin, a seamless comedic actress with vast emotional range, is exceptional.
Chris Diamantopoulos on ‘Mrs. Davis’.Ron Batzdorff/PEACOCK
Whether Simone is sniping at Wiley (“Dummy, focus!
Gilpin doesn’t even need dialogue to dazzle.
“Thank you,” she whispers at last.
“Don’t give it a name!”
he barks at Simone when she refers to Mrs. Davis.
“Nobody calls Facebook ‘Doug’!”
“Your hatred of the algorithm will destroy you,” Mother Superior warns Simone.
“But love will set you both free.”
Separate sentiments, sure, but both are programmed deep in toMrs.
Davis' code.Grade: B+
The first four episodes ofMrs.
Davispremiere Thursday, April 20, on Peacock.
