The Vatican experiences a rude awakening when the first American pope rises to power.
A brand-new and never-before-imagined leader has taken command of one of the mightiest institutions in the world.
And were all heading into uncharted waters.
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Luckily for us, Sorrentino is not some ideological scold.
He is first and foremost an entertainer and a loopy, goofy, Federico-Fellini-influenced one at that.
They wouldve been relevant even if the American election had gone the other way.
(Check outI Heart Huckabees,Sherlock Holmes,orContagionfor evidence.
Hes the best thing about all three.)
Cardinals in Rome have elected a 47-year-old New Yorker named Lenny Belardo as the Vicar of Christ on Earth.
What else have we forgotten?
We have forgotten to masturbate!
This ends up being a fever dream, of course.
Doesnt sound like anyone we know.
The pilotscored yuge ratings when it premiered last fallin Italy.
And speaking of water cooler …
1.
Jude Law crawling out of a pyramid-sized pile of babies is certainly a way to make an entrance.
Abandon all hope, ye who believe in boring good taste.
The faces of the people
Conventional beauty doesnt really do much for Sorrentino.
upon learning the news of his prodigys ascension.
Shes obviously teed up to be his wisest, most trusted and, potentially, most ruthless adviser.
They must take a back seat!
Cant you take a joke?
I dont believe in God, Lenny says at the episodes end.
Imagine what hell say on Twitter.
My only problem is my hair, Your Holiness, the elder man says.
You mean its falling out?
Your hair hurts, Lenny says with a smile and a drag of a cigarette.
