What a lavish show is Hotel Portofino! If you love period shows, especially from the early 20th century, you may like this one. But, beware, PBS Masterpiece has become politicized and a bit depressing. Those of us who have enjoyed Masterpiece of the past and period film-TV, usually seek to move away from humin ugliness and the day’s politics. It is possible, when we do xplr humin ugliness, to do it in a way that doesn’t look or feel ugly. Let’s hope Portofino survives.

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