In each scene a different facet of James's personality emerges.
In each scene, one of the characters from the previous scene carries over.
Eschewing explication, they have allowed what is implicit in each scene to emerge unforced and unstressed.
Crucially, West is gentle and lovable and palpably human in each scene.
We are cringing and texting our friends about the next atrocity in each scene.
Thrillingly focused and agile, Nicholls sings her heart out, strengthening Senta's character in each scene.
You have to come on and hit the right note in each scene precisely.
In each scene, he is paired with the bartender, Shelly, played by O'Connell.
"His understanding was that Joe was a shape shifter, transforming himself into something else in each scene," Kushner said.
"In each scene, there's one person in control and one person struggling to gain control," she told me.
We glimpse her in bits and pieces, but she seems to maintain the same grave, impassive expression in each scene.
