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It takes only two episodes for HBO’s ambitious Mare of Easttown to tick off virtually every hardship associated with the quirky, underdog, salt-of-the-earth people of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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That bingo card from hell includes, among other miseries, substance abuse, untreated mental illness, teen pregnancy, violence, cramped row homes, dead-end jobs, and Roman Catholicism. Strangely, this plot-driven and escapist police procedural is mired in a grittiness that would typically kill the fun.

And yet that authenticity has become the main appeal of the show, drawing rightful praise and even a parody on Saturday Night Live.

I’ve taken a special interest in Mare, not simply because of the great performances and the unpredictable mystery, but also because I was born and raised in Drexel Hill, in the heart of Delco.

Like many towns in the county, Drexel Hill grew rapidly in the late 20^th century, largely because of white flighters stampeding out of Philadelphia, a group that included my own parents. And now, many

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