MGM+ aired The Westies on Sunday. It is an eight-part gangster show set in the 80s Hell's Kitchen. J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver play the two gang bosses. Watchers say the mob tale feels fresh . It blends fights and dark comedy. Critics call the script competent yet unoriginal. People keep discussing the show's quiet brutality . Some like the take on mob tales . Others say it echoes old crime hits . The series still fuels chats among fans after launch .