MGM+ released The Westies on Sunday. It is an eight-episode gangster show set in the 80s Hell's Kitchen. J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver play the two gang bosses. Watchers say the Irish mob tale feels original. It blends fights and dark comedy. Critics call the script competent yet unoriginal. People keep arguing about the show's controlled aggression. Some like the spin on gang stories. Others say it echoes past crime dramas. The series still keeps conversations among fans after launch .