MGM+ aired The Westies on Sunday. It is an eight-episode gangster show set in 1980s Hell's Kitchen. J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver play the top gang bosses. Watchers say the mob tale feels fresh . It combines fights and gallows humor . Critics call the script okay but not new . People keep arguing about the show's quiet brutality . Some like the spin on mob tales . Others say it fits well blends classic crime shows . The series still keeps conversations among fans following release.