Showtime’s limited series is inspired by Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel.

You always tell me/ perhaps, perhaps, perhaps") before fleeing the dining room in tears.

Hawk, his face a mask of practiced placidity, signals the waiter.

Fellow Travelers

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME

“My nephew’s not feeling well.

Could I just get the check?”

“You’re the coward, not me.”

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Chris Bauer and Will Brill in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME

Hooray for progress!)

Grade: B

Fellow Travelerspremieres Sunday, Oct. 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.

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Noah J. Ricketts and Jelani Alladin in ‘Fellow Travelers’.Ben Mark Holzberg/SHOWTIME