First of all, the acting was not the problem. Great cast. They did great work. They just were saddled with a loser. Hope the actors were paid well because no one had their backs on this one.
Bad writing? That is usually the case. Except it seemed more like the conceptualization was left in the hands of people who really messed this up. One wonders if the production, direction, editing, show-runner(s) were the ones who put the arts-and-crafts hodge-podge style on a show that hinted of potential.
I should have quit watching after episode 2 when I realized it wasn't working. But there are enough tidbits of interesting concepts so that it seemed as if it might come together if I stuck it out. That was my mistake. It is a mess. Messy mess mess. Painfully slow pacing that doesn't have payoff. Nothing has payoff. Yes, there is sexual tension but this tension never gets interesting. Yes, there are interesting social commentary....but they amble about. There is tension of a thriller. But this thriller can't make up its mind what it wants to be when it grows up.
Nothing seemed to gel. It isn't like I expect all issues in a story to be neatly tied up in bows for a happy ever after resolution. I like complicated psychological thrillers with high sexual tension thrown in. It is just that nothing worked. Loose ends abound and I am left not caring enough about any of them because this is just a mess.
The ending was the worst. It was a smug effort at a cliffhanger but it really was a random non sequitur...a disrespectful slap in the face for viewers who hang on to the end in anticipation of some sort of cohesive reveal. Don't waste your time...or do. You may need to see for yourself just how bad the betrayal of your loyalty is.
Given Netflix's recent series cancellations I don't expect to see a season two for this loser. It promises stylized conceptualization of an erotic psychological thriller but it is just one of those big expensive fireworks that you expect to be the star of your holiday fireworks display just to watch it impotently fizzle and die as you and all your party guests stare at the ground in disappointment.
Bad writing? That is usually the case. Except it seemed more like the conceptualization was left in the hands of people who really messed this up. One wonders if the production, direction, editing, show-runner(s) were the ones who put the arts-and-crafts hodge-podge style on a show that hinted of potential.
I should have quit watching after episode 2 when I realized it wasn't working. But there are enough tidbits of interesting concepts so that it seemed as if it might come together if I stuck it out. That was my mistake. It is a mess. Messy mess mess. Painfully slow pacing that doesn't have payoff. Nothing has payoff. Yes, there is sexual tension but this tension never gets interesting. Yes, there are interesting social commentary....but they amble about. There is tension of a thriller. But this thriller can't make up its mind what it wants to be when it grows up.
Nothing seemed to gel. It isn't like I expect all issues in a story to be neatly tied up in bows for a happy ever after resolution. I like complicated psychological thrillers with high sexual tension thrown in. It is just that nothing worked. Loose ends abound and I am left not caring enough about any of them because this is just a mess.
The ending was the worst. It was a smug effort at a cliffhanger but it really was a random non sequitur...a disrespectful slap in the face for viewers who hang on to the end in anticipation of some sort of cohesive reveal. Don't waste your time...or do. You may need to see for yourself just how bad the betrayal of your loyalty is.
Given Netflix's recent series cancellations I don't expect to see a season two for this loser. It promises stylized conceptualization of an erotic psychological thriller but it is just one of those big expensive fireworks that you expect to be the star of your holiday fireworks display just to watch it impotently fizzle and die as you and all your party guests stare at the ground in disappointment.