This show has got Naomi Watts as the lead and although they've got that going, the show itself is filled with holes, pointless plot devices and a sometimes pretty unrealistic depiction of a therapist. That is perhaps where the show does poorly - its writing. The premise alone has potential but the writing sometimes failed to fully take advantage of that. We see Naomi's Jean/Diane become dangerously intertwined in the lives of her patients but her sessions with her patients are poorly drawn out and primarily exist as the impetus for Jean's alter-ego's adventures.
That said, the writing appeared to improve in the second portion of the show which is rarely a good thing since viewers would usually give up after the first or second episode. Unlike those who gave up,I gave this show a chance and thankfully the final few episodes seem to have recouped my interest in it.
Other than that, my only other major gripe about the show is its taste in music. I have never hated the music on a TV show so much so as to write this out. The opening titles theme could alone make people want to turn the show off but thank God for Netflix's option to skip the intro because I wouldn't have stuck around past episode 1 had that option not been available.
Overall, coupled with Naomi's usually stellar performance (the rest of the cast weren't too shabby either) , it's a decent show worth watching and would have been much more entertaining if the writing was better although I have seen shows with much worse writing than this so I guess it's not all too bad as some here say it is.
That said, the writing appeared to improve in the second portion of the show which is rarely a good thing since viewers would usually give up after the first or second episode. Unlike those who gave up,I gave this show a chance and thankfully the final few episodes seem to have recouped my interest in it.
Other than that, my only other major gripe about the show is its taste in music. I have never hated the music on a TV show so much so as to write this out. The opening titles theme could alone make people want to turn the show off but thank God for Netflix's option to skip the intro because I wouldn't have stuck around past episode 1 had that option not been available.
Overall, coupled with Naomi's usually stellar performance (the rest of the cast weren't too shabby either) , it's a decent show worth watching and would have been much more entertaining if the writing was better although I have seen shows with much worse writing than this so I guess it's not all too bad as some here say it is.