Out of a sense of obligation, I usually watch a production in its entirety before writing a review. I could barely make it through one episode of this. I skipped through a few scenes from later episodes to check for any obvious changes of tone, but I saw none.
As others have noted, this is basically a soap opera. But even at that, it's a poor soap opera.
First, what turned me off the most was a gratuitous number of fairly loud musical interludes. That's a no-no in my book. Music in film should be subordinate to the overall vision, not steal attention. If someone wants to listen to pop songs, there are better ways to do that. Also, the style of the music is unlikely to appeal to very many viewers. To my ears, it sounds dated and cheesy, with old fashioned vocals like "Donald Duck" sounding vocoder tracks, etc. It makes me feel like I'm watching something out of the1970's disco era, rather than a contemporary production.
Then, a cheesy and plastic romance. The two leads are physically attractive like models, but are given a lot of weak dialog and look uncomfortable and self-conscious in their roles. The sex scenes turned me on about as much as putting a Barbie doll and a Ken doll in positions would. The average viewer seeking sex scenes is going elsewhere for that anyway. On Netflix, I'm looking more for convincing and interesting character development and relationships.
Whatever plot twists awaited me in the subsequent episodes, I had to forgo. There just wasn't enough to hold my attention.
As others have noted, this is basically a soap opera. But even at that, it's a poor soap opera.
First, what turned me off the most was a gratuitous number of fairly loud musical interludes. That's a no-no in my book. Music in film should be subordinate to the overall vision, not steal attention. If someone wants to listen to pop songs, there are better ways to do that. Also, the style of the music is unlikely to appeal to very many viewers. To my ears, it sounds dated and cheesy, with old fashioned vocals like "Donald Duck" sounding vocoder tracks, etc. It makes me feel like I'm watching something out of the1970's disco era, rather than a contemporary production.
Then, a cheesy and plastic romance. The two leads are physically attractive like models, but are given a lot of weak dialog and look uncomfortable and self-conscious in their roles. The sex scenes turned me on about as much as putting a Barbie doll and a Ken doll in positions would. The average viewer seeking sex scenes is going elsewhere for that anyway. On Netflix, I'm looking more for convincing and interesting character development and relationships.
Whatever plot twists awaited me in the subsequent episodes, I had to forgo. There just wasn't enough to hold my attention.