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Maybe it because I'm old and Canadian but i find all the characters horrible people. Why I should care about the collection of Narcissists is beyond me. the VR is just a gimmick so give it a pass

The first half of the series was enjoyable and left me intrigued....My brain hurts from the second half. Every aspect of the show went completely off the rails midway. It had such potential.

I really loved the theme, the magic, the VR . There were some messy and confused moments, that I thought would be explained later. But at the end I felt like it didnt have a good resolution.. it felt uncompleted for me.

Too many people want to give either 1 star or 10 stars to everything. But this is exactly 6 stars. The cast, amazing. Every actor (except maybe the woman who invented the game) did a fantastic job.

But then the writing for those characters, pretty bad. If they had literally just cut out episode 5 entirely, which added nothing to the story, and spent that time developing the characters, it could have been an 8 star. With a worse cast, could have been 4 stars.

The tone, very well done up until episode 5. It did a good job at explaining the premise, explaining the stakes, and showing character motivations organically. Then it goes so off the rails at the end its just unbelievable. The last episode literally makes no sense if you stop to think about it for 10 seconds. Even the geography and distance between things is nonsense.

And Im not ashamed to say that the nudity is, again, at first fantastic and becomes a symbol of character growth. Plus, not hard to look at. Then at some point (especially the ending, wtf was that even all about. I feel bad for the lead actress in the one scene tbh), its apparently under the assumption you will get bored without a boob or butt every 10 minutes.

Its weird to be passionate about a 6 star review, but it has so many fatal flaws with such a great premise. Its rare to find something where you arent grasping at straws to give it credit, theres a lot to like here. And yet I wouldn't recommend anyone watch it, especially someone struggling with mental illness. It builds you up just to let you down.

Final note. Seriously, someone please give all three of the lead young people great roles in the future. Such great acting. And to the director, dont try to be M. Night Shamalan or something. Character development goes a lot further than weird twists that go nowhere and ultimately dont matter.

The first two episodes are really well done. Then, unfortunately,it becomes unnecessarily confusing. Still worth watching.

In the beginning I was engaged and interested in this story line. The balance between reality and virtual reality was fantastic. It was cool. But they almost abandon Then about 3 to 4 episodes in the story line absolutely goes off the rails, and they almost all but abandon this dual reality concept. There are character (in particular) and story line changes that make no sense, and go no where. Then they expect you to forget two episodes of character development and buy back into the already messy characters. It's like two different writers who 'filled in like substitute teachers' and didn't compares notes. I get complex storylines, I don't need everything spelled out, but that's not what this is. It personally left me not caring about any of the characters or what happens next. And if Leila/Shadowfax's character, all full of angst, tells Adrian "F%&$ you!, I hate you" one one more time...

This is the first review that I have written. The reason that I don't write reviews is that the reviews on IMDB typically align with my opinions.

In this case, the 6.3 rating, currently, is so far off that I felt that I should comment on it.

The storyline: Develops slowly (and isn't fully developed by the end of the first episode) but is interesting enough to keep you wondering where it will lead.

The characters: Great young actors that are easy to relate to (except for the roomate - "the jury is definitely out" on him). They draw you into their characters quickly.

The editing: The movement between the VR and real world is seamless and is consistent with the storyline throughout.

I left this on my DVR for a few weeks after seeing the reviews and rating here (I only watched it on a whim) ... I was very pleasantly surprised.

The story is just so far out it ruins the whole series. Motivations of the characters are just.. too much. Way too many "as if" moments. Progress is very slow, seems like the producers were paid by the minute filmed.

But see for yourself. I had to force myself to finish the series.

So I really want to start this review by saying that I thought the acting was really good. I've seen way, way worse and I feel like the characters were believable.

This movie really reminds me of the movie Chatroom (2010) with Aaron Johnson and... Matthew Beard. Beard also happens to portray the 'evil' guy in this series.

Having finished the series in one evening and the last episode the next morning, I can definitely say that I enjoyed it. I was intrigued the whole time and wanted to know what else was going to happen.

I would definitely recommend if you like Black Mirror and/or Chatroom.

Well done to the young female actors in this show they did a great job in creating characters you can care about. But, the first five episodes feel like you are building up to something, a final conflict of sorts. You feel like "oh damn I'm nervous for that character!". Then we get absolutely no payoff in the final episode, I honestly do not know what they were thinking and am so genuinely mad that I wish I never would have watched to begin with. Not interested in a second season unless some massive change in writers is made. Honestly for a tv show to make you excited enough to keep watching till the end is a hard thing to come by these days and then to have every ounce of trust and excitement smashed by one episode means you did something horribly wrong.

When it comes to bad adaptations, there's Eragon and there's The Golden Compass, there's The Girl on the Train and there's The Giver. Then we come to Kiss Me First. One of the worst adaptations of a good novel that I have ever witnessed. I've never been so disappointed in my life.

Of course, a bad adaptation doesn't constitute a bad film or show, there's numerous examples of a film being better than its source material. Hello, Fight Club. I'm sad to say that Kiss Me First is not one of these - it doesn't buck this trend. From the get go, Kiss Me First is an incomprehensible mess. Taking it on face value, it sounds intriguing. A show about the dark side of online worlds, virtual reality and mental illness. but it gets more and more nonsensical as the series goes on. It loses its way very, very quickly. And that's largely down to the script. More and more questions are continuously being raised, with characters going a full 180 in a matter of episodes. When you get to the final episode, you'll begin to realise that none of the questions will be answered, and that none of the episodes that came before it mattered. Look, I'm a fan of Brian Elsley's work, Dates was phenomenal television, and millennials grew up watching Skins, but this is not his best - it's nowhere near. With shoddy dialogue and plot that is all over the place, it's hard to take Kiss Me First seriously.

The biggest shame is that the creators had such a talented cast on their hands, with solid source material. If only they'd followed it more closely, it would have made for a better show, but most of all, it would have made sense.

If you're looking for an influence of dystopia, you won't find it here.

I recently finished reading Ernest Cline's, "Ready Player One", so maybe I was expecting too much, but this series is quite a bit off the mark of what I expected.

Lesbian introvert has a crush on a virtual reality avatar and in real life, but - oh, oh! So does her loud and obnoxious new male boarder! How exciting! Let the contest begin!

No spoiler there, it's already written in release notes, everywhere.

Look, I respect the serious effort that went into "Kiss Me First", it's just that it looks like it wasn't quite thought through all the way. Its VR world is too realistic and is several gens ahead of current state of the art. It's got weird, bizarre, and the troubled youth/life of England though with two or three moons in the sky it's apparently set in an Earth-similar reality. I wish the protag was a bit more attractive and likable, that would've made our viewing journey more enjoyable. I think it's decent enough for a full run through, but I don't see a season 2 for it, so enjoy it as a one and done series. (It's relatively short at 6 eps of 50-mins each.)

I enjoyed this series. The acting is good, and a number of the actors are recognizable from other productions. The directing, writing, production values and animation are all very good. I think the plot is very interesting and timely. I really appreciate that the production company based the relationship between the two female leads on friendship and not a love affair. (Contrary to what is said in the "Pretty boring" review here stated). While the last episode ends the season neatly. The possibility of a second season was provided for. As of this date - Sept. 25, 2021, no sequel has been announced or produced. I would certainly watch a second season if it were as good as the first season.

By episode 3 I was hooked. The show's quality, (like filming locations), special effects, pace, and depth all seemed to improve, or should I say evolve with each passing episode. I really liked how the characters developed in the virtual and real worlds. Probably could have done more character development with Jonty or Azul. Maybe we'll get lucky for a season 2.

I was sceptic when i first decided to give this tv-series a try. The pilot episode didn't really convice me either. This story is built piece by piece where every episode is adding to what would become greatness.

It's a story of a reality that this world might see in the coming years. A reality that is shared with other realities, virtual playgrounds where people can escape to when life get's tough to handle.

Well worth my time. Hopefully yours to. Over and out, silly old moo!

The concept started out interesting but the plot arc was trying to be too clever and where it tried to add mystery and depth only came across as boring and meandering with little logic to the eventual conclusion.

I just ended up not finding any of the characters interesting or redeeming and would not bother watching anything else created in the universe.

I haven't read the book so maybe that's why I can't understand the low rating bc this show is fantastic!! Such a refreshing original idea that was done so well! Give this show a chance! You won't regret it! I can't wait for season 2!

This six part thriller is centred on Leila a seventeen year old video game player who plays an immersive virtual reality game called Azana. Here she is invited to join a group in a secret area known as 'Red Pill'. Soon after she meets fellow player Tess in real life and soon afterwards she starts to have her doubts about Red Pill, in particular Adrian, its unofficial leader. One member disappears and Leila learns that he has died in real life; she then sets about finding out what is happening in Red Pill. She will put herself in real danger before getting to the truth.

I must say this series quickly got me hooked; the first episode introduces key characters and the world of Azana. The virtual world was really well realised with character's avatars looking similar to the characters without slipping into 'uncanny valley'. The more we see the more intriguing the story becomes and the more people die the greater the sense of danger for our protagonists. The cast does a fine job; most notably Tallulah Haddon and Simona Brown who are great as Leila and Tess. There are aspects of the series that some viewers might object to; there is a fair amount of strong language, a moderate amount of nudity and some violence. The ending was solid enough but felt more like the end of a chapter than the end of the story... hopefully further series will be commissioned as I want to know what happens next. Overall I certainly enjoyed this series and would recommend it to people who enjoyed programmes like 'Humans' or other sci-fi series that are set in an almost-real present day world.