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... the extreme popularity of several of the actors in this series cannot help save it from itself... it's like saying anything not positive about them is somehow sacrilegious

... the acting and production values are not the albatross... it's the tedious, at time very boring storyline-script that's hard overcoming... first couple episodes were painfully-"slow-burning"... with the remaining four hardly getting much better... maybe E8 raising rating up a notch (and possibilities for next season)

... one reviewer repeating foreshadowing over and over and over, and they were right, for we know from the very beginning pretty much the entire premise of the production... spending three and a half hours buried continually in it, was more than undesirable (to just get to the ending)

... yes, lengthy film or five-six episodes at most... and it was the final series one episode was the most interesting-intriguing... keep that going (hopefully) throughout a second season, and it will have made tediousness of season one bit more worthwhile.

This was incredibly triggering to watch, but at the same time I found it helped give me some strength too. The show did develop in a steady way, but developing the characters and story was important - and for me I felt it was a good pace. The acting felt authentic and we really got to the know the characters backstory.

Cinematic storytelling with stunning Melbourne scenes. Wonderfully Australian.

I feel every young woman should watch this show. Sadly these types of behaviours are on the rise - and targeting trusting, empathetic people. It's an incredibly profound experience and this show respectfully delves into the background of this very dark personality.

Thank you.

Can an entire show be foreshadowing? Can every single moment be foreshadowing? Can every single thing be framed entirely explicitly as foreshadowing? This show may be going for a world record or something, trying to make every single second, from the very opening shots, be Foreshadowing. Can a show that is entirely foreshadowing also feature the worst performances by two great actors, entirely miscast, with No chemistry, and the most unhappy and miserable sex scene in the history of everything?

Yes. Yes yes yes. All yes.

I have never not enjoyed Asher Keddie, before. I have always respected David Wenham, before. This is trash. I think the writer was trying to make herself look better at having Always Suspected Things, but it makes her a boring anxious character that you can't sympathise with who has No Arc. Crap.

Joe played a slimy creep with a sickening voice, but having come across two of these sort of characters in my time, his role was true to form. A Player of the highest Order. However, Denham really wasn't suited to the role at all. It needed someone less creepy and more 'dashing', thus to avoid the warning bells and red flags that someone like Birdie could be excused for not seeing and acting upon, therefore making it more realistic.

Birdie, Birdie, Birdie - when does stupid become more stupid? You were painful to watch and I wanted to throw my phone away, let alone yours.

All in all, too long and too much of Birdie feeling sorry for herself. I wish I hadn't wasted my time.

Birdie is utterly infuriating but I found the story extremely compelling. This is a cautionary tale about how you should trust your instincts. Her gut told her something wasn't right in episode one.

It's very easy to say "oh, I'd never fall for that" or "I'd never tolerate that" when he's repeatedly letting her down, but until you've experienced deceit you never know how you'd react. I certainly wouldn't tolerate things now that I would have when I was younger and much more trusting.

This series has you shouting at the TV and although a little drawn out, I enjoyed it and was eager to see the next episode.