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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.

This series about a journalist Birdie (Asher Keddie) who dates a compulsive liar and fantasist Joe (David Wenham) has a great premise but its pace is sluggish. And why all the moody focus on Birdie being devastated, anxious and morose as she reels from yet another betrayal from her deadbeat boyfriend? There needs to be more action. Maybe it would have been better to focus on the search to find fellow victims of Joe, and to find out who he really was. In any case, when Birdie does find out something bad about Joe, she tends to be sad, but then keeps going out with him! After five or six no-shows to family birthdays and weddings, and umpteen cancellations of dates, most people would call it quits, but it defies belief that she would put up with this much rejection and lying. If Birdie had fought back a little more, it would have been a better drama. The series is interesting in that it points out that on dates, we cannot predict who the other person might turn out to be. And that Birdie all too readily believes or forgives her lover's bad behaviour because she fears being alone.

Maybe also it would have helped to see a little of the boyfriend's perspective. How he rationalises being so opaque and stuffing Birdie around.

I was only watching this because I grew up on one of the properties filmed ( not in the grand house but another house on the property). Anyway I really liked the show. I can see, and have experienced, how easy it to fall for someone even though the warning bells are ringing loudly. When your love bucket is empty you will date the person that comes along and tries to fill it. You so so much want to believe. The relationship between mother and daughter didn't help Birdees' self esteem. With the therapy she was getting how come she didn't tell her mother to treat her better. Congratulations to the writer bringing up the cheater issue from a perspective that can be understood from probably way too many vulnerable people.

Good show.

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.

The tension in the series is created between the characters' and the audience, rather than among the actors. Birdie's deep-seated denial makes the viewers say over and over "how can she believe him", as do her friends and family.

The more that audience members can sympathize with Bridie's denial, the more profound the tension is. However, for those of us who do not sympathize, the constant repetition of her failing can be a bit tedious. Therefor the director has taken a big chance by using this technique. This is exacerbated by the fact that the story arc builds up slowly over the initial episodes and that the crescendo is 100% predictable.

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.

What's wrong with Birdie? I want to shout at and shake her. She really needs to wake up. Great performances, he is right creep and she is annoying.

I feel like I'm wasting my time watching this but I'm extremly curious how this ends. I think I will suffer through all of it to find out.

I feel sorry for her, she doesn't deserve treatment like that. I can't stand his voice. It's unbelievable this is based on true story. I'm sure it didn't have to have so many episodes. I'm getting bored from time to time. Here is valuable life lesson- love is blind! Good luck watching it all. How many lies can someone tell I keep asking myself.

The key to this working is a credible male lead ( in what is a difficult nuanced role to pull off convincingly). David Wenham didn't, at all. At almost 60 he is for a start too old, too crepey-skinned. His character was creepy, he was given a lizardy persona, unfortunately Joe was NOT what he must be.

Hot.

Who is craving to get in this creaky, rather plodding, aging, man's bed?

Apparently a whole slew of beautiful intelligent women, all taken in and enraptured to the point of slavish devotion . 60 emails with heart rending tales of seducer Joe!!!

Please. No.

None of us watching Joe were craving to be in bed with him either, btw (imagine here a shudder indicating skin crawling at the thought lol).

The writing was off for Joe, the character needed way more finesse in language, charisma, good looks, and sex appeal, delivered by an actor with compelling, utterly irresistible BDE, and way more sympathetic outside of the scene in the church where we see his pain. That was good, well done.

That first encounter at Atons bar ..."do you want to get out of here?" The look that is then exchanged between them as Joe agrees means, as every single adult watching knows, let's ***k. His sliding off into the night outside was the beginning of a mountain of sleight of hand by Joe's character that was absurdly clunky, as to be an insult to the intelligence.

Asher Keddie is terrific, she holds this together. Her character is far better written and presented than her counterpart, we are provided with sufficient context to see why this one woman with her history anxiety and pressures wanted so much for this to work. She was believable in a narrative where nothing else important was believable.

It's an easy reasonably engaging binge, but could have been so much more immersive, tantalising, heartrending.

A missed opportunity, should have been a 10.

The trailer didn't fully sell me but I thought I'd give it a go as I have loved Asher Keddie in everything from offspring, to the lost flowers of Alice Hart and to nine perfect strangers and let me tell you, I was addicted from the beginning of episode one and that continued all the way through. I stayed up until the hours of the morning binging it. Asher Keddie just sucks you in and makes you feel all of the emotions with her. I felt for her, I was frustrated watching her and I was saddened by what was playing out in front of her. Brilliant Aussie show that exceeded any expectation and fantastic acting. More of this please!

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.

I've only watched the first episode, but all actors great, story great, suspense great. Gotta love Aussie drama/adult romcom/suspense there's a quality here that I can't define but it's there. I have to admit this is the first time I've seen Asher Keddie act, how dumb was I, can't wait to see other stuff she's done. Anyway, I'm not a professional reviewer haha, but the speed of the first episode was great, character development so far is perfect. There is something about Aussie drama that is real and makes you want to see more of it. I can see that I'm going to binge this to death. Not sure where it's heading but I can't wait to find out.

The production values on this series are good, the story gets you intrigued early on, mainly from the 'what's going on' perspective.

The obvious point that such an educated, successful, attractive woman is so lonely, is something you need to get over, plus the fact that she's so desperate to meet a man, she's prepared to drop all doubts and oddities associated with him, just to get him.

Once the odd behaviours grow the story slowly develops, behind lovely Australian backdrops and city scapes, the heroine's fears and questions pop up and she looks for answers, again why she's so determined to hang onto this man is a bit of a mystery.

Things I found annoying, the need to insert alcohol into many scenes, the fragility of the female character, the sinister male lead, the gay but oh so fun friends, everyone seems wealthy and in luxury, but often unhappy, all very typical of Australian shows, so typical you fight the impulse to fast forward occasionally to get on with the story, so at times it gets 'dull', you want it to develop and it doesn't.

Having read the book, giving that 5/5 stars and relating to the red flags and gaslighting that goes on when you're in a relationship with a narcissist, was eagerly awaiting this series. It's true to the book, and a very accurate portrayal of the lengths narcissists will go to the deceive and betray those closest to them, destroying them emotionally and often financially too. Asher Keddie plays the role of main character, Birdie, with authenticity. She was so believable in the role and portrayed how slowly and easy it is to fall victim to these relationship scammers. Like Birdie, a very educated, intelligent woman, anyone can be deceived as they go to extraordinary lengths to provide fake and falsified "evidence" as "proof" of all their accolades, achievements and wealth.

... 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.

It's not very often that we binge an entire series in one go, but wow, "Fake" was BRILLIANT. This new Australian TV show dives into the complexities of being in a relationship with a narcissist and is both compelling and unsettling. Asher Keddie shines as a writer who meets a seemingly perfect rancher, played by Aaron Wenham, on a dating app. She soon finds herself caught in his web of deceit, uncovering his lies bit by bit.

"Fake" kept us on the edge of our seats the entire time and delivered some of the best episodes we've ever seen. The storytelling is sharp, the characters are well-developed, and the tension is palpable. Keddie and Wenham's chemistry makes her journey through deception and discovery both gripping and heartbreaking. This series is a must-watch for anyone who loves a well-crafted drama that captivates from start to finish.

Fake is entertaining and definitely had the binge factor to make me keep watching. I wanted to know how it ended and I enjoyed the switch to a different POV and the over all style of storytelling BUT...

1) The main character, Birdie, while really well acted by a talented actress, was just infuriating. Her stupidity and weakness became annoying and I know this is based on a true story, I know it really happened and romance scams happen all the time but I just thought any smart sensible woman would run a mile. Maybe it was because the romance scammer guy was played as a villain from the start. The actor was kind of creepy and so it was hard to believe she would be conned by him.

2) Otherwise first rate production values and performances were marred by the awful dreamlike repetitive sequences where lines were played over and over in voice over as Birdie's thoughts or memories. It felt like budget film school nonsense and really let down the production. It was used as a conceit way too many times.

I wasn't at all keen on the musical choices and why was the Tiger song used twice in different episodes? That felt like they couldn't afford another track. It was insanely annoying as was the Love Kitten track. Just poor musical choices and the sequence where Birdie danced to the latter was cringe.

7/10 is kind but I did binge it and I did enjoy it mostly aside from those few moments of terrible directing choices.

Bloody hell ......I am so frustrated with this show . I want to grab Birdie and shake her . Asher Keddie as always gives an amazing performance as Birdie . David Wenham plays the perfect creep , lying and stringing her along playing with her emotions . He is a total narcissist living in a world of lies and gas lighting her no end. Poor Birdie already an anxious wreck is totally doubting herself constantly. I actually love this show it makes me feel unsettled and angry anticipating his next lie and feeling sorrow for Birdie. It's a very good show but I am dreading seeing the heartbreak for Birdie.

I am a bit suprised at so many bad reviews. I personally felt that this was a very well made, thoughtful production about an insecure and lonely woman who was open to manipulation by a very clever narcissist. She was a woman with bad anxiety issues, desperate to be cared for since the loss of her father, the one person she loved and trusted. Ultimately the story was about trust, and she had not trusted anyone other than her late father. When Joe comes along, she is initially uncertain about him but such is his skill of manipulation she quickly falls for him. Yes there are many red flag instances where many think she should have been aware that she was being strung along with lie after lie, but i think she was mixed up and not thinking properly, just enjoying his company and feeling appreciated.

This was well written and well acted. It was a warning to women not to be taken in by manipulators and there are many of them out there. Its a heartbreaking story but its worth a watch.