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Yes the shows has its fault but Luke Kirby pretty much makes up for all of them! Some of the characters are very caricatured but the dance and the acting performances make the sometimes awkwardly written storylines bearable enough to enjoy the show in a single binge! The Palladinos as usual repeated some of the old favourites and it's an absolute pleasure to see all of them. The dialogue is sharp and quick- very signature Palladino stuff. Overall, not unlike my review, the story lines are a bit all over the place but their casting team as usual has hit it out of the park with exceptional talent in every single scene.

I don't know how to describe the first episode, it certainly isn't a representation of the following episodes. It is even almost redundant. I suspect the low marks stopped watching here. Luckily I read a enthusiastic and motivated review and I am so glad I kept watching!

Just start with episode 2, and if you want to, watch episode 1 after that.

What you get after episode 1 is adjustment to the format, clarity in characters, humor, more and more balance and a great development of the main storyline and the sublines.

My favorite character is Cheyenne. She is the French epiphany of a (very) rough exterior and a (developing) soft interior.

Of course on point as always are Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Susu is lovely and the growing connection she has with Cheyenne is great to see. I Hope to see more of her and them in season 2.

Like Susu there are some solid sub characters whom you come to like throughout the episodes.

And I think Simon Callow must have had a blast portraying Crispin. 😄

With every episode I enjoyed it more, up to the awesome last final worthy one.

Just give it a chance, get familiar with a series that is not average, not thirteen in a dozen.

The first episode or two were a little bit slow or maybe it was just because I had to figure out all the characters at first, but I binge watched it in two days and loved every minute of it ..the characters , the dancing and it's great to see some of the Actors from Gilmore girls and marvelous, Mrs. Maisel on screen again! I especially loved Tobias the choreographer at first he was infuriating, but then his quickness became endearing and almost funny... i'm just trying to figure out how they get such great actors who could dance as well because in their bio I didn't see anything about dancing, but they were all amazing dancers and I'm not necessarily a ballet person, but I really enjoyed every dance sequence..I highly recommend the show and can't wait for next season!

Once i saw who the producers were it all made sense! A few misfires (the clones???) and the tone can be slightly out of step, and the characters a bit too caricature but i loved the dance, and the drama, not as whipsmart as Mrs Maisel but still great and fun.

I like that the story revolves more around the teachers and management rather than ballet drama, although theres enough dancing and beauty to make it about ballet and the performing arts crazy world. The trademark snappy rambling quirky dialogue is there in its glorious almost too much fashion. Luke Kirby is great i cant wait to see him in more.

I don't understand all the negative reviews, I am no fan of ballet but this show does not push the ballet into your face and forces you to watch it. It does so in a subtle way, in small dosages. If ballet alone is the reason for low reviews, it is not fair at all!

This is a fun, funny, entertaining, binge-worthy series and I am here for season 2, if they decide to renew (which I hear they will).

I find all the characters interesting, but I have to say (like most of us), I have a soft spot for Luke Kirby who is just a joy to watch!

Hats off to the actress playing Chayenne, she does a great job.