The Hunting Wives

Firstly - the lead actresses do a phenomenal job with their acting and carrying their sexuality. This show is equivalent to one of those erotic crime drama books you'd pick up randomly at the Barnes & Noble. Seriously binge worthy and a fun time. The atmosphere of a Righteous Texas area with a mischievous underside really takes place here.

I binged watch this show in 2 days. I LOVED it. Malin who played Margo did a fantastic job in that role. I felt like I had a love hate relationship with her character. Britney who played Sophie also did a wicked job. I actually wish I didn't binge it so quick as I was sad when it was over! I'm already waiting for season 2. I was curious to see what the ratings would be so I looked them up and was shocked it wasn't at least at an 8/10. Guess people can complain about everything these days. Defs worth the watch!

Also this is my first review I've ever done. I liked it that much I wanted to share and up the ratings :)!

I had high hopes for this due to the cast and plot but so far it's fallen short of expectations. I'm not sure if it's the storyline or acting but it's almost too cringy to watch. I normally don't expect much from a Netflix original but thought this would be an exception due to the cast. That said, so far it feels like I'm watching a high school director's attempt at making a limited series. It's very awkward and off putting and somehow feels cheesier than a lifetime series. Also what is going on with Malin's hair?? We couldn't fit some hair dye into the budget? One false move and that wig is taking off in the wind. So distracting and goofy looking; I can't take anything she does or says seriously.

I saw the negative reviews on this and almost skipped watching it. I turned it on for background noise and ended up binge watching the whole show today. Some don't dig the nudity, I get it, but I don't mind it. Women have sex, people have sex, all sex lives are different and I thought it was about to be a crazy love story. This show turns out to be a who done it murder mystery kind of thing, and actually kept me on my toes after the first few episodes. I can usually predict what's going to happen in those types of scenarios because I watch too much TV but this show was pretty good at creating a Clue like situation. Im a country girl, and I was down for these badass women in this show. The ending was unpredictable and intriguing. I highly recommend you watch and decide for yourself. Brittany Snow in a role you've never seen her in before, and Malin Ackerman rocks her character so well it's hard to tell if she's acting.

Yes, it's incredibly predictable, and seriously problematic in terms of glorifying relationships between older women and teenage boys (I don't care if they are 18, you are even referring to them as boys, so yeah, no), but my biggest issue is everyone is just the worst. There were maybe three okay characters: Salazar was competent, and relentless, and I liked her rapport with Flynn. I liked Jack's dry, give-no-fs, tell-it-like-it-is attitude. But a six year old cannot carry an adult show, especially when he maybe got 11 minutes of screen time. Kyle was the only who made me laugh, but again, not enough screen time to make an impact. And probably more time with him would have diluted what enjoyment he did provide.

But Sophie?!?! All she did was storm around saying, "I have one question for you." Literally to everyone. Maybe think things through first. Maybe don't play endless victim/brat (and not in a Charli XCX way), it is not an effective way to move through life.

Malin Ackerman looks gorgeous, but her talents were put to waste here. The show could not decide whether she was complex and layered, or just Miley Cyrus's wrecking ball. Same with Jaime Ray Newman. I have always found her to be a really gifted and nuanced actress and was excited to see her play such a big personality, but Callie was a two note caricature.

And why even bother casting Dermot Mulroney? Total lost opportunity.

I knew when I started this that it was going to be a soapy thriller- not everything has to be a razor sharp mystery to be entertaining. And beneath all of the booze-drenched and drug-addled script is an interesting story. Hey, I stuck around for the whole thing. But here's hoping that if it does get a second season, the story runners sober up before they start crafting how it should unfold.