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The plot started out well but I found the story grew over involved and dramatized to ridiculous lengths. I did not care for the choice of leading lady, Christina Ricci and felt she pulled away from the true character of a person who would be in that position by over dramatizing the character and the series would have faired well if the role had been played by someone who showed more emotion in their eyes and less threat of "constant in your face" attitude". I feel little effort was made. Her elements did not blend well. I did like the rest of the cast. I personally loved the music choices and felt the filming was done well despite some lengthy dark scenes. I thought Miss Duvall did an excellent job and fit the part. This is just my opinion. We are all entitled and the next persons opinion could be totally different. I lived with a person whose personality was flawed like Lizzies and they tend to see saw their personalities. This portrayal was too straight and narrow with little shift. If they do a new season, I hope she works on her part a little more. I know it was tough, but it was the leading role. Beauty only goes so far.

Ok, I'm exaggerating slightly. It may not be one of the greatest shows ever made, but I ended up absolutely loving it and have rewatched the entire season at least once or twice a year since it came out.

I originally went into this show blind, expecting it to be a more serious, realistic interpretation about what may have happened following the real Lizzie Borden's acquittal. It wasn't. At all. At first I was annoyed, especially as a true crime buff who has long been interested in the actual Borden case. I'm pretty sure I even said to the person I was watching it with, "What the hell is this s***?!"

Then it started to grow on me.

There's nothing realistic about it. It's completely off the wall crazy, campy, bizarre and hilarious. And it's beautiful. A sideways glance or cutting Lizzie in line at the local hairdresser would be enough to get you offed. There's no safety in numbers either, she'll kill you all.

Christina Ricci is absolutely brilliant as a murderous psychopath who you also end up rooting for. She plays Lizzie as both ruthless and vulnerable. She treats murder and body disposal as you would stopping at the grocery store or gas station. Just a routine errand.

In order to fully appreciate this show you really have to go into it with the right mind frame. If you go into it expecting a serious attempt at historical fiction or a high brow psychological thriller, you'll probably be disappointed.

If you go into it for some slasher fun and essentially watching the better looking, classier version of Jason Voorhees add to her body count, you'll probably love it.

I'm total fan girl of Ricci's so in some ways I expected this series to be offbeat and irreverent. That being said the choice of rock music is initially baffling, confusing, and off-putting. However it kind of reminds me of Tarantino or what Luhrman did with Romeo and Juliet so it grew on me when looking at it thru that lens. It's completely weird and likely inaccurate but if you enjoy Thrillers, the chase that occurs between Borden and Siringo will keep you intrigued enough to finish this- what seems like- only season of this show.

Superb Series! It comes on too late for me to stay up and watch, so I record it and watch it the next evening. And, I plan to watch them over and over again. I love this Series, and unlike a few others, I love the Soundtrack. The music makes it fresher (more today). My only complaint (and hence the 9 stars instead of 10) is the camera jerking. It is done way too often for me. Hopefully this is not a one-season Series because I am so sick of reality TV I could scream. The cast, for the most part, is pretty terrific. As far as blood and gore, well - the Series is called The Lizzie Borden Chronicles after all. I had no prior knowledge of the Lizzie Borden case, so am not biased as to fact or otherwise, and just truly find this Series a much needed breath of fresh air for TV viewers. Please watch and help keep this Series on for years to come!

It's hard to stay interested when every episode is rather formulaic and, apart from the Borden sisters, the characters are somewhat one-dimensional. A bit of a shame really.

I just felt inclined to write a review after watching this mini series. I hope there is another season since I absolutely loved this TV show. The lighting and the portrayal of that era is very accurate with some beautiful apparel. After watching the first episode I was a little sketchy as to watch the rest of the show. However, after the second episode continued, the show only became better and better. The plots were more creative and the story was brilliant. Christina Ricci seems to play this role perfectly with her young innocent yet evil looks.

The soundtrack and filming are very refreshing and different to normal TV shows and therefore adds the spice. I was hooked instantly and watched the entire mini-series throughout the day. Unlike most TV shows, this show manages to make every episode full of twists and action. There isn't a single boring episode throughout. I loved it. I would recommend this TV show to anyone/everyone.

(But if you don't have the patience to sit through one episode. Then this show is not for you)

This series has everything I love - period piece, based on a real person, Christina Ricci! It is lovely to look at with beautiful costumes - but they need to spend some of that costume money on script writers. There is almost no plot. Someone makes Lizzie angry - 5 minutes later she kills that person - over and over again. No mystery, no tension, just anger then death. Predictable and boring.

I adore Christina Ricci but she is just not right for this role. She is not believable as someone from this era. Her speech phrasing is modern as are her movements. I need to write more for this review but this is difficult because this show has so little substance to it. Perhaps I will mention how it's difficult to tell one male character from another because they all have reddish beards.

I loved this show, for the period it was set in, the sets, costumes, the structure of the plot, just good acting, really Christina Ricci does a fabulous job playing the 'innocent' crazy lady, had my laughing as well as had me sitting on the edge of my seat watching for what will happen next and waiting for the next episode.

My husband doesn't usually like this type of show as it's one that requires someone to sit and watch as well as listen to the script and pick up on all the smaller details but even he got really into this show.

Now, it's no GOT but it holds it's own and I recommend it.

Although I was intrigued with the series and there were some nice psychological thriller / supernatural stirrings in the first episode, I quickly got bored of Christina Ricci's one dimensional acting. She seems to have only one setting: unreflective sociopath mode. The script would have benefited greatly from a more complex and nuanced character. Clea DuVall, playing Lizzie's sister Emma, has far more depth and subtlety. Meanwhile, all the bad men are unremittingly bad, cardboard cut-out villains. Cole Hauser's Siringo is suffering from a serious charisma deficit.

Although I'm not adverse to gore, it is being used instead of better scriptwriting as a way to segue into new scenes. It quickly started feeling like an obvious device. I found a lot of the dialogue far too modern. Again, Ricci's very flat, clipped delivery pulls it out of period.

Meanwhile, the props department should have done a better job with their historical research. The flashlight, used by Hauser in his exploration of the schoolhouse, was not invented until 1899 - when the dry cell battery became available.

All of these flaws would not have rendered the series unbearable. It was the soundtrack that fundamentally ruined it for me. There have been series and films that pair historical settings with contemporary music to excellent effect. The Knick (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2937900/?ref_=nv_sr_1) is set in basically the same time period and uses very atmospheric, very modern abstract electronic music throughout the series and manages to make it work superbly well. The choice of music for this series - both the incidental music that was over-dramatic and bombastic as well as the bits and pieces of contemporary rock - became a real distraction that served to distance me emotionally from the episodes. Especially the indie rock with vocals.

It feels like a low budget, Baz Lurman series with more gore and fewer Hollywood stars.

When I watched the movie Lizzie Borden took an Ax, I enjoyed it so much that I was hoping for a Sequel. Well... We were given something much more and much better, we got this Awesome series! The writers, directors, and producers did a fantastic job expanding on Lizzie Borden's allegations and took the liberty to fill in the blanks by injecting drama, suspense, and action into this whodunit story. As always Christina Ricci is fantastic.

Love it. Christina Ricci is awesome. All the cast play their characters so well. This show keeps me on the edge of my seat & I can't wait for the next episode. Hopefully it'll be renewed for another season. I watched a preview of episode six & I'm anxiously awaiting for next Sunday night to see what happens between those two. I have a theory of what might happen but I'll keep that to myself. This show only gets better. I'm glad Christina decided to play the part of Lizzy Bordin. I watched the movie and out of all the "Lizzy Bordins" I think she played it the best. I can not say enough good things about this show. All the actors just seem to flow together, so much that you would almost forget that you are watching a TV show. The actors make the scenes seem so convincing. Keep up the good work & please renew another season.

There isn't much about the plot that will make you be on the edge of your seat, but it's enough to keep you entertained for an hour. It's just about Lizzie and her sister trying to live their lives after Lizzie's murder trial, where she was found not guilty of killing her father and stepmother. All in all, this isn't the kind of show that you'll be making a priority to watch, but it's not a bad show to watch if you're just flipping through channels. Christina Ricci does a great job playing Lizzie Borden. Christina Ricci is a timeless actress. I don't think she's aged in 20 years. Clea DuVall, the actress who plays Lizzie's sister, Emma Borden, also does a great job.

First off we thought we might have had a bad purchase because episode 1 was a little slow but KICKED a little at the end but then episode 2 happened and it was all hell break lose from there!! It was absolutely balls to the wall's fun it had it all action murders bribes gun fights knives and a BRILLIANT performance by Christina Ricci the type where shes an absolute murderous villain and you root for her!! We loved Miss Duvall as well as a matter of fact every single actor was spot on not 1 performance was average they all were way above average I cant for the life of me understand the 6.9 and how some morons gave this under a 7 what the hell were they watching?????????? Bottom line folks its not going to be a documentary about the life and times of Lizzie borden it's taking the premise we all have and then make that into an ENTERTAINING STORYLINE that lasts for 8 episodes which this did perfectly we were so addicted we did it in 1 day and will do it again and again and again!!!!! BRAVO to the WHOLE cast and crew I'm sorry were late but we LOVED THIS SHOW!!!! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!! RICCI AND DUVALL YOU BOTH WON AN EMMY FROM US!!!!!!

This show, at least in my opinion, deserves a season two. It has so many good reviews and a pretty high rating, all it needs is more viewers. Lifetime is killing me right now! They have not said no or go to having more seasons. I can't wait to find out and I hope its a go!It even has a great review from The New York Times. The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, as I said before, needs a lot more viewers. The top viewed episode is the first. If you like this show, tell your friends and co-workers about it. You never know, they may enjoy it as much as we do. Lets help save Lizzie from cancellation! Lets make season two a "go" I hope to see Lizzie, Emma, and the notorious axe soon!

But falls flat. It's all style and no substance at all. I mean wall to wall shaky cam? Seriously is that sill bleeding edge? Extreme closeups that are out of focus? Shots that are under 2 seconds with shaky cuts? And a sound track that's 125 years wrong? We get it. Edgy. But that's only useful if the writing is interesting. It's not. The stories are ordinary and flat. The characters are 2 dimensional at best. Once you strip the flash and noise it could be a miniseries placed anywhere at any time about anyone doing anything. There just isn't anything unique about it. The dialog is weak and you're supposed to understand the Lizzie character is a misunderstood evil super genius. Doesn't anyone do a head check to see who's missing? Ever? Nope. Anyway nothing ever happens every scene is close up two people talking trivial nonsense to each other and there's almost no plot. After a decade of the awful 'Slow Burn' trope we'd think that would be so 10 minutes ago, but no it lives with extreme overkill shaky cam, flash cuts, and a soundtrack from he'll with Lizzie Borden.

The fact that this story took place twenty miles down the road from where I live, there is one striking element that quickly got my attention. The accents of the characters do not represent the regions' unique variety of northeastern speech. I realize that this story occurred one hundred and thirty years ago but the accents in the mini series reflect a variety that is more homogenized than it would have been in Fall River Massachusetts in this period. Also, I get the feeling in some of the pub scenes that its the wild west not a yankee/northeastern setting. Where are the fishermen? Where are the Portuguese and french speaking immigrants that started moving into this area to work in textile industry mills? I do think the setting recreation is done well. Costumes are impeccable. Houses in the series seem period and the furnishings are accurate as they can be. The stories are interesting but a bit fanciful. I cannot believe that a psychopathic woman would possess such social power and sway. Her ostracized status would have kept her out of the limelight of Fall River society. the series is a good entertainment value.

As soon as I read that there was going to be a follow up from "Lizzie Borden Takes an Ax" (2014), I became overjoyed. I really loved this retelling of one of the most bazaar events to happen in American history. I really feel that the Lifetime channel had outdone it self and now that there's more coming to the story makes me even happier. This has to be one of the best television events to take place over the past few years! Everything about this was amazing. The actors really outdid themselves. This was such a truly talented cast. Christina Ricci and Clea DuVall are most likely two of the most talented actresses of our time. No matter what part they take on whether its film or television, they blow their audiences away. Ricci herself can take any role and transform it into a work of art. With such a long list of accomplishments behind her at such a young age, there's no wonder why she was the one chosen to preform in this. Ricci and DuVall play truly twisted sisters here and I can't wait to dig my teeth into this series and see what happens next! Bravo Lifetime!

It's fresh, it has the right atmosphere, I can believe that it may be true! The acting is good, photography is excellent. Christina Ricci and Clea DuVall act natural, they are great actresses and I think they were the right choice for the series. It's easy to tell their characters and their differences. I liked the music, although I was astonished at the beginning. Everyone would expect traditional music of the time and that was a nice change. It gives a boost to the plot of the film. I didn't know anything about the real story, so I can watch the series unbiased. This kind of things used to happen in the past, when women had no other way to defend themselves.Anyway, I love that era and I would give the first episode a shot but now I have to saw that I'm looking forward to the next episode.

It's 1893 and Lizzie Borden (Christina Ricci) has been acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother. She and her sister Emma (Clea DuVall) try to salvage their world from financial ruin and social isolation. Pinkerton detective Charlie Siringo (Cole Hauser) arrives showing interest in Lizzie. The sisters have a troublesome half brother Billy Borden.

Christina Ricci as Lizzie Borden sounded great when I first heard about it. Then I read that the show takes place after the trial and I wondered if there is any interesting material at all for the show. Then I watched it and realize it's not actually that interesting. The story is a rambling mess. Of course, Ricci is the greatest but it's not enough to fill the whole show.