Run

Such a great premise !! But somehow it ended up tripping and falling down the stairs as the show neared its end.

This is for first episode only, I was really looking forward to this based on seeing the HBO trailers for the last 2 months. Unfortunately it's not exactly what I thought it would be. The story, so far, is a bit of a convoluted mess and the stars don't have any chemistry with each other, especially any that I'm interested in watching. HOWEVER there is a lot of potential and I'll keep watching and revise my rating as the story develops.

Update: After second episode I'm just not digging it. Why would I spend time watching a couple, who have left their current partners, try to have an affair with each other while being completely dysfunctional and lacking respect or even affection for one another? It's an interesting concept very poorly executed. It's not funny, it's actually cringe inducing. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, everything you touch does not turn to gold. Changing review from 5/10 to 4/10 and likely won't watch the remaining episodes.

Watched the first episode: very watchable, if somewhat underwhelming. Merritt Wever is lovely, but not quite the right match to Gleeson. The story develops at uneven pace, yet fun to watch and curious what happens next.

Too much, yet too little. So close, yet so far. It was a good show if you are a patient person. I can see what they tried to do with the direction of the show, but it seemed like there were too many directions so it went nowhere. The jokes could have been great but fell short just a bit which ended up making them awkward to the extent of making the entire show almost anxiety inducing. It needed tidying up for the humour the writers were trying to recreate to be successful. Either the writers/editors rushed it or they looked over it too many times and messed around with it.

Just one ep in but I was expecting something better. So far the chemistry between the two leads is a tad annoying. I like Gleeson quite a bit but Wever seems a mismatch for sure. I'm holding out hope it's much more than what it seems to be.