The Beast in Me

The Beast In Me is a miniseries about a big time author named Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) who's become kind of a loner and retreated from being in the public since her young son died. She's unable to write anything until she gets a new neighbor, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), who famous for being a suspect in his wife's disappearance even though they couldn't prove it. They get to know each other and agree on a book about his life. Like a lot of people have already pointed out the ending was kind of predictable and could've been better. I binged this over the weekend and did find myself looking at my phone a little towards the end. It probably could've been an episode or two less to help the pacing but still, I found it enjoyable.

I enjoyed this but Clare Danes character sounded like she was mid panic attack throughout every episode, which kind of spoilt things a bit. It was very offputting in my opinion. Matthew Rhys's character was suitably creepy.....the chicken scene in particular. Well filmed, well acted overall, I quite enjoyed it.

A tense cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you hooked with its twists, even if it stretches believability toward the end. The pacing makes it easy to binge, and the emotional beats land - especially thanks to Matthew Rhys, who absolutely steals the show as Nile Jarvis. His performance adds unexpected depth and charisma to the chaos, making every scene he's in feel sharper and more unpredictable.

I just finished The Beast In Me and even though it's not the best series you'll see this year, it's still worth watching. It's a story we've all seen before but what makes this stand out is the cast. The strong performances from Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes make it that much better of a show. The chemistry the two of them have makes this worth the watch. It's gotten nothing but good reviews and has a very good 83% on Rotten Tomatoes as of now. It does start to get dragged out a little bit in the latter episodes and the ending wasn't very good but overall it's a solid watch.

Claire Danes plays the super caffeinated neurotic better than anyone. Eyebrows jumping up and down, eyes darting left and right, and the famous lip wobble. All going on at the same time. It's tough to watch. They dial her part back at episode 7 and it's a welcome relief. The show is entertaining for sure and worth the watch but too much of the jittery Danes almost had me turning it off more than a few times.