À fleur d'eau

Tuiskoms Season 1 is the kind of series that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after the credits roll. Anchored by a raw, emotionally honest performance from its lead Fleur, who returns to her hometown with her daughter after a major loss-trying to start over and find some peace. It's quiet, emotional, and really pulls you in with its honesty and beautiful setting. I found myself totally absorbed by the story and the characters. Nothing over-the-top-just real, raw, and deeply moving.

If you enjoy slow, thoughtful dramas that actually make you feel something, give this one a try. So proud to see this kind of quality South African storytelling. 💔✨

I loved this show. Sure the teens are older in real life but that's common in filming. The story itself was really good. I hope there is a second season but not sure how it would develop. I liked that the dubbed version used South African accents which kept it believable and non distracting. 5 stars.

It was another hit and a huge miss for SA production. Do the director and producers not watch good TV?

The dialogue let down the majority of this story. Predictable and one-dimensional. Felt as if it was written by a robot that was taught how to "write drama", badly.

The costume design for the teenagers was something from some old 2000s Disney show. No one dresses like that!

Poor directive skills resulted in terrible acting. Thank God for Flure, the only decent character that carried everyone that had a scene with her.

Nothing original about this. Directors should take advice from the Comic Book lady.

So this is a really easy series to watch, in my humble opinion: it has a bit of passion/romance/dilemma/good looking cast members and humour thrown in for good measure. It's not going to win any international awards for the most dramatic storyline or deepest character development BUT it doesn't need to do that. It's ENTERTAINING, which is exactly what it SHOULD be and although it's a bit corny in places, not every series needs to be cutting edge or fast-paced drama. I've got just about 10 more minutes of the last episode to watch and I had to delay the moment! So, watch it on an evening when you need to zone out and immerse yourself in a bit of something different. It's definitely not Eastenders or Coronation Street THANKFULLY! It's nicer scenery and better looking actors and less doom and gloom too 😊

I couldn't agree more with this excellent review. As Ruchika Bhat writes:

"...the show has a really subtle approach of storytelling, hidden in the visual style of the show, which gives off typical rom-com vibes. . .

You know, if I had to call a series feminist, this is how it would look. No, there's no message of equality underneath the fun premise; it is simply a show about women, showing us their many struggles and how they're capable of fixing their own problems themselves. And it definitely feels like it's made by women for women, which is why I think it fits the bill perfectly. In Tuiskoms, Fleur is struggling with the grief of losing her husband, the love of her life, and she doesn't know how to move on from him. Her mother, Abigail, is struggling to deal with a broken marriage, and Fleur's teen daughter, Kelly, has to deal with trying to start a new life in a remote town with a broke mom. These women are most definitely not defined by their struggles; in fact, what connects the three generations is their flair for art, all in their own right. This might have been my favorite part of the show."

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