Run

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.

First of all, I wonder if this was meant to be a one-off/1 season series? I just cannot imagine it going into a second season.

If Ruby and Billy can't come to a decision by the end of 7 episodes then I'll probably lose interest. I'm already wondering what they're going to do to fill the remaining 4 episodes - I've just finished watching episode 3...

There are the lives of other people involved in their decision to "RUN". Unfortunately, as I see it, no matter what they decide IT. WILL. NOT. END. WELL. for some of them.

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

What could have been a charming look in to the intricacies of lost loves and what-ifs was instead squandered by the writers of this series. Seven episodes (even at 30 minutes a piece) is more than enough time to develop characters and have them come to terms with the actions they took in the first episode, but the plot suffers from a slow start followed by too much packed in to the middle. What happens in episode 5, however, completely derails the entire purpose of the show (to use a train pun the writers ignored.) The fumbled insertion of exec-producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (whose American character is astonishingly unconvincing) and the related sub-plot completely takes away from the narrative of the story which was driven by two actors completely capable of carrying the show. There was literally zero consequence or purpose to this sub plot, and it almost seems like the writers were stuck digging their way out of a needless major plot twist. Was there a different story that was quickly rewritten at the last minute? Or maybe it was written as they shot? All we know is that this waste of almost an entire episode worth of story killed the entire series and left the ending completely rushed, without enough time for the leading duo to do their thing and wrap up the season. Next time you try to cross breed "Fargo" with "When Harry Met Sally" consider the consequences.

Unsurprisingly, the writers arrogantly assume there's going to be a second season for them to undo the damage of the final three episodes. If there is, we know that HBO is truly lost. If I were the stars, I'd make sure to stay well away and leave this show to be forgotten.

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.