Northern Lights

It's beautiful, heartfelt, hopeful, funny and sad all at once. I feel so lucky and grateful to have found this gem and to have gone on this journey with this ensemble of actors. Everyone involved truly did an amazing job, but especially the four main leads. This really touched me so deeply that I won't be able to stop thinking about this show for a long while. I literally cannot stop crying as I type this and the credits roll. I will be recommending this to everyone I know because it has a special and rare quality not found in so many shows today. There isn't a car chase, or a big explosion, or other type of adrenaline pumping scene, but that's why I found it so special. It's the intimate conversations and storytelling that I connected with most. To do that so well, that is rare.

This looked very promising. And right from the get go their is a certain tone of melancholy but in a good way. And the plot as contrived at it is seems interesting enough. But there are two things that are unfixable. One is to suffer through that dialogue. It has been a while since I heard that wooden, that unnatural, unfunny and blend dialogue.

Second thing, sorry to say is the lead Stephen Jones. I do not believe him. His acting feels very deliberate, very unnatural. You can basically see when he is going into "drama" mode. Overall it feels to me for an attempt do deliver emotions rather than having them.

To end on high note. The female lead seems very capeable but she can't fix the dialgoue and she needs a better counter part. Also props to the set design. This could have been something but sadly it is a missed oppourtiniy.

I came across this by complete chance and only watched it because I thought the male actor was super handsome. You could say I came for the treat and ended up crying like a child. Very well paced and acted. I couldn't stop watching it. The female lead is amazing. It's a story about grief. It's funny in some bits and sad in others. There's nothing else that needs to be said here. I found it very human, very real. I give this 10/10 mostly because I started with no expectations and watched all 6 episodes in one sitting. Cried and laughed. I was convinced by the story and the actors. I do not want to pick at this. It's a feeling. No need for anything else. Watch it and prepare to cry.

The premise of the show is very confusing and wasn't flushed out until the third episode. While the acting between the four main characters is believable, the banter in some of the comedic scenes is wooden and feels forced. It feels like I am watching the actors recite lines rather than expressing genuine emotion. The show overuses flashbacks as a plot device to the point where entire scenes are broken up and this disrupts any natural flow.

I found that the show became really hard to watch as it progressed because the plot became very confusing at points and then boring. There are a lot of characters that appear in flashbacks and it's hard to keep track of who did what when. This is a decent show but could have used some fine detail revisions.

The show is heartfelt and real. It deals with real and sad life issues in a wonderfully sympathetic way. The characters are well constructed and complex. The acting is credible and engaging. It showcases the talent and abilities of Irish actors, writers and directors when given credible material to work with. The quality of the actors is what made the show such an emotional rollercoaster and such a pleasure to watch. No surprise this show was nominated for an IFTA. It was very deserving. I hope it runs for a Season 2 and we get to see these wonderful actors again in it and other future pieces of work.