Run

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.

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.

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

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.