Little Birds

Excellent show with strong female characters and a gripping plot. Thought provoking and powerful. 10/10

I nearly turned off the first episode, but I kept watching it and glad I did as I loved it so much I ended up binge watching the entire series in one day, haha I hope there's a follow on series.

I really liked a lot of things about this series and would have scored it higher had the lead female been right for the part.

I thoroughly enjoyed this short and spicy series. Everything about it feels grand, some might find it too cheesy and/or weird, shocking, whatever, and I'd understand. I don't know the original short stories but that might actually be helpful. Clearly, it's not everyone's cup of tea but the abysmal rating is completely undeserved.

This production mainly concentrates on style and quirk rather than substance. I am not familiar with the source material, and was mainly watching this out of interest as I had heard of it, but I would have thought this aspect was in keeping. Just taking it on its own terms it had an off-beat quirky feel which I liked. Initially, all the characters are presented somewhat superficially and many of them simply as caricatures in an exercise in style. However, as times goes on some of them break out of this and become more interesting and engaging. One cares what is going to happen to them. Some continue as caricatures but are there to be played off or as a backdrop for the more rounded characters. The ambience of an apparently decadent Tangiers of the time sets off the characters perfectly.

There is definitely a story arc and character development. I cannot understand the reviews denying this. I can only presume they didn't watch the whole series.

I can understand the gratuitous quirk and eroticism putting some people off early on, although this element is surely clear from the trailers and description so not sure why they would be watching it in the first place. If it does not put you off then I would definitely recommend watching this to the end before making up one's mind. It is not brilliant or profound but has charm and I think it all makes sense as a whole.