Recentering

One of the things that I would require, even in a black comedy, is a person whom we should root for. Whose life direction has some importance. I can't think of a single person that I could care less about.

Starting with Armond, we see a person who is a liar about himself and his actions. Secondly, is Shane. He is the worst of the worst. He is entitled and abusive. Rachel is borderline. I'm hoping that she will finally put her foot down. She is going down the road to permanent misery. Of course, there is the whole family of dingdongs, the Mossbachers, who have always had everything they wanted. It is a matriarchal family. Tanya could be sympathetic if she were not so damaged. She is at least pretty honest.

Ep 4 maintains the show's steady momentum, though I wouldn't say it's particularly revolutionary. The holiday veneer continues to peel away gradually... these characters are behaving 'rather poorly', and it remains reasonably compelling viewing.

Bartlett's manager has gone from mildly frazzled to genuinely panicked, sweating through his tropical shirt as guest complaints pile up. His desperation is palpable, and frankly rather heartbreaking. The wealthy Americans have become insufferably demanding, creating chaos wherever they tread.

Coolidge remains mysteriously brilliant - her grief-stricken widow has hidden depths that become more intriguing by the episode. Meanwhile, the family dysfunction has reached soap opera levels of melodrama, yet somehow maintains its satirical edge.

What's particularly clever is how White makes these awful people oddly sympathetic. You despise their entitled behaviour whilst simultaneously understanding their motivations. The writing walks that tightrope brilliantly.

Another solid 7/10: the show's trajectory toward catastrophe feels increasingly inevitable, and I'm thoroughly invested in watching this train wreck unfold in slow motion.

There are so many layers to each character and they do an excellent job of exposing individual character flaws , shortcomings , angst , coping skills , intentions ( and reasons ) and their humanity. It's entertaining and takes me to another world. I love the palette choices , wardrobe and hair ( not easy to do in a beach setting since some obvious choices are so subtle) beach vibes galore. The characters who are evolving are so spot on and those punches of 'over the top ' are done to a T.

So good, so subtle , so glaring !

This episode was exceptional, the suspense the cringe, the pinnacle, I was on the edge of my seat. What a great cast, could they be more perfect here ? The whole series feels effortless and real, dark and cringy , glorious and hilarious.

This is definitely the best episode currently.

Without spoiling anything, we see in this episode, character friendships/relationships are possibly threatened.

A new character appears and the fued between Shane and Armond hits a boiling point.

The series is coming together. It seems like Episode 5 will shape how the miniseries finally ends.

Recentering is possibly the best episode so far, as things finally hit a boiling point for these characters. I won't spoil anything, but this episode was crazy and actually quite good. It also really helped to flush out these characters and their backgrounds better than in the previous episode. Also, the BLM Joke was so funny. Stan is still the worst, and now his mother is there too. I would like to see a little more of Olivia and Paula's relationship. It might just be me, but I get the vibe that Olivia has feelings for Paula, and it will be interesting to see if I am right.