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I'm so tired of female characters clearly written by men. All the women in this series are permanently hysterical, overreacting in all situations. Not even their fantasies are believable. Further more, the teenagers don't act at all like teenagers and lack the awkwardness that comes with that age. And in contrast, the men are all fairly calm and rational, living their best, handsome lives.

And as much as this is lighthearted fluff that you can put on in the background, the cliche dialogue makes me roll my eyes so much it could be considered a workout.

Disappointed in the female director too.

Be better!

I couldn't agree more with this excellent review. As Ruchika Bhat writes:

"...the show has a really subtle approach of storytelling, hidden in the visual style of the show, which gives off typical rom-com vibes. . .

You know, if I had to call a series feminist, this is how it would look. No, there's no message of equality underneath the fun premise; it is simply a show about women, showing us their many struggles and how they're capable of fixing their own problems themselves. And it definitely feels like it's made by women for women, which is why I think it fits the bill perfectly. In Tuiskoms, Fleur is struggling with the grief of losing her husband, the love of her life, and she doesn't know how to move on from him. Her mother, Abigail, is struggling to deal with a broken marriage, and Fleur's teen daughter, Kelly, has to deal with trying to start a new life in a remote town with a broke mom. These women are most definitely not defined by their struggles; in fact, what connects the three generations is their flair for art, all in their own right. This might have been my favorite part of the show."

'Tuiskoms' Netflix Review: A Heartwarming Slice-Of-Life About Womanhood.

It was another hit and a huge miss for SA production. Do the director and producers not watch good TV?

The dialogue let down the majority of this story. Predictable and one-dimensional. Felt as if it was written by a robot that was taught how to "write drama", badly.

The costume design for the teenagers was something from some old 2000s Disney show. No one dresses like that!

Poor directive skills resulted in terrible acting. Thank God for Flure, the only decent character that carried everyone that had a scene with her.

Nothing original about this. Directors should take advice from the Comic Book lady.

I loved this show. Sure the teens are older in real life but that's common in filming. The story itself was really good. I hope there is a second season but not sure how it would develop. I liked that the dubbed version used South African accents which kept it believable and non distracting. 5 stars.

If the option is available and even if your first language is not Afrikaans do yourself a favour and still watch in Afrikaans with the subtitles on. The English dubbed dialogue was so clearly recorded in a studio with no consideration made to reflect the acoustics of the locations in which it was being spoken. As such this completely destroys any atmosphere that this otherwise rather lightweight and unengaging series might have had. Only managed one and a half episodes.