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Has to be the one of the most absurd TV shows I have seen

posted 9 years ago by spotlightne
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Unbelievable plot. Odd acting. Unrealistic script. Crazy scenes.

Nothing really adds up. It's all like a dream.

And yet I am still watching after 4 episodes.😀

[–] iwantatoupee 9 years ago

A lot of things don't make sense to me either.

For instance, when the girlfriend went to the doctors, she saw Dr. Fostor who oddly did not recognise her from Simon's 40th birthday party. Surely she must have known that was Simon's wife. Ridiculous.

Also, at the end of the 4th episode, Simon and Gemma go round to where te girlfriend's parents live, and the girlfriend then knows that's Simon's wife, but she had seen them together before at the birthday party.

Also, why did the drunken doctor say he was going to sue Gemma and then not long after they are both best friends, with the drunken old guy staying at Gemma's friend's house for free???

[–] tracey171181 9 years ago

When the girlfriend went to the doctors she knew that Gemma was Simon's wife. It seems to me the girlfriend just isn't a nice person, so doesn't really care.

[–] Hungerhill 9 years ago

It was all about his drinking.Once he sobered up and realised Gemma was right he respected her.

[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

It was overwrought but the climax was oddly gripping.

Its that man again!!

[–] DerrrrDerp 8 years ago

My thing is her ethics as a doctor are completely wack. wtf, this is an odd show. It's like a daytime soap but on Netflix... And, I too am still watching. Pretty sure I'm just watching to see some justice but I doubt that will happen.

[–] beja-4 8 years ago

Unbelievable plot. Odd acting. Unrealistic script. Crazy scenes.

Nothing really adds up. It's all like a dream.

And yet I am still watching after 4 episodes.😀

 Agreed. I'm glad I'm not alone. Some scenes are brilliant and subtile, with an intense atmosphere that creeps under your skin, while others are overly dramatical, but still good in some odd kind of way. I'm not sure what to think either, but I've only seen two episodes. But after the first episode, where it turns out that so many knew, and no one said anything, that's a freakin nightmare.

When the girlfriend went to the doctors, she obviously knew who she was, since she turned away when Simon held the speech at the party, she just didn't care. Not nervous or feeling uncomfortable, just acting like nothing. And her husband becomes more and more creepy.

But I think I'm hooked, it's thrilling and it's not bad, I'm actually not surprised with the good rating it has.

[–] liscarkat (17042) 4 years ago

Great show, wish there had been a third season.