I rarely write negative reviews, in fact I don't think I have. I have to write one for this show. I found it utterly torturous to get through this series (S1).
A seemingly constant soundtrack, overwrought acting, caricatured American "people in the shadows", very slow progress. Just a few examples of why I'm relieved to have finished it (I had to see it through because I had invested too much time and also in the hopes it would improve). It could have comfortably been cut to three episodes.
Helen McCrory is always reliable but this show did her a disservice.
Helen McCrory is always reliable but this show did her a disservice.