If you read some of the reviews for this series, you might scratch your head and wonder why there is so much difference between high marks and low marks. Anywhere from 10's to 1. The only way to see where your preferences lie, is to grab some popcorn a blanket and settle in for some movie night time.
My thoughts...save the popcorn, wash the blanket and go see your dentist for painful dental surgery. I was easily swayed from the folks who said, and I am paraphrasing "ignore the early episodes, be patient, and get taken in by the other episodes for a magnificent mystery/thriller with an outstanding ending." As each episode ran and moved to the next, all I could think of was that I was lied to. No thriller and not much of a mystery. What this turned out to be was first a primer for drug abuse; and second, a documentary on the Kama Sutra. Not being much of a prude in the field of erotica, I found the gratuitous sex, both straight and gay way past limits. It was if the writer of the screenplay copied letters from Penthouse Forum line by line. He dug deep into his psyche and reached for a fantasy world that he carries around with him.
To wrap up in regard to the rest of the series, the characters were lifeless and did not merit any empathy. It was if you took a bunch of minor characters, put them in a bag, shook them up and then spilled them out and hoping they developed into believable characters. It failed.
The acting itself was close to acceptable, but not memorable. The overt sex scenes got in the way. Others stated that it would be worth the wait for the "tremendous ending". I'm still waiting. No spoiler, because there is none.
My thoughts...save the popcorn, wash the blanket and go see your dentist for painful dental surgery. I was easily swayed from the folks who said, and I am paraphrasing "ignore the early episodes, be patient, and get taken in by the other episodes for a magnificent mystery/thriller with an outstanding ending." As each episode ran and moved to the next, all I could think of was that I was lied to. No thriller and not much of a mystery. What this turned out to be was first a primer for drug abuse; and second, a documentary on the Kama Sutra. Not being much of a prude in the field of erotica, I found the gratuitous sex, both straight and gay way past limits. It was if the writer of the screenplay copied letters from Penthouse Forum line by line. He dug deep into his psyche and reached for a fantasy world that he carries around with him.
To wrap up in regard to the rest of the series, the characters were lifeless and did not merit any empathy. It was if you took a bunch of minor characters, put them in a bag, shook them up and then spilled them out and hoping they developed into believable characters. It failed.
The acting itself was close to acceptable, but not memorable. The overt sex scenes got in the way. Others stated that it would be worth the wait for the "tremendous ending". I'm still waiting. No spoiler, because there is none.