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I wasnt sure how well it was going to go. After a slow start, it grew on me. I really ended up enjoying until.... The very last episodes. Why make his daughter a crazy stalker too? They very easily could've had a pretty well done series without all the extra of making his daughter be off balance. I suppose it's so they have opening for second season but the whole side story just ruined it for me. I kept hoping they'd tie it in to relate to her fathers case but it was all laid out slipshod. I'm still really annoyed lol. I think yhey should've had the wife be the killer. She'd have most reason and she seems smart enough that she could've gotten away with it, it would've made more sense that the guy helps her get rid of body as opposed to being the actual killer.

The first compliment I give this TV version of the classic "Fatal Attraction" is that it is spectacularly shot. Secondly, although Joshua Jackson is no Michael Douglas, I have always admired his work, and I find Jackson believable and watchable in this role. The other acting kudos goes to the always fascinating Lizzy Caplan who provides her own delicious rendition of a raving lunatic. Besides the cinematography and lead actors, this series spirals down into silliness with the two twists revealed in the last episode, positioning it for an insane season 2. None of the supporting actors are that memorable either, except maybe Amanda Peet, but she is not good here. I also take issue with the off-topic long chatter that starts almost every scene change - very disorienting making you wonder if you are still following the same show. If you like Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan, give it a watch, otherwise you would just feel that this is a big waste of time.

Many of the reviewers are correct in saying that the casting is off. In general I like Joshua Jackson, Lizzy Caplan and Amanda Peet...just not together. Joshua Jackson is dumpy and barely recognizable as Dan Gallagher, Lizzy is very attractive usually but somehow they manage to make her dumpy too and Amanda Peet looks like a warmed over corpse. Understandably this creates zero chemistry. Bland and boring. The different viewpoints are interesting, turns out that Alex us evening nuttier than as played by Glen Close. If they were trying to garner sympathy for the Alex character they are failing. The power dynamic between Dan and Alex is all wrong, they have rewritten it to put Alex in a much weaker position. Trying to make her more sympathetic, albeit unsuccessfully. The best change is the character Mike, the most entertaining person in the whole shebang. This brings us to the worst character, Ellen Gallagher. Seriously, who cares about her POV. Or her therapists. She's barely a prop in the event story so why is so much time wasted on her whining?

Edited to up the rating..if you're still on the fence, just watch it. I just finished the first season and holy pajamas what a ride. Even Ellen becomes relevant when she stops whining, give it a chance. I wish this were a stand alone tbh, it would have fared much better if people had not compared it to the original.

I wanted to like this show. I enjoyed the first few episodes. But when it got to the "crime" aspect, it was just plain BAD. The way Dan behaves is totally contrary to the way his character was developed and for no reason (he's supposed to be a skilled trial lawyer but IMMEDIATELY starts lying for example). And the courtroom stuff is just laughably bad. The detective didn't Mirandize Dan, yet testified that Dan lied to him. The dad testifies to all sorts of stuff Alex told him but none of that is admissible, it's pure hearsay being offered for its truth. The dad pulling out his phone. FFS. That's a Batson violation. The judge denying Dan's new trial motion because he lied to the detective and is generally a lying liar. (Even if you think that as a judge, you never say it out loud. It's an immediate reversal. Yes ... I'm a judge.). It's just cringey as all get out. So if you have more than a toddler's knowledge of the law or understand logic in general, save yourself the aggravation.

Also the last episode. OMG. So bad. So so bad. (Hadn't watched the last one when I rated it ... docking it 2 stars that that idiocy.)

Great performances. But I definitely agree that if you're going to compare Joshua/Lizzy to Michael/Glenn you're going to be disappointed. The new leads don't have an ounce of the sexual chemistry that the original actors did BUT...And this is a big but...it doesn't actually matter. The point of this is that Alex becomes obsessed with Dan spurning her. The lack of real chemistry actually makes it more believable because it's easy to see that it's all in her head...Alex loves the idea of Dan, not who he is because she doesn't know him.

She was weak but he doesn't make her promises and she knows he is married from the start. But she doesn't care.

The chemistry between Dan & Beth on the other hand is spot on. He clearly loves his wife & they have a beautiful relationship. But he is weak and makes the biggest mistake of his life.

There aren't any particular surprises so far. Episode 3 showing what happened so far from Alex's point of view didn't hold any twists. Think we all worked out what happened with the sprinklers in the restaurant etc I am looking forward to episode 4. Though it is freaking me out to see how much Joshua Jackson is a full grown man and not Pacey anymore!!

For me to like a show and return to it, I need to be invested in the characters from the beginning and that's what roped me in. Mike is my fav. I know the story but still I'm like Dan, wtf are you even doing?! I wasn't sure how I'd feel about Ellen being a grown up as Dan gets out of prison, but that's the most interesting part. I always want to know what's next in the storyline so this is a cool addition. I'm eager to see what happens with their relationship.

The different perspectives from Dan and Alex are a nice spin. Nothing unexpected there but I do love me a crazy "erotic thriller" where someone is obsessed with someone else and someone inevitably dies. Look, my job is challenging so this is exactly the kind of tv drama I look forward to. Easy entertainment that quiets my brain is okay sometimes.

I've enjoyed seeing Joshua Jackson flourish as an actor as a grown up (Dawson's Creek/Pacey fan, I was and forever will be) and I like him as Dan. Lizzy plays a great Alex with those crazy intense eyes. I love Amanda Peet in everything she does.

Maybe it's because I haven't compared this to the original movie (which you shouldn't do anyway), or maybe it's because I'm a sucker for some naked dramas, but I finished all three released episodes in one night and I'm ready for the rest.

Episodes 1-7 were an 8. Episode 8 dropped like a rock to a 2. So my weighted average is a 4. I read that the test audience didn't like the original ending so it was re-scripted. Hint: That was a gargantuan error!

This was a really excellent reimagined movie from years ago, well, until it wasn't. Every actor, every scene, every set, every line was magnificent until Episode 8, which was really amateurish. The ending was just awful, and ruined everything. Gosh, shouldn't these professionals have known better? Even I did, and I'm a banker.

Did he do it? If not, who and why? Why did so many people seem to enjoy his potential fall? As a successful prosecutor and prospective judge, why did he take the defense position he did? There was a lot of suspense that was ruined by the last episode (the entire episode was jumbled and awful). Another hint for those in control of production: Next time this happens to you, second guess your second guess...don't repeat this kind of mistake.

The premise of an affair leading to murder is typically intriguing. However, this show left much to be desired. Instead of a gripping story about obsession developing from an intimate encounter we get an unevenly paced who-dun-it with the affair as a bland plot device.

Alex is too emotionally blank. They have a scene where she feigns an overdose to, I guess spend more time with Dan. I don't know because despite it being in the show, the principals don't talk about it. Lizzy's Alex tells Dan this information like she's wants to know his order for Doordash. Movie Alex by contrast looks like a person who's falling apart. Dan, while driving her to the ER tells her that she'll likely lose her job if she seeks treatment due to the 5150 hold that would follow. They go back to her apartment where Dan leaves very quickly. Dan doesn't believe Alex had Oded but there's no resolve as to why. What's her endgame? If she wanted to guilt him into staying her weak unemotional attempt would just irritate him.

Alex's efforts at manipulation are detailed where she starts a fire at the restaurant to lure Dan to her house for the 1st encounter. The problem is it wouldn't have worked as he's in work clothes and would have gone home foregoing putting a business suit in a dryer to shrink.

Other issues: The script spends no time developing Alex's personality disorder regarding the affair. Alex is inscrutable. She should be either psychopathic or delusional. Alex's behavior is out of character as she is seen pushing people away referring to their relationship as 'nothing' when they let her down. A stalker feigning love for, obsessing over, and then developing a deep hatred for the target is normal. However, in Alex's case her behavior is incongruent with either mentioned personality disorder. She doesn't resort to violence. Her extreme violence with Dan's family members comes out of nowhere. This issue just takes the viewer out of the story as it doesn't make sense.

Further plot issues: Dan is not believable in terms of his defense strategy of denying the affair. As a prosecutor he'd know better. Beth's best friend being the murderer is ridiculous. Ellen breaking in a professor's house makes no sense.