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HBO's new limited series The Undoing is elevated by a phenomenal Nicole Kidman in the central role, and a terrific supporting cast that make you question who the architect of the murder or the murderer was. I give this episode an 8/10 for being entertaining, harrowing, and shocking with Nicole Kidman carrying the show.

Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects writer signs again with HBO into this mysterious and well-directed thriller. With the witty and dark cracking jokes, characteristic from Marc-Vallée and of course the particular taste in a perfect casting.

Gotta admit that I have an unfair prejudice of how done I am with Nicole Kidman playing the nicest of them all in a town full of vultures (as I am full of Reese Witherspoon's upper class blonde Karen mom performance in every show) but I always take it back when I start watching the show. Kidman gives me chills with every single thing she does. Also, Hugh Grant fits perfectly into the role and I'm looking forward to seeing what the hell happened to his character. Lily Rabe is, as always, outshining in a very different role from what I'm used to see her portraying.

An appealing opening for what it seems to be an enjoyable, emmy-contender, powerful HBO's and Jean Marc Vallée's miniseries. Let's see if it can get as good as Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies.

A tremendous opening episode. Everything is firing on all cylinders-acting, directing, writing, scoring... A slow build that never feels contrived. Credit all involved for accomplishing the very difficult feat of somehow blending happiness with an undercurrent of foreboding. Kidman and Grant have been friends for decades and that chemistry is evident on screen. I cannot wait for the next episode to see where it will take us.

My eyes on Matilda de Angelis. Interesting actress.

Just loved the first episode, going to be worth waiting for each episode

I like this pilot episode , i had some issues with how fast first 20 min , many scenes made me dont care for little time but all changed when we saw elina until the end which i would say it's most interesting part about this episode

Good start .. check it out

Plot: this is the introducing episode, indeed, for like 3/4 of the running length, nothing really interesting happened but it introduces every character and, more or less, their situation.

Actress and Actors & Acting: the cast is very valuable and everyone did very well their job. Let's see how they will keep going.

Soundtrack: classics never let you down. It's very enjoyable.

Conclusions: a quite slow but very good start. Let's see how they will develop the story.

Second Kelly & Kidman meeting. It has nothing to do with 'Big Little Lies'. Unnecessary eroticism for the first part, unnecessary long scenes, unconnected dialogs...

Scenes where Kidman took to say "I'm still like a stone"

Noah Jupe appearing as an extra despite starring... This was the first episode I could not understand. I think it's rushed.

2.5 out of 5 stars.

First episode is dull and slow with its direction. A great cast so far. Nicole Kidman playing a character that has everything together. A career. A family. A happily married husband. When another mother in her fundraiser club is murdered. And her husband goes missing. Everything spirals out of control. Sadly, this episode is very slow moving before everything picks up with the plot.

I can't believe all these ratings are for real because this is not that good. The first three quarters of this episode are a big yawn. The characters are two dimensional stereotypical rich Manhattan beautiful people. The first even remotely real and relatable characters to show up are cops. Nicole is just Nicole as older Nicole and Hugh is just Hugh as older Hugh Especially Hugh. Yawn. Yawn. Yawn. Oh, and then something happens but you you knew it would and so you just wonder whatever took it so long.