Phenomenal performance from Elizabeth Moss, but she is a brilliant actress anyway. She just has this natural ability to say a 1000 words with her eyes and facial expressions.
I first started to watch it when it was released, but gave up after two episodes; it was very slow with lots of annoying flashbacks.
However, since I’ve heard such great things, I decided to try again. Half the first season is slow, but it is worth it. Plus the first season is full of annoying flashbacks; some were relevant but many were unnecessary, thankfully these fade out to only occasional and relevant flashbacks.
This show despite being excellent, is extremely difficult and distressing and disturbing to watch; especially if any females have suffered in reality form rape, domestic abuse. It could be extremely triggering.
As much as I understand the message etc of the show, I found it too much, too graphic with the abuse scenes. I’ve watched plenty of other programs that portray these things well without being so graphic. Which is why I’ve given it a lower rating.
It’s a good show, but it’s not for the faint hearted and should be watched with caution if you’ve a past where you’ve suffered abuse.
Review by LornaVIP 5BlockedParent2020-10-05T04:54:00Z
Phenomenal performance from Elizabeth Moss, but she is a brilliant actress anyway. She just has this natural ability to say a 1000 words with her eyes and facial expressions.
I first started to watch it when it was released, but gave up after two episodes; it was very slow with lots of annoying flashbacks.
However, since I’ve heard such great things, I decided to try again. Half the first season is slow, but it is worth it. Plus the first season is full of annoying flashbacks; some were relevant but many were unnecessary, thankfully these fade out to only occasional and relevant flashbacks.
This show despite being excellent, is extremely difficult and distressing and disturbing to watch; especially if any females have suffered in reality form rape, domestic abuse. It could be extremely triggering.
As much as I understand the message etc of the show, I found it too much, too graphic with the abuse scenes. I’ve watched plenty of other programs that portray these things well without being so graphic. Which is why I’ve given it a lower rating.
It’s a good show, but it’s not for the faint hearted and should be watched with caution if you’ve a past where you’ve suffered abuse.