Kiwi

I’m at episode three, and will be giving them another episode or two. I figure that it will either be more of the same and I’ll drop it, like I should have with My Stubborn; or they’ll manage pull themselves up by their bootstraps, and make it worth persisting. There are stupid devices being used here, that make the writing look like sabotage. The direction is very inconsistent, to the point where Oat’s bad acting is screaming and waving its arms in one scene, then he’s being directed into almost naturalistic acting in the next. Even the absolutely stellar chemistry between the leads isn’t making itself heard over the cringe-factor. I’m not optimistic.

Edit: I’ve dropped this series after one more episode. It took me ages to get through the episodes I watched, because there was nothing drawing me back. The whole thing is just sub-standard. If I didn’t admire Boat I would have dropped it after one episode. The lighting, hair, makeup, and editing are the least of its sins. The writing, directing, and casting are the major let-downs. At least MS had some decent casting. Knot is just bad.