It's just not good. Baffling how people fall for writing and acting That is working SOOOOOO hard to be dark and deep And serious.

Everything about this show is efforting tremendously.

Happy valley looks like a master class compared to this. Neither are my type of show usually but Happy Valley, which I just finished in one weekend (I had covid) is quite impressive actually.

This show is at best contrived.

Kate is obviously a great actress. She is working very hard in this role. She doesn't relax in to it for one beat. "I'm hard as nails!" ....unlike the actress in Haply Valley who plays all the layers and colors And we Don't catch her acting ever.

I won't continue with this one as I can smell where it's going-I calll these shows "tonal" where one note is hit on the piano only, over and over And over And over....some people have a lower bar and think That must mean brilliance.

Maybe if they saw actual brilliance they'd be able to discern the difference?

Happy valley - same show - better writers and acting. Not one note. Watch and compare. See how good it could be and dont Settle for contrived "dark" brooding efforts.