Wayward

[Anonymous]

I liked Toni Collette in this, and found the cop character/creator really interesting to watch, but the main relationship between them and their wife never really clicked for me (it felt like they almost tried to explain it with the dominatrix scene, but then chickened out?).

The emotional development of the two teen girls had a better arc - possibly because the writer was basing it on their experience as a teen and just making up the motivations of the adults wholesale (they must all be in a creepy cult, that's the ticket).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I liked Toni Collette in this, and found the cop character/creator really interesting to watch, but the main relationship between them and their wife never really clicked for me (it felt like they almost tried to explain it with the dominatrix scene, but then chickened out?).

The emotional development of the two teen girls had a better arc - possibly because the writer was basing it on their experience as a teen and just making up the motivations of the adults wholesale (they must all be in a creepy cult, that's the ticket).

Writer & Actor playing cop - one and the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I liked Toni Collette in this, and found the cop character/creator really interesting to watch, but the main relationship between them and their wife never really clicked for me (it felt like they almost tried to explain it with the dominatrix scene, but then chickened out?).

The emotional development of the two teen girls had a better arc - possibly because the writer was basing it on their experience as a teen and just making up the motivations of the adults wholesale (they must all be in a creepy cult, that's the ticket).

Writer & Actor playing cop - one and the same.

Yes, that's why I said cop character/creator. I'm aware.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried watching. The cop and the wife , it’s just horrible acting.

They aren't believable as a real couple at all. I'm still watching because I'm curious, and like some of the other cast (Toni Collette, the teens) but can't say I'm loving it.

Agree. They seemed like strangers who had no real intimacy. It was weird.

[Anonymous]

Why does the closed captioning say "Leila" for "Lila?" It's driving me bonkers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried watching. The cop and the wife , it’s just horrible acting.

They aren't believable as a real couple at all. I'm still watching because I'm curious, and like some of the other cast (Toni Collette, the teens) but can't say I'm loving it.

Agree. They seemed like strangers who had no real intimacy. It was weird.

Nonsense. Your trans / homophobia is showing.

[Anonymous]

I gave up on it. Was there ever an explanation for why it was set in 2003?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gave up on it. Was there ever an explanation for why it was set in 2003?

Not explicitly, but I think it was just to peg Toni Collette's character's age to someone coming up through the pseudo-pyschological abusive cults of the 70s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried watching. The cop and the wife , it’s just horrible acting.

They aren't believable as a real couple at all. I'm still watching because I'm curious, and like some of the other cast (Toni Collette, the teens) but can't say I'm loving it.

Agree. They seemed like strangers who had no real intimacy. It was weird.

Nonsense. Your trans / homophobia is showing.

NP. Please. They were so awkward together.

[Anonymous]

It was alright. I was a huge fan of Feel Good and this was less my vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I gave up on it. Was there ever an explanation for why it was set in 2003?

Not explicitly, but I think it was just to peg Toni Collette's character's age to someone coming up through the pseudo-pyschological abusive cults of the 70s.

Interesting. I watched thinking it was before the outing of the horrors and downfall of therapeutic boarding schools. Like an early Paris Hilton take.
There was so many unlikeable things about this series (Toni Collette was the draw):

Leila had zero leadership skills and/or draw. That made no sense.

Alex Dempsey as a trans character was a distraction. It never made sense; was expecting some kind of Get Out/Sixth Sense twist.

[Anonymous]

I really liked it. I thought it was nice that there was a transitioning trans character but it wasn't a huge part of the story. Also, I liked the ending and I thought it was clear, just not neatly wrapped up in a bow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried watching. The cop and the wife , it’s just horrible acting.

They aren't believable as a real couple at all. I'm still watching because I'm curious, and like some of the other cast (Toni Collette, the teens) but can't say I'm loving it.

Agree. They seemed like strangers who had no real intimacy. It was weird.

Nonsense. Your trans / homophobia is showing.

NP. Please. They were so awkward together.

It did not look awkward when the pregnant wife was sticking her hand up her trans husband's ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does the closed captioning say "Leila" for "Lila?" It's driving me bonkers.

Yes! Annoyed me every time.

[Anonymous]

Plot hole- the teens painting at the farmers market said there are no local kids. But the house where the two kids got clothes had kids living there and was still in pine Hills.
Sloppy.