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Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I agree. She doesn't look great - are they doing it on purpose? I'm surprised they cast her. +1 to the PP who said she's not believable in her role.

I think she looks great here! Obviously Olivia Munn is stunning and younger so not a fair comparison, but they are both way better looking than Hamm who has such a weird rectangular face.

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Anonymous wrote:Really enjoying the show - love John Hamm and it seems this last episode is setting things up for a nice twist. It's not Mad Men level of good, but it's def. entertaining.

Anyone else start watching not knowing story of him hurting the kid(s) in college? That was me and that as a grown adult he describes it as “it was a bummer” (his words) for breaking kids spine and injury kidney, now interest to watch-came here to see what happens to Amanda Peet character without having to watch show.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I agree. She doesn't look great - are they doing it on purpose? I'm surprised they cast her. +1 to the PP who said she's not believable in her role.

I think she looks great here! Obviously Olivia Munn is stunning and younger so not a fair comparison, but they are both way better looking than Hamm who has such a weird rectangular face.

agree, plus Olivia Munn has had some work done

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I liked the initial episode of this show but the following episodes are a little slow. I agree with others who have said the characters are all pretty sad - and seem quite unhappy in their lives. I’m hoping the show delves a bit more into why. I’m assuming it will eventually show they are unhappy because the material life they are living is ultimately not fulfilling. For example, I thought it was interesting in the last episode that Coop and Mel had fun just jumping on a trampoline when a huge/expensive party was going on a few feet away. I’m hoping the show builds on that idea and the characters begin to realize why their lives are so unfulfilling. If that doesn’t happen and the show stays on a shallow level, I’ll be pretty disappointed…

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I agree with this. What do others think of this show?

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Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I agree. She doesn't look great - are they doing it on purpose? I'm surprised they cast her. +1 to the PP who said she's not believable in her role.

Her character is a Princeton grad. She's not supposed to be a botox Barbie. I love that she hasn't messed with her face. The only thing I don't find believable is how shubbily she dresses, but I guess that's the depression.

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Anonymous wrote:I liked the initial episode of this show but the following episodes are a little slow. I agree with others who have said the characters are all pretty sad - and seem quite unhappy in their lives. I’m hoping the show delves a bit more into why. I’m assuming it will eventually show they are unhappy because the material life they are living is ultimately not fulfilling. For example, I thought it was interesting in the last episode that Coop and Mel had fun just jumping on a trampoline when a huge/expensive party was going on a few feet away. I’m hoping the show builds on that idea and the characters begin to realize why their lives are so unfulfilling. If that doesn’t happen and the show stays on a shallow level, I’ll be pretty disappointed…

Completely agree. That uber-rich materialistic lifestyle is not about joy. It’s a stifling, dull, shallow social environment that would suck the life out of anyone. Don’t see how the premise could be ongoing though, already a bit boring.

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Anonymous wrote:I haven’t watched the show because after loving Mad Men, I just don’t like Jon Hamm anymore (even in Fargo, when he was fine in the role). I frigging love Amanda Peet, who brings a weird, interesting, delicate touch to her roles, and she is mega lovely to me. But in her words years ago, she didn’t want to cross the Botox Rubicon. She’s slim, has a mane of hair, and is gorgeous but she indeed has wrinkles.

https://www.lennyletter.com/story/amanda-peet-never-crossing-the-botox-rubicon

I am with you on Jon Hamm but I actually am liking him in this show because he is playing a character who is seedy, and it works. It's not as over the top as his fargo character. I was resistant to the idea of the show but I like it.

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Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I love her but I thought the same. She’s really aged. She’s still stunning but I specifically noticed the aging. Which makes sense because I’m in my low 50’s and I’m thinking this is the time in life when people really start to look older.

It’s the dull no makeup look they went with. I saw videos of her from just a month ago and she looks great. She just needs bright lip color and a bit of mascara.

She graduated from Princeton (Columbia in real life). That look is spot on for a Rich Princeton grad living in Greenwich. Ivy grads are t into plastic looks. It’s a New England prep aesthetic—fit, little make up, not flashy. She’s in contrast to the gold diggers. She met her husband in college at Princeton—college sweethearts.

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Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

He didn’t!’ He has his own mansion nearby.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m enjoying it. I know it was explained that the people living in that private enclave don’t have to worry about security and leave their doors open etc. but I still find it incredibly unrealistic that none of these houses have security cameras.

I have a very very very rich uncle in Greenwich, CT —full of NYC hedges and law partners. They never used to lock their doors.

It’s true they have their own security for the neighborhood- not just the local police.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watched the first episode. Kind of surprised that Amanda Peete has aged so much.

I love her but I thought the same. She’s really aged. She’s still stunning but I specifically noticed the aging. Which makes sense because I’m in my low 50’s and I’m thinking this is the time in life when people really start to look older.

It’s the dull no makeup look they went with. I saw videos of her from just a month ago and she looks great. She just needs bright lip color and a bit of mascara.

She graduated from Princeton (Columbia in real life). That look is spot on for a Rich Princeton grad living in Greenwich. Ivy grads are t into plastic looks. It’s a New England prep aesthetic—fit, little make up, not flashy. She’s in contrast to the gold diggers. She met her husband in college at Princeton—college sweethearts.

Oh and I think she looks gorgeous. She’s in her 50s and looks great—fit, gorgeous hair and eyes and hasn’t gone the crazy real housewives/kidman/kardashian plastic surgery route. She is $$ and went to prep school in NYC and Columbia IRL. She has brains and the “old $” look.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I just binged the first three episodes. It's OK. I don't think we're supposed to love any of these people, right? They're all kind of sad and terrible.

I did find myself thinking that there's no way this attractive basketball player would want to lock himself down with Amanda Peet, but who knows. You'd think there would be more trophy second-wives and not just the one young waitress.

I don't like the voice-overs that he does. His tone is too monotonous.

I kept thinking, there's no way this attractive basketball player would hang out with these suburban finance dorks.

Nor would a literal bball superstar move into said lady’s house. He’s richer than her. That
Bugged me.

He didn’t!’ He has his own mansion nearby.

+1 I also thought from the first couple of episodes that he had moved in with her but it’s clear later that he still has his own house.

Have they said whether they’re divorced or just separated?

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I'm loving the vicarious thrill of snooping through other people's gorgeous homes!

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Not loving the new 'partnership.' Good idea, I guess, but the chemistry falls flat.