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[quote=Anonymous]I think the acting in the show is uneven but that there are good performances. I also think some of the actors are being undermined by weird writing.

Dree Hemingway as Daryl Hannah is super grating, but I'm not sure it's totally her fault. Yes she's doing a full on impersonation, which was a mistake (though at times she does nail the mannerisms and posture, the voice and her face just don't work). But also her character is written like a villain in a horror movie. Literally she shows up in scenes like a jump scare every single time. Like JFK Jr. is just relaxing on a commercial set or trying to small talk his way through is mom's wake, and then BOOM heeeeeeere's Daryl!

The character is written to be hated, which is a weird and unnuanced take on it. It also makes it totally baffling why John continues the relationship with the completely unlikeable character who only ever forces her way into his life. And his mom hates her too. It just becomes nonsensical. I am hoping we are now totally done with her.

I think the actors playing Calvin and Kelly Klein are great, but that the stuff at Calvin Klein is often really weird. How many times do we need to watch Carolyn get off the elevator at work and walk through her office, waving hello to everyone (who DOES that? it's so fake). Some of the office stuff is funny and good (especially the stuff involving Calvin and Kelly) but they spend so much time there and a lot of it just feels wasted, like the long scene of John sending flowers and Carolyn rejecting them -- it just went on too long.

Meanwhile there has been very little with Narciso Rodriguez (close friend of Carolyn's, worked with her at CK before striking out on his own) or Carolyn's sister or mom. Presumably we'll get more with them moving forward but it's weird to me that we don't even meet any of these characters until, I think, episode 4, and by then it's clear they know all about John and are advising Carolyn on how to handle it -- where were they before? I would have rather seen some backstory with them than quite so much in the Calvin Klein offices, personally.

I guess they really wanted to depict Carolyn's professional rise at work to show the she was independently successful before John. But barely showing her sister seems especially weird given that her sister is also going to die in the crash. I was definitely expecting more time with Carolyn's family.[/quote]

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