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lisaro · 10/09/2012 21:34

Is anybody watching this shite? The lead woman is so wooden she could play a convincing ironing board, she swaps accents, and the script is atrocious. Yawn, giving up on it now.

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LaurieFairyCake · 10/09/2012 21:37

It's not great, not believable - just like that Mothers Son

lisaro · 10/09/2012 21:38

Yep, you're right, it is.

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CalamityKate · 10/09/2012 23:37

What is it with Aaron's Mr Whippy hair? I can't take anyone seriously as a love interest if he's got hair that I keep imagining a Flake in.

GoingBlankAgain · 10/09/2012 23:38

I sat through it, seems pretty silly really but I'll probably watch next week as I'm quite dull and don't need anything too taxing on a school night.

GoingBlankAgain · 10/09/2012 23:42

I wanted to take the garden shears to it. Bush-head.

CalamityKate · 10/09/2012 23:45

Ooh I've just realised its Narcissa Malfoy!!

Mr Whippy is going to a real disappointment after Jason Isaacs.

moonblushtomato · 11/09/2012 20:18

It is truly awful and Frances McCrory is usually excellent.

Can't get worked up about the young lad love interest, what on earth does she see in him?

MrsRobertDuvallHasRosacea · 11/09/2012 21:02

I fell asleep after about half an hour.

Appalling programme.

slartybartfast · 12/09/2012 15:22

ridiculous
and as the Mrs Robinson said I'm confused

so am i dear Hmm

CalamityKate · 17/09/2012 23:19

Bastard! Hope she goes off with her toyboy now.

lisaro · 17/09/2012 23:22

Gave up halfway through last week - didn't bother this week - went to the co op and bought Haagen instead.

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Charbon · 18/09/2012 01:55

I've been watching this and found myself getting irritated as usual with the extremely one-dimensional characterisation of female infidelity and a male partner's response to it. As usual, it depicted a woman in a stale relationship with a man who treated her like a dogsbody, who was then violent towards her and her lover on discovery. Plus the totally unnecessary depiction of him as a sexual harasser in the workplace.

I'd love to see something more true to life and representative of this sort of marital crisis. A woman who was just after an ego boost and some extra sex, in a normal marriage with an average, non-violent, non-pervy man, who just like her, took their relationship for granted some times.

I still don't think TV dramas are comfortable with the notion that women don't need to be married to sexist brutes in order to have an affair and want sex with someone else.

So this series just isn't believable - and on a more light-hearted note, it's not believable either that an assertive, successful woman would find a sulky, unsexy whineyarse like Aaron attractive.

It feels like there's a suggestion that Michael the husband has done something terrible to the marriage in the past, such as his own infidelity or blowing the family's money, so I'll keep watching but will be disappointed if they pile on even more excuses for a woman wanting sex with someone else.

CastielsTrenchcoat · 18/09/2012 12:51

I found Aaron's Mother's response to the affair more interesting. She clearly wants a bit of passion in her own marriage.

fussychica · 18/09/2012 14:07

Not watching it as was on hols when it started but don't think I'll bother with iplayer. The lead is the real life wife of Damien Lewis(Homeland).

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