The Undoing

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Did anyone else watch this on Sky Atlantic with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant? It was a slow starter but actually really good. Can't wait to watch the rest

Disappointed with the ending too

I loved it. Thought HG was superb in that last episode. And the boy, what an actor. Yes there were weaknesses but it's been great to watch through lockdown.

Really odd and slightly disappointing ending. I've also vowed to never again watch something with NK in it again. She is just TOO plastic/wooden - whatever she is, it's not human. Very, very annoying.

Would have liked it to have been one of the others! Feel slightly miffed and meh over the ending.
Thought taking him at the end would have led to a confession of the others.

Agree with NK face, takes away from what they are saying or doing.

So, it continued to be stupidly implausible right to the very end.

HG’s lawyer recommending that they just pretend that the murder weapon didn’t happen time show up at the family beach house. Really? She’d risk throwing away her entire career, and risk getting a criminal conviction, by colluding with her client to pervert the course of justice, for no apparent reason?

Still, it was worth sitting through that entire heap of drivel for the bit where NC was running along the bridge, supposedly frantic to save her son, and her face was like a pebble with eyes drawn on it. Literally no expression whatsoever.

Lived how the writers trolled her by having the lawyer tell her that she must not show any emotion in the courtroom - she couldn’t even if she wanted to, pet.

My Sky is not working and I've watched this every week so I missed it☹️. Can someone please give a wee overview of what happened last night? Thanks

Agree what Nicole Kidman’s face ruined it. Every facial expression she tried just came out as either mild surprise or sulking, neither of which I think she was going for 😂

"Embalmed" is right. So sad.

At one point it was like a real Joker type mouth, no need for it..

I enjoyed it on the whole. I think, actually, they'd led us so far up and down the garden path suggesting it might be NK, her son, her lawyer friend, her dad, the dead woman's husband, her son - when it turned out to be none of them and the original suspect, THAT was probably the biggest twist of all.

@BigBadVoodooHat

So, it continued to be stupidly implausible right to the very end.

HG’s lawyer recommending that they just pretend that the murder weapon didn’t happen time show up at the family beach house. Really? She’d risk throwing away her entire career, and risk getting a criminal conviction, by colluding with her client to pervert the course of justice, for no apparent reason?

Still, it was worth sitting through that entire heap of drivel for the bit where NC was running along the bridge, supposedly frantic to save her son, and her face was like a pebble with eyes drawn on it. Literally no expression whatsoever.

Lived how the writers trolled her by having the lawyer tell her that she must not show any emotion in the courtroom - she couldn’t even if she wanted to, pet.

This. Was just too implausible for me. The courtroom scenes in particular - potential witnesses to be called to the stand allowed to watch the trail prior to giving their testimony. Calling a child to the stand without any prep. Calling a witness who you don't know what they are going to say etc

It's a shame I thought this had potential but far too implausible for me

As an episode it was definitely the best so far, Hugh Grant actually showing a good range of emotions, but as to the ending - I feel so cheated. All those red herrings that came to naught and they could have spent a lot more time gradually building up the husbands character rather than all those unnecessary flashbacks to the dead woman.

So just finished watching it and quite enjoyed the 'reveal'.
Hugh Grant was terrific in the last few scenes.

Agree with everyone who was traumatised by NK's face- embalmed is such an apt description! Compare with Sofie Grabol (who played the prosecutor)

Both actresses are the same age. Grabol is an attractive normal-looking woman and Kidman looks like a weird cartoon character. It's so sad, and totally distracts from her acting.

Yes , I do agree that Hugh Grants acting ramped up a notch when he showed his evil nature.

Like a switch was flicked on , plays a baddie much better than the bumbling Englishman act.

I thought it was a good ending. No big twist but
You don't need that all the time.
The clues were there as to his true nature, his colleague earlier on saying that he basically fed off the emotions of his patients and their parents.

Am surprised that Sophie Grabol and Nicole kidman are the same age.

Sofie is 52 and Nicole is 53

Wow, not much older than me

I really like Hugh Grant as a baddie. Thought he was very convincing!

Can I just say - read the book it's wonderful and having watched the TV show Won't have impacted at all.
The book is called I should have known and this really sums it up perfectly

Thanks Looking, I will look out for the book.

It was a bit of a let down , it started so good but had many unexplained twists , Elena showing up to the fundraising meeting and again to the exact gym Grace goes to, was she stalking? But then Grace walking by Elena’s studio is really weird , just how did she end up there? it’s New York not a small market town.

Was happy for either NK or HG to go to jail, have never forgiven either of them for trying to kill Paddington....

Thought the ending was a pile of mince! Hugh Grant was really good in it, but I prefer a good twist so had loads of scenarios of who was the guilty party, which all came to nada!!
How would a much respected oncologist who was able to empathise etc and at the top of his career, happily married, loved by hs child suddenly become a psycopath? thought that was just too ridiculous.
Agree about Nicole kidmans face, agree the final running on the bridge scene it just looked immobile and very strange !!! mind you she did manage to get past all the police officers with a quick wave of her arm LOL

@Rainbowb

Was happy for either NK or HG to go to jail, have never forgiven either of them for trying to kill Paddington....

Neither have I!

I was surprised it was actually Hugh.... I was convinced we’d find out in last episode it was actually Donald Sutherland did it and set Hugh up cos he hates him