So this was the sort of thing that I thought would be a good watch with my wife. We often struggle to find something that fits both our tastes but in the trailers it all seemed to be just the thing....
And then we sat through it. By the end of the first episode by wife had threatened to turn it off four or five times as a shouted at the screen over the the absurdity of plot and dialogue. What I was most struck with by the end of the first episode was how little I cared for any of the characters. They all deserved their own misery - and that's just by the end of the first episode.
I did however watch to the end solely on the request of my wife, hoping that there would be some redeeming plot twist. The character of Jen, the Ex referred to in the title, changes allegiances back and fore with every other scene. Jack the husband remains overly friendly and happy throughout apart from one or two scenes towards the end and the main character of Tasha appears to have been written and played as just a smug, easily annoyed student. No one is likeable. You don't root for anyone.
Script terrible, acting terrible and direction was missing. Have to say the one character/actor that was a pleasure to watch was the sister of Jack, played by Clare Foster. Even with a two dimensional character to play with, she created real interest and believable responses. You get the feeling that the director spent most of their time giving the actors illogical reasons for why their characters were doing what they were doing, the way they were doing it.
I could just end it there, but it is worth saying that the final scenes of the final episode are so unbelievable that they are worth watching to see just how far the insanity and absurdity can be pushed. During a flashback to a previous scene, one character appears to move into an alternate universe for about five minutes during which time all the tens of people that were seen earlier in the episode just don't exist. The character just strolls around during what was previously chaos to deliver the final and obvious twist to the plot. To top it off they seem to have added a James Bond theme to the final scene to what is the least imaginative and most illogical way of tidying up all the loose ends.
Truly an awful spectacle. Although I have stopped short of giving spoilers in case there are those of you who want to see how something should not be done.
And then we sat through it. By the end of the first episode by wife had threatened to turn it off four or five times as a shouted at the screen over the the absurdity of plot and dialogue. What I was most struck with by the end of the first episode was how little I cared for any of the characters. They all deserved their own misery - and that's just by the end of the first episode.
I did however watch to the end solely on the request of my wife, hoping that there would be some redeeming plot twist. The character of Jen, the Ex referred to in the title, changes allegiances back and fore with every other scene. Jack the husband remains overly friendly and happy throughout apart from one or two scenes towards the end and the main character of Tasha appears to have been written and played as just a smug, easily annoyed student. No one is likeable. You don't root for anyone.
Script terrible, acting terrible and direction was missing. Have to say the one character/actor that was a pleasure to watch was the sister of Jack, played by Clare Foster. Even with a two dimensional character to play with, she created real interest and believable responses. You get the feeling that the director spent most of their time giving the actors illogical reasons for why their characters were doing what they were doing, the way they were doing it.
I could just end it there, but it is worth saying that the final scenes of the final episode are so unbelievable that they are worth watching to see just how far the insanity and absurdity can be pushed. During a flashback to a previous scene, one character appears to move into an alternate universe for about five minutes during which time all the tens of people that were seen earlier in the episode just don't exist. The character just strolls around during what was previously chaos to deliver the final and obvious twist to the plot. To top it off they seem to have added a James Bond theme to the final scene to what is the least imaginative and most illogical way of tidying up all the loose ends.
Truly an awful spectacle. Although I have stopped short of giving spoilers in case there are those of you who want to see how something should not be done.