unpredictability

Although I am not a member of the LDS church, I have friends who are and have attended many LDS functions and been in many homes. The way the one wife dresses is absurd. No regular LDS woman would dress like that. These are supposed to be fundamentalist who are much stricter. In the first two episodes, I think I saw them having sex 7 times, that's in 50 minutes. I don't know if this is meant to titillate teen boys to watch or old men who can't get any but it's an absurd representation of FLDS. There is so much they could have done with these really great actors and a fascinating sub culture. But instead it's all about their sex lives. When you are raising 10-15 children, running multiple businesses, have a crazy family who live on a compound, just showing sex scenes every 7 minutes. The wife showing cleavage to her husband's friend. Mind you this is all in the first episode and a the first half of the second episode. For me, it wasn't about the sex, it was about how extremely far the show was in any way of representing members of the LDS church.

What a refreshing show to find on Netflix. It's just the story, no added social programming. I would have thought a Russian TV show would have some sort of added pro Russia themes but it's just a story. It's not unique it is similar to other books and tv shows/movies about robots. But it is told with a fresh perspective. It reminds you of Humans without all the rape and other forms of gratuitous violence. If you like science fiction, especially robot stories from a different perspective you will like this show. The acting is good, the sets are amazing and the tension keeps you coming back for more. The English dubbing is actually better than most shows. I watched an episode in Russian because I find the dubbing ruins the show but it's just as good with the dubbing.

I loved the Mayfair witch books, I knew it was an adaptation. I was disappointed with actor they chose for Lasher. It didn't feel like Lasher at all, sometimes, like Tom Cruise in Interview with a Vampire, you can have someone who doesn't fit the character but does a great job. The Lasher character just seemed sleazy and creepy. At first Rowan was smart, strong and reminded me of the character in the book but she quickly becomes a weak, easily convinced of the supernatural and self absorbed. Rowan had an icy quality the tv series doesn't not convey any of Rowan from the books qualities. The books are rich with characters and plot, there was no reason to use the Mayfair Witches name and produce something completely different. Michael is completely gone from the story or sorta a combination of characters. Once again unnecessary and loses the whole flavor of the story. The worst part was the incel witch hunting internet trolls who burn witches because they took their jobs and got paid more, it was absurd and had nothing to do with even the overarching ideas of the books. I was so disappointed that I didn't watch the last 20 minutes of the final episode.