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Wow, I went from thinking this was silly to getting sucked in ... brilliant writing and characters


Also excellent acting. Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Nicole Kidman, Adam Scott is something who is fast becoming one of my favorite male actors. The nuance in the writing and acting is incredible and the subject matter of the social and political interactions in a small community . It's really brilliant.

I've only seen two and a half episodes, so I hope it doesn't get ridiculous or go over the top, but so far this is excellent drama and suspense.

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It’s good right until the last moment. Enjoy 👍

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Yeah, to me, so many movies and series go off the rails in some way it is almost depressing to start something new and just have to wait for it to deal-destruct. One series I have really praised for brilliance is "Bad Sisters". Have you seen that? It is serious, yet hilariously funny, but also tragic. It really brilliant writing and acting as well. Sharon Horgan previously in Catastrophe was excellent, as were all the other actors. A few excellent shows. Another kind of cute show that I watched recently was Trying.

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I loved this show from beginning to end. I also love Adam Scott. If you haven’t seen a show called “Severance” which he stars in..see it. It’s amazing. He’s brilliant in it.

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I've seen Scott in so many movies and kind of taken him for granted, but he has a great ability to choose and get some really great roles that are always ( at least the ones I've seen ) complex stories that are more than action, or animation, or super-hero, sci-fi, or vampire movies.

I saw Severance, and it just seems like from what I read it was something that sounded so ridiculous. It has gotten amazing reviews so maybe someday I will check it out, but for now I'll stick with movies with stories around real people. Thanks.

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Severance is brilliant!! Please give it a try.

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