China Girl – Top of the Lake

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Haidee S Season 1 was excellent, this was not. Example (spoiler) the Chief of Police is having an affair with a police woman and makes the detective work with her, no discretion, no mention of normal office ethics, he makes out with her in the office and bears no resemblance to a character that heads up a policy unit. And he's organised an illegal surrogacy with his lover. Just WHY? And they have no chemistry and the whole plot is outlandish and stupid. And that's the least of the stupidity. A lot of the characters are unlikeable. I thought it would somehow come together but it only got more stupid. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Ilya B Season 2 was a waste of time. The writing was terrible and didn’t make sense. The acting was even worse. Kidman, who you expect to be spectacular wasn’t even worth putting on screen, along with Gwendolyn Christie. At least they got a paycheck. The writers were in a hurry to end the season catastrophe because you didn’t get an ending. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review The Quaint G I loved the first season, it keep you guessing even if you thought you already knew. The actors in it were great. Season 2 however, was dumb and only due to Nicole Kidman. She ruined the entire season and was the downfall of the show. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/24 Full Review Gareth v There is a good story to be told here, but it gets lost amongst the implausible screenplay. Disappointing Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/24/23 Full Review ann c Well I made it through the first two episodes, feel asleep out of boredom and irritation, and have no interest in continuing to the end. I just didn't like many of the characters this season. Nicole Kidmans character and daughter bit was so whiny I just wanted to throw something at the TV. Critics got this one wrong, I think they gave it a good rating just because it was "gritty". Gritty can still be annoying. Not worth the time. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review william f I may have to give up on this series after three episode - everyone is just too nasty particularly the male characters. What's the male of misogynist? Misandrogist? Anyway, that. From the chief cop to Mary's freakish boyfriend, to the shot cop from the previous series (an unbelievable cad, to use an old word), to the porn-loving students. The boyfriend Johnno from the previous series, a likeable character if ever there was (who Robin was going to marry) is now disdainfully swatted away like a fly. The writers/directors seem to really have it in for men. And there's a female(?) cop who's weird to the point of surreal, and doesn't seem consistent: at first adoring of Robin (the lead), then not. And Robin herself, though impressive, always seems poised on the point of breakdown - not surprising, perhaps, given what's made to happen to her in this series. A very bleak view of human nature. No Australian beach paradise, this. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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