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I expected to turn it off within 30 minutes. I expected it to be as bad as a Lifetime movie. As bad as all the other Netflix romantic shows and movies. But when I got to the end credits of the first episode and realized it wasn't a movie, I felt an inkling of hope that this might actually be interesting.

It is borderline cheesy most of the time. But somehow, it manages to skirt that line and overcome it with relatively compelling characters and story, as well as just enough chemistry and decent pacing. I am on episode 7 and haven't fast forwarded once.

Maybe it was the low expectations... maybe it was the mood... Either way, it's nice to be pleasantly surprised.

If you want something mindless to binge on a weekend this isn't horrible. But the acting of the main actress was just bad and her two love interests weren't much better. She was so uninteresting with no real character arch. And there was zero chemistry between her and Murphy which made that entire storyline feel fake. Didn't get a ton of chemistry Bentsen her and Nick either but that may have been the point in that relationship. The characters Rachel and Tyler were more interesting and played by much better actors. I might watch a season 2 if there is one but based off of season 1 not sure. There are so many side characters that come and go but don't provide a lot of value because they're not there long enough: Justin, Ingrid's sister, etc. Overall this show isn't horrible but not good either.

I found it pretty hard to get into this series, it was pretty messy and confusing in the beginning. Maybe it's my lack of knowledge about business and law or something else, but half of the time I had no idea what was going on. Towards the end though, the story started to become more clear and easier to follow.

While I was watching this I noticed myself asking what the point of this series was. What's the real story here? What are they trying to convey to the viewer? Because, this series didn't really bring anything new or interesting to the table and it was hard understand the whole concept. Some aspects of this show were enjoyable and/or well though out; the racism issue, the characters' friendships and relationships. I'm sure there is something to valuable and fascinating about this series, which would have become clearer with improved writing.

What is it about Hollywood? Why do the leads always have to cheat on their partners? I actually find it pathetic that the scriptwriters in US dramas feel that they need to devolve into banal personal angst episodes of love triangles, cheating and lying.

I enjoy the ethical and moral issues raised during these business deals. Why cant we focus on the real meat? The work of being an M&A lawyer..

Goofs ....Teslas dont use keys ....England and Wales dont play their international rugby match until Feb or March. Not in November. There are Autumn Internationals, but they are usually Southern Hemisphere vs Northern Hemisphere.

As a partner at a law firm this show is annoyingly unrealistic about the practice of law. So much so that I found it impossible to watch. Here are reasons it's unrealistic:

1. The show does not show the grind of what it's like to bill hours at a major New York law firm; 2. A corporate associate working on M&A (even a 6 year associate) is still spending the vast majority of their time reviewing documents, drafting documents and working on due diligence; 3. Even the Partners don't have as nice of offices as the 6 year associate in this show; 4. Most Partners nowadays share their assistant with multiple lawyers; 5. In the first episode two associates compete to be on a $2.9 billion dollar merger. On a merger that larger many associates would be working on it; 6. If there was silly competition and high school level interactions between associates like portrayed in this show they would be fired; and 7. This one is more joking but I don't think almost any law office is as crowded as shown post-pandemic which is a real bummer for most young lawyers.

If you are considering law school and watching this show that's great but just don't think this portrays what your life would be like post law school.