The Guest

The first two episodes were entertaining, but after that it became increasingly implausible.

This seems to be being sold as a "who is playing whom" thriller, but things are so imbalanced that "who is playing whom" is not in any real doubt.

While Lee is far from being a central character, I found the way his character developed to be hard to swallow.

The two police detectives were very poorly conceived. As if the writer felt he had to write some police into this, even though he really didn't want to. There's a laughable, very brief conversation between the two of them where they essentially demonstrate just how lacklustre they are.

So, maybe watch the first two episodes but then call it a day. Save yourself from the rather questionable ending.

An enjoyable thriller which moves at an agreeable pace. Eva Myles is a great watch and looks like she's having the time of her life in a succession of glamorous outfits as a wealthy business woman with dark secrets. There's a few events that stretch credulity but mostly you're happy to glide over those for the overall reward. However, without spoiler, I can't reconcile how a character, who proves ultimately to have been involved in the whole nefarious business that's going on, should go off the deep end with catastrophic outcomes when he finds out the girl he's dating is not who she pretends to be?

Rarely have I ever written a review for a series, but I've just this minute finished binge watching The Guest and felt a need to add my thoughts.

Many reviews of many shows are rated low due to perceived implausibilty, which I find ridiculous. TV is entertainment, it's escapism. As far as I'm concerned, the quality of a series is linked to how well it is acted, how engaging the story is, if I care about the characters, the cinematography, the score, etc etc, and The Guest delivered in all these aspects, despite some implausible scenes.

Eve Myles and Gabrielle Creevy are fantastic as the two leads. The show has many good characters, but ultimately it's the intriguing relationship between this pair of women that holds your attention.

I actually became emotional watching the final scenes between Eve and Gabrielle, that's the power of truly wonderful actors at the top of their game.

Invite yourself over to The Guest, it doesn't outstay its welcome, and will keep you guessing til the end.

Started off ok but got more and more ridiculous and lazy, ended up getting angry with the writers and the increasingly ridiculous plot. Felt like a school play that the students wrote and put on for their gcse drama course. Had potential and good actors but just lost its way and became stupid snd frustrating. I'd rather do the ironing than watch more episodes of this annoying and far fetched plot. Shame as it could have been so good. Beautiful houses and locations and good actors.

I just finished Season 1. Starting with the good parts, it was engaging throughout, which is impressive considering the episodes were almost an hour long even though there were only four. I always wanted to know what would happen next, what genre it was really going for, and where the story was heading. The cast did a great job, especially the two lead actresses.

In the first episode, a few scenes reminded me of The Maid. Then I thought it felt more like Sweet Pea. But as it went on, it took a bit of a different direction. Each episode ended in a way that made me curious about what was coming, which kept me hooked.

The thing with shows like this is that everything depends on the ending. Once everything is revealed, that's when you know if the whole journey was worth it. For me, the ending just wasn't satisfying. The characters' motives didn't make much sense, the final episode had a lot of predictable moments, and the parts that weren't predictable still didn't feel satisfying.

To be honest, it wasn't just the ending that made me want to rate this show so low. Throughout the show, it kept going in different directions, and even in the last episode I was asking myself which genre it actually was. I smiled after finding out the reason behind it and thought, "Is that it? All these things were happening just because of this?" It just didn't feel right for this type of show. I think if the final episode had been better, I probably would have rated it 6 or 7 and wanted a Season 2, but sadly, it didn't make it there.