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Review - Bad Sisters Streaming on Apple TV plus My Rating 9/10

The last episode of this Irish ten part mystery black comedy thriller series was so worth waiting for no spoilers in my review .

Based on the Flemish series Clan this version was filmed in Ireland and developed by Sharon Horgan,Dave Finkel and Brett Baer .

The sisters are Eva Garvey played by Sharon Horgan, Becka Garvey played by Eve Hewson. Grace Williams played by Anne-Marie Duff ,Bibi Garvey played by Sarah Greene and Ursula Flynn played by Ursula Flynn.

The plot is simple and original how do these four protective sisters save sister Grace from her stifling controlling sorry no other word suffices arse hole of a husband John Paul played to poisonous perfection by Danish actor Claes Bang?

Various plots to eliminate John Paul are discussed as we find out in episode 1 that their nemeses is in fact dead but we don't know how he died or who killed him till episode ten.

The series main focus is how John Paul who detests the closeness of his wife Grace's sisters tries every effort to isolate Grace from their protective care and influence. He proceeds to cause hurt and havoc in each of these strong women's lives .

I cant think of a better example or justification at the moment to eliminate a toxic male like John Paul other than perhaps Vladimir Putin .

There are 2 other fine male actors that add to this entertaining series besides Claes Bang as John Paul Williams . Brian Gleeson as Insurance Investigator Thomas Claffin and Daryl McCormack as his adopted brother Matthew both are terrific and play very amusing characters. Those who have recently seen Daryl McCormack as Leo Grande opposite Emma Thomson in the excellent movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande will be impressed I'm sure with his very different character role as Matthew Claffin in Bad Sisters .

I'm sure we will see more of this handsome actor ,although you couldn't see much more of him after Leo Grande where he spends most of the film naked in bed with Emma Thomson I rated that movie an 8/10 in my review.

Director Rebecca Gatward and her team of Josephine Bornebusch and Dearbhla Walsh have created a cohesive and entertaining series .

It's long at 10 episodes but I will watch it again now that all episodes are available as you tend to forget little plot twists waiting for another weekly instalment.

It's a very funny script considering the subject matter as mentioned it's been adapted to an Irish setting by Brett Baer and Dave Finkel from the original Flemish series Clan.

I watched the first episode and was a little hesitant to keep watching but gave it a shot anyway. By the second and third episode I was hooked...mostly by my own desire to murder JP myself. Out of all of the shows and movies I've seen in my life I don't think I've ever seen such a well written character as JP. The vile, evil things this character says just blows my mind and I really have to applaud 👏 the writers of this show. Claes Bang (JP) is amazing in this role and delivers each of his cutting, stinging, hurtful lines perfectly with the facial expressions to match. I would have given this show a 9.5 or 10 except the first episode didn't really hook me. So just stick with it a little.

In your face and borderline offensive. I loved it. I had no expectations but after two episodes, I'm loving this series. Give it a try, you'll love it. Dark comedies with a tinge of drama are my favorites. A+!

Having seen Sharon Horgan in the series "Catastrophe" I respect and admire her writing, comedy and performance so much that I will watch anything she is in at this point.

"Bad Sisters" is a wickedly funny, brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, and brilliantly directed and just all around clever and so human - both the good and bad, that it stands out immediately.

There is no real violence, car crashes, special effects, it is all very human, the real drama and agony of what some people do to others, smoothed out with hilarious circumstances and comedy. I love this show.

John Paul, one sister's abusive husband otherwise known as "The Prick" to all the sisters is so marvelously and diabolically written and acted that I don't know if I can ever see this actor again in anything else and not hate him for being so evil in such a banal role. Two minutes of watching him constantly call his wife "Mammy" ... it's honestly, just upsetting, because he is so realistic you want to kill him yourself or see to it that he dies.

This series walks the fine line between comedy, drama and tragedy so perfectly, I have to rate it a 10/10.

The acting is convincing. Especially Claes Bang, from Denmark, playing the controlling bully.

The story has some red herrings to keep us guessing. There is enough action and humour to carry along what could have been very dark.