Wanderlust

A long time married couple both arrange to look for separate sexual encounters with other people outside marriage to save it. Will that work? What are the consequences for them and their children? This series carried out this daring idea. The subject is interesting but the screenplay for me was sloppy, confusing and sometimes boring. Turning from a sad comedy into a deep drama, with a backgroud of different ballads and pop themes to enhance meanings, also they relied on some contrived events. Give or take average.

Very under-rated at 5.7. This is a very well made and sensitive series wth a lot of depth. What starts off as seemingly all about sex turns out to be very far from it. Outstanding performance by Toni Collette and well cast.

Looking at some of the less flattering comments I think it's one of those stories that needs to be watched over a couple of nights ( or if you have real stamina in one go) rather than in single episodes where certain intricacies between the characters may be lost. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

"The Problem with Marriage is Women think Men will change and they don't and Men think Women won't change but they do..."

I think anyone who gives this a 1/10 either hasn't ever interacted with normal day to day people or is in a terribly boring marriage and sees so many similarities between the on screen couples and theirs that they feel threatened!

I honestly don't think I've ever seen real life couples, marriages and general interactions portrayed on screen as well and as humorously as this. Like when ever do you see foreplay on television? Either spoke about or visually... Usually people just kiss and magically jump straight into each other as though everyone's just walking around hot, wet and ready at any moment!

I thought the dialogue was brilliant with many laugh out loud moments and the use of long drawn out pauses in personal and some what embarrassing scenes really drew you in and made you feel it deep in your soul.

The Characters are bold and I honestly can't wait to see how they evolve. All I all a great, very refreshing show that I can wait to continue watching.

Wanderlust is a lot more ambiguous and complex than people have seen it as. If confused and offended by it's first episodes, let it play out until the end, when everything becomes clearer and gains extra dimension. It is not, as many have suggested, a blatant criticism of marriage and the model of family life.

Make no mistake, this is not easy watching, as sexual topics are discussed frankly and openly and, through all of the frustration and failure, laughs are found.

The cast are all top-notch, but Toni Colette continues to astonish, with a perfect English accent, intonations and mannerisms and all, along with excellent comic skills and believable sexual tension. And it gets very, very tense, sometimes so awkward it becomes almost unbearable to watch. I can see why so many people have trouble with this!

The couple are faced with an age-old problem that most likely affects a majority of couples, and one which they are doubtless are too embarrassed to talk about. Because, really, how do you talk about something like this and still try to convince your partner that, while they might not do it for you sexually, you still very much love them?

It's an interesting premise approached in a very adult way, using humour to deflect the more crushing moments. I hope that the writers can, ahem, keep it up for the run.