The Beast in Me

But I don't think Claire Danes is right for this role... She plays her character exactly like she did in Homeland. A lot of breathing and panting and exaggerated figure. She obviously had a diagnosis in Homeland, but in this role she should have calmed down a bit.

It will be exciting to see the continuation.

How can eating a chicken be so terrifying?

I squirmed for the entire scene.

Great performances by the two leads. Nice supporting cast. Rhys is a standout and absolutely steals every scene he is in.

I spent time pondering why Aggie seems to be drawn to this man when everything is screaming "Get as far away as possible!".

Editing, production design ,lighting and sound design are top notch.

Claire Danes has mastered the neurotic and constantly panicked act, we saw it for 8 seasons in Homeland so nothing new there. Her male lead did good, but Brittany Snow does not live up acting wise. It's a suspenseful thriller which reminds me a bit of "The Jinx" documentary, which made an otherwise absurd story somewhat more believable. Not bad, not great, which is honestly more than you can expect from a Netflix production.

It appears that quite a few raters and reviewers take serious issue with Claire Danes character in this mini series. I understand it. During the first half of the first episode I couldn't help but notice that she was playing almost the same personality as her tortured agent in Homeland. But I pressed on and started to really enjoy the tense and blunt interactions between her character and the slick sociopath/psychopath played so well by Matthew Rhys. I really loved the locations as well.

I have only watched the first episode but by the end I wanted to keep watching into the early hours. I just wanted to leave a quick review because there are so many very poor reviews and some very praising reviews. The praising ones aren't fake. I personally look forward to the rest of this show. Try it. You will know by the end of the first episode if it's for you.

Claire Danes plays the super caffeinated neurotic better than anyone. Eyebrows jumping up and down, eyes darting left and right, and the famous lip wobble. All going on at the same time. It's tough to watch. They dial her part back at episode 7 and it's a welcome relief. The show is entertaining for sure and worth the watch but too much of the jittery Danes almost had me turning it off more than a few times.