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As I watched this show, I thought that it must have been a parody and that any minute the laugh would happen. But no, it's a serious TV drama. Some of the most unbelievable dialogue and acting, a strange absence of contractions....sorry, it's just really dreadful. I agree with the person below, it could become an amazing drinking game. The acting is really....strange...that's the only way I can describe it. I'm at a loss as to how this show made it onto our televisions. Please, could someone wake me up and tell me that it was all just a bad dream. Really, it's just the most dreadful program. I'm not one to leave reviews online but in this case I felt compelled to add my voice for what it's worth. In summary - SO BAD it's funny.

I just stumbled across this in syndication/repeats on late Saturday night TV here in Australia.

The fact it has earned a second run is a pretty good clue as to why free-to-air TV in this country is at death's door. It's awful. The test pattern would be more animated. The acting would be better if it were potato puppets. And yet this gets shown IN REPEATS.

Don't even think about it. It is that bad.

This show tries too hard to be Gossip Girl x Pretty Little Liars x Days of Our Lives. Despite claims of attending acting schools, the amateur performance of the "actors" is laughable; the interactions between characters is artificial and bland. The screen writing, and script lacks substance and direction. The filmography and editing is detestable. The sound quality is metallic and fuzzy. Cringe worthy is an understatement. Eye gougingly horrific.

Someone recommended this show to my girlfriend and she is committed to watching all of it, to give an honest critique back to her friend. And thus, so am I.

3 episodes in, and here is my take.

If you're in your teens/20s and enjoy watching wealthy family melodramas like Dynasty or teen shows like Riverdale and such, this is for you! That's not to say an older crowd can't enjoy it, but let's be real, most shows like this are all young fangirl viewers! Great storyline and easy to watch!

Truly appalling acting and script. How did this manage to make it onto TV?