The Beast in Me

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.

A tense cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you hooked with its twists, even if it stretches believability toward the end. The pacing makes it easy to binge, and the emotional beats land - especially thanks to Matthew Rhys, who absolutely steals the show as Nile Jarvis. His performance adds unexpected depth and charisma to the chaos, making every scene he's in feel sharper and more unpredictable.

Exciting, but I find Aggie's constant, overwrought behavior so over the top. More subtlety would have made it stronger. I keep thinking, "she needs some tranquilizers?" All that sighing, those exasperated looks, that panic. It would have been more believable if there were some relaxed moments, even if you have PTTS, which is also present. A minor drawback.

I started watching the series without any expectations, and only because the storyline is one of my favorites: psychological and criminal. The series is magnificent from every angle, the best I've seen this year, and let me tell you, I watch a lot!

I don't know the two main actors, with the roles of Angie and Nile in the series, but I never compare it to other shows because each actor wears a different wig in every role they play, that's why they are called actors.

All the actors are simply magnificent and the tension grows as the series progresses; I didn't find it predictable at all, on the contrary, there is a lot of edge of your sofa situations and unexpected twists.

If you like crime thrillers then this one won't dissapoint you.

It is an artistic thriller!

Creepy, tense, unsettling, and just a great psychological masterpiece.

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.