The Beast in Me

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.

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.

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.

I am not annoyed by Claire Danes but to be honest I haven't seen Homeland. I think she acts really good here. But I also thought Joaquin Phoenix was a good actor but then I saw Napoleon and saw joker playing him. So I understand the sentiments. In my opinion this show is good and within recent poor productions across all platforms really outstanding, like to drink water in the desert. The acting is really great, story is solid, the length is just accurate. I liked Claire's character's anxiety. The characters behave in a rational way within circumstances, which I am sensitive about after seeing movies and show where the characters behave like idiots sometimes. Definitely recommend.

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.