The Better Sister

Just as with Bad Sisters, it was great seeing the dynamic of the sisters and how they loved and protected each other. Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks had a wonderful chemistry between them. While the husband in The Better Sister was definitely a villian, he wasn't to the same level of evil as John Paul...that guy a zero redeeming qualities.

Some of the characters were typically stereotypical- the greedy corporate lawyer played by Matthew Modine and I never really understood 'Chloe's' Business partner 'Catherine', she seemed pretty irrelevant to the storyline.

I did like most of the twists and turns, never real sure 'who done it', so overall it kept it interesting.

I actually really liked this show. I enjoy both Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks as actresses. I love shows and movies that are based in beach towns bc I'm from the beach, and it gives me that nostalgic feeling of being home.

I felt like it had a great cast, good storyline, and most of all it kept me watching. What I was really annoyed by, and get more annoyed by as time goes on, is this narrative about white people. More about white women, and how we don't trust each other, regularly screwing one another over, and that we don't come from loving caring homes, especially not having the same kind of strong, matriarchal relationships with our mothers and grandmothers, as if they aren't as loving or kind as our black counterparts.

That couldn't be further from the truth. I've seen both sides of the spectrum from both races. I'm all for uplifting black women, and women in general as long as we're not tearing down white women, or any race while we're doing so. I just don't get it. Can we not get through one series without targeting a certain demographic?!

I'm sure this is going to upset some people, but it needs to be said. We need to uplift all women, and stop with trying to tear down one, or the other, and that goes both ways.

This is not the best series ever made but it is a decent and quick watch. My favourite character by far was Ethan. He was just so humble and sweet. It helps that he is such a cutie pie.

Chloe and Nikki were an interesting pair. Chloe was supposed to be the strong silent type and Nikki was the big mouth hot head. Which was the case for most of the series. But of course there is always something deeper lurking.

The story unfolded fairly well although it didnt have to stretch out for 8 episodes. I did not see the "whodunit" coming at all. I was certain it was one character but I was completely wrong. Although that character would have made sense as well.

Again not the best but certainly not the worst murder mysteries out there.

6.9 stars.

In spite of the stellar cast, not just a few major Hollywood personalities, but five or six big-time actors, this series does not serve up a very entertaining experience. I've seen a hundred shows better than this in the same genre.

I made it through about half of episode four, and realized that I had wasted hours of precious life. Just because Banks and Biel are sisters in the story with interesting contrasts of character, doesn't mean they can force more stimulation out of the anemic narrative. Sure enough, the story is slow and somewhat mundane for a murder mystery.

Why is this show even on television? We are so accustomed to more intrigue and suspense without all the fluff and filler. This should be four episodes at most. I'm done with it.

After watching Lincoln Lawyer and True Detective and Fargo and The Sinner (season one with Biel-fantastic) and even Girl on a Train (not great), The Better Sister is not what I would prescribe for your mystery thriller cravings.

I watched this just after binging Dept Q, and granted this is not an English detective series where interesting characters work a cold case, it really could have been much better. Perhaps get the director from Dept Q and we might have an interesting series on our hands. It starts off promising - Jessica Biel, whom I have always admired as an actress, plays an uptight ambitious something or other whose husband is murdered. Her son, who is really her sister's son, is arrested for the murder. What ensues are long, drawn out episodes, where you wonder why they aren't just telling the story. One episode literally looks like a series of music videos. The story is interesting enough and Elizabeth Banks is very good, as always, but it really could have been handled better. It's slow when it doesn't have to be, but there is enough there for you to see it through to the end.