The A Word

Season 1 was fantastic but the next two seasons just kept dragging on. One hour is too long for an episode; there were times where I was like "this is a great scene to end with" and I look at the duration and there's twenty minutes left. The direction of romantic relationships in this show doesn't make sense to me either.

Of the different families. Maurice is my favorite but the rest of them run him a close second. I didn't know there were additional series so I just started watching the latest one. The daughter situation sounds promising. I've never had daily contact with someone on the the spectrum so I'm learning a lot about that. Thanks a million Sundance for a very entertaining and education show. A followup - episode 5 (Nov 23) was one of the best ever.

I have just binge watched the three series over the past few days. Couldn't stop watching it. It was so well acted by all. So believable. Some of the other reviews were pretentious twaddle and over analytical why watch a series if you are only giving it a low score there is such a thing as the off button.

Very good show, presenting a side of the Autism spectrum and the challenges parents and the community face. I also like the way the show deals with controlling people, and how controlling and self-centered people have an extremely hard time trying to control the Autistic, who in turn refuse to play their games.

This serie is amazing! I'm working with autistic people and I can tell you that it is spot on! (from the autistic behaviours to the special schools and carers) Though, this is not a serie about an autistic kid (like atypical which is about a teenager boy), but it's more about how a family struggles, succeeds, fails, and evolve with a child who is different. The acting is really good, from the kids to the grow-ups (especially Christopher Eccleston). The choice of the songs are also great! I was expecting a fourth season, but I can see on IMDB that it's not going to happen...