Tidelands

Beautiful Australian land and seascapes, gorgeous women, handsome men... an interesting premise. The show really shines in the beginning when it plays more like an Animal Kingdom type of crime drama. However, when it shifts to focus on the fantasy elements, the story and some of the acting becomes cringeworthy at times. The better actors tend to be the supporting characters. The lead is okay, but when forced to play against the weaker actors, her own limitations are more exposed.

I might watch next season to see what happens... but it's a bad sign when I'm struggling to finish rather than staying up all night trying to see what happens.

I found the premise for this series intriguing. Unfortunately, there was little character development and a randomness to the character's actions. Most of the scenes alternated between sex and violence. I've watched shows that were equally sexual & violent but - because of the randomness - both seemed gratuitous.

Not great, not good. Pretty people dealing with secrets of all kinds. Some episodes have short steamy scenes. Some acting that is not wooden. If you're looking for something to bingewatch on a Saturday night and don't care about what you're watching, give Tidelands a try.

If the scenery and cast weren't so gorgeous there'd be no reason at all to watch this. The other reviews point this out well. With a plot such as this I wasn't expecting much, but the acting is embarrassingly bad even for a day time soap (with a few exceptions). It made me laugh at the points where the drama was supposed to be riveting. Lovely bodies and mindless violence with nothing to justify or substantiate either.

So, I've read through the reviews first before giving my own.

A lot of different people have a lot of different opinions, which is fair! The series might not be for everyone but damn if you like, sex(y), intriguing, exciting, murder and plot twists then this is the perfect series for you.

I really enjoyed it as it was something new. I've always loved series who had sirens or mermaids in them. At the beginning of the series I was not quite sure if I would like it but the cliffhangers kept me going, and boy am I happy that they did. The series turned out to be great and just what I needed after my last series hangover. As soon as I've finished the last episode I was looking online to see if they were planning on a season two! They are not sure yet and it really depends on the number of views. Let me just say, if season two is just as good as season one then I would continue to watch this series.

Honestly, for this one you would just have to keep watching in order to really understand an enjoy it. Like I said, this series is not for everyone and that is okay!! Just make sure you like this stuff before you start watching it.