White Lines

I didn't really know what to expect from White Lines considering all the mixed reviews but the more I actually read some of the reviews the more I noticed all the low scores were from the same two type of people. The first are the people who rate everything a 1 or 2, click on their reviews and you'll see that 90% of their reviews are negative. Some say they only watched 10mins but based an entire series based off the first 10min of the first show! The others are bots from competing streaming services that rate everything Netflix does low regardless if it's good or bad. You can tell those by the things they say like "Netflix makes another terrible show," even though Netflix has had more Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, etc award nominations than any other company on the planet! I do have to say that the first episode wasn't that good and I almost gave up but I stuck with it and glad I did because it got a lot better!

Really enjoyed this, despite it starting off a bit cheesy and cliched.

Ignore the one and two star reviews. Those people uploaded so early, they probably only watched one or two episodes and didn't give it a chance.

You have to wait until around episode 4 for the 'who dunnit' part to properly kick into the story.

The scenery is stunning, as you'd expect and the non English actors are incredible.

An addictive bilingual binge. Perfect for 2020 when none of us will be going back to Ibiza :(

I'm Portuguese and so my opinion is a bit biased based on the casting, but it doesn't deserve the one star ratings you see. It ain't a masterpiece but there are characters you care about and it's well shot Just give it a chance.

I didn't really know what to expect from White Lines considering all the mixed reviews but the more I actually read some of the reviews the more I thought I'd give it a chance. I'm glad I did because I found it pretty entertaining. It's about a woman named Zoe Walker (Laura Haddock) who leaves her quite life behind to go find her missing brother in Ibiza. There she gets into trouble and finds danger as she investigates her brothers disappearance. Nuno Lopes as Boxer steals the show. He is easily the best thing going in this show. They could actually do a spin-off on his character and it would be successful because so many people like his character. If you're bored and looking for a good thriller then give this a try!

On the whole this was an entertaining experience. It's well acted with interesting (if not sympathetic) characters, has beautiful sets and locations, and a good score. While this is a crime story it is not a "gritty" or film noir styled production. The who-dunnit story is the main thread through-out the series but often that takes a back seat to what I'd classify as family drama. It's almost soap-opera in some scenes. A lot of the show revolves around the evolving relationships between family members and friends as they deal with their actions in the current as well as come to terms their actions in the past. (The show runs in two timelines: the present and the late 90s). There is quite a lot of screen time devoted to family interactions some of which is quite dark. Other themes the show presents are dealing with the transition of youth to middle-age, sexual morality and parenting. If that's not enough there is drug-comedy and a little crime family conflict in there as well. If that seems like a lot, it is but there is around 10 hours of viewing. Some of the situations and characters are quite unbelievable, especially in the drug-comedy sections. All the Romanians in the show are essentially parodies which is at odds with the rest of the characters. There are a few very good performances in this show. Daniel Mays (Marcus) and Nuno Lopes (Boxer) were standouts to me but whole cast was good. The lead Laura Haddock was fine. There is quite a bit of nudity in this show. It didn't seem out of place to me but definitely something to keep in mind if you're looking for something to watch with your parents! (Actually there are a couple of reasons not to watch this with your parents but I won't spoil it further).