Annette Larkin

I wanted to love it because I love the always brilliant Sebastian Stan, and because we need more original scripts like this to get the green light from studios. However. It was too hard to suspend my disbelief and accept that Oswald was so desirable to women. I truly don’t believe that looks are everything - kindness, humor, generosity and intelligence are always the most important qualities but…cmon. It became a tough watch. I’m so glad Sebastian won a GG, though I think he was even better in The Apprentice which is a much better movie.

After three episodes, I just don't want to waste any more time on this show. The premise showed promise - a Black Mirrorish, near future in a stunning setting seemed to be right up my alley, but miscasting, bad acting and a bad script sank this ship. Rashida Jones is one dimensional as an eternally sour, rude American who apparently learned nothing about polite Japanese society in the ten years she spent in Kyoto, as we see in the season opener. Granted, she's grieving the loss of her husband and son, but not very credibly, and in flashbacks to her arrival in Kyoto as a still-single woman, she's just as grumpy and unappealing. The plot is a mysterious mess, and Sunny the robot is creepy and annoying. I give it two stars: one for the fantastic house in the Gion district of Kyoto, and one for the interesting costume choices that are spot-on Japanese high fashion. C'mon A24, I know you can do better.