The characters in general felt very shallow and single sided, there was not really any depth to the people there. The constant reiteration of the same issues from season 1 and 2 (e.g. Ryan and Ana's on and off again relationship where essentially the same events transpired between them throughout seasons). I felt myself at times skipping through the series as there was at times Left wing ideologies that are jammed into scenes that really shouldn't be there nor do they really add anything to the characters or the scene.
Excessive attention was cast towards long winded tedious storylines and actors who's stories didn't add anything or contribute anything meaningful to the viewers experience. (e.g. One of the characters who spent almost an entire season talking about their aboriginality and their long lost sister, only for the long lost sister to be met and the story subsequently dumped). It would have been better to further look at the consequences of Ash coming out to a conservative Muslim uncle or perhaps Mark's wife's breakdown after discovering his gambling addiction.
There was much cliche with one of the characters abandoning their baby shortly after giving birth (e.g. Dustbin baby by Jacqueline Wilson). Chunks of the story appear as though they have been stolen from home and away, neighbours, and just about any other soap opera you can think of.
The acting was overall very poor. Sully's mother acted with all the passion and finesse of a monologue android, the chemistry between characters was forced and at times strange and mismatched. (e.g. Sully and Ash's attraction to one another felt very much forced). The characters themselves appeared to be reiterations of the same person, all talking and behaving very much the same. (presumably the writers didn't understand that everyone doesn't speak or employ the same manner of speaking).
The initial couple of episodes were quite reasonable however as the series progressed the quality of the episodes went into freefall. The actors feel as though they've been chosen based on lucky dip rather than on merit alone. It's really very disappointing, the initial episodes promised so much yet the substantial bulk of season 1 and the entirety of season 2 failed to deliver anything other than abstract misery, aggravation and tedium to the viewer.
Excessive attention was cast towards long winded tedious storylines and actors who's stories didn't add anything or contribute anything meaningful to the viewers experience. (e.g. One of the characters who spent almost an entire season talking about their aboriginality and their long lost sister, only for the long lost sister to be met and the story subsequently dumped). It would have been better to further look at the consequences of Ash coming out to a conservative Muslim uncle or perhaps Mark's wife's breakdown after discovering his gambling addiction.
There was much cliche with one of the characters abandoning their baby shortly after giving birth (e.g. Dustbin baby by Jacqueline Wilson). Chunks of the story appear as though they have been stolen from home and away, neighbours, and just about any other soap opera you can think of.
The acting was overall very poor. Sully's mother acted with all the passion and finesse of a monologue android, the chemistry between characters was forced and at times strange and mismatched. (e.g. Sully and Ash's attraction to one another felt very much forced). The characters themselves appeared to be reiterations of the same person, all talking and behaving very much the same. (presumably the writers didn't understand that everyone doesn't speak or employ the same manner of speaking).
The initial couple of episodes were quite reasonable however as the series progressed the quality of the episodes went into freefall. The actors feel as though they've been chosen based on lucky dip rather than on merit alone. It's really very disappointing, the initial episodes promised so much yet the substantial bulk of season 1 and the entirety of season 2 failed to deliver anything other than abstract misery, aggravation and tedium to the viewer.