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I suspect whether you feel the chemistry or not depends a lot on your personal experiences in life. And I imagine if one never fell for a damaged person then the character of Janet would be alienating to them. (I mention Janet because she's the one I fell irrevocably and utterly in love with :) ; kudos, Róisín, you did a great job) It's a British rom-com that gave me lots of laughs, although it's not only that. There's a darker side to it, given the setting. But still, it is a rom-com, and a successful at that. I enjoyed the humour, the acting, the pace. Episode 5, which had to introduce the darker side, was lacking a little in chemistry, but eventually things went the proper, cliché way as they should.

Life is random and meaningless, anyway. (A philosophical statement that happens to be mentioned in the series during a celebration.)

I watched the first episode and it took me a while to really enjoy it. So if you watch the complete first episode and it didn't click for you, stop watching it; otherwise, you'll probably binge-watch the whole series, so make sure you start it on a time and day you don't have to deprive yourself of sleep.

Really, the production is great. Great shots, great sceneries, nice settings. Most of the actors do an OK job with the script and dialog given, but the cop lead actor stands out for me as a doing a really, really good job.

Now: I was quite intrigued at the first episode. I don't mind the pace, I don't absolutely require fast action to enjoy a story; but I really want a thought-out story. This one isn't. The "twists" and the mystery are OK even if generally predictable, but the binding of the elements is sloppy, as if imagined by adolescents and written for adolescents. I'm between 6 (above average) and 7 (less than good), but I give it a 7 because most of the crew members (apart from the script writers) did a good or very good job.

Another great episode of this new series, "The Protector", which somehow someone got mixed up and broadcast in the timeframe of the "Halo" episode. Ha ha, this happens in our times, you know, tv over the airwaves, so many episodes per season, it's easy to make such mistakes, like my cousin who dropped the VHS tapes of "Firefly" at the station (but he did a very good job putting them back in order, everything's fine and Bob's my uncle (my cousin's father actually).) "What is this gibberish," I hear you say, "and what does this review have to do with Halo?!". You are right, it's got nothing to do with "Halo", but don't blame me, they started it by showing an episode that's got nothing to do with "Halo".

3 stars because most of the actors kept a straight face delivering their lines. Also the production was barely adequate.