The premise of the show is good. The first few episodes of the first season is a fun watch and I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the friendships. However as the series continues the toxicity goes too far. There is a lack of overall character development. In particular, as the series progresses into season 2, instead of moving forward the characters become more selfish and toxic. It all goes too far and actually end up disliking the characters. It feels like the storylines go round in a circle. Unfortunately it's easy to see why it was cancelled. I finished it but wish I hadn't bothered!
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11 Reviews
Dubai Bling
(2022– )
Awful awful show
7 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I gave it two stars for the inclusion of the Arabic language! It is a reality show so it is expected that it will be scripted to an extent and there would be drama for entertainment. However, the storylines and the way the participant present themselves were ridiculous. One participant in the first episode was complaining that she did not have enough space in her mansion because the husband now has an office in the house (even without a tour of the whole house you can see there is more than enough space). She then wanted her husband to extend the mansion. The husband then refused but inferred he would do so if she agreed to have a second baby. How is this even considered an acceptable storyline in 2022!!!! From the get go the show is pitting women against each other. I can see how the drama creates entertainment but to create this amount of bitchiness and hatred between women whether real or fake is just distasteful these days. The participants are so self entitled and come across as very selfish and fame and money hungry. I literally could go on. I enjoy reality shows like this and have watched quite a few but Netflix missed the mark with this one!
Kim's Convenience
(2016–2021)
Must Watch!
3 November 2022
Seasons 1-3 will make you fall in love with the characters. Such a fantastic series and covers a lot of grounds and topics. An easy watch and very funny! Seasons 4 and in particular 5 were odd. Some of the characters' storylines and behaviours did not match who they were during the first 3 seasons. It seems like the writers cane up with storylines and then tried to make them fit. In season 5 some of the characters became quite unlikeable and irritating. Some storylines were not followed through with no or little conclusion which was frustrating. Sadly not a 10 rating because of the last season!!
Uplifting, educational and fun!
30 January 2022
Binge watched! Absolutely loved the variety of topics covered. Whilst the first episode was interesting, I did not particularly enjoy it as much as the others (hence the 9 out of 10) but if you feel the same, stay with it. Hope there will be more episodes in the future!
Atypical
(2017–2021)
Seasons 1 and 2 are a must watch!
10 October 2021
Seasons 1 and 2 are a must watch. Such a brilliant show exploring life on the spectrum for Sam and hopefully opening people's mind and bringing awareness. Seasons 3 and 4 were meh! Not even sure whether there was any point for season 4. The focus on Casey took away from the original premise of the show. I get that they want to portray Elsa as an irritating and overbearing mum but her character goes too far! Unfortunately I was left feeling like I wasted my time watching season 4 in particular!
Falling Inn Love
(2019)
Easy going watch but predictable and cringey
3 September 2021
When watching romcoms like this one I think you need to be in the right frame of mind and be prepared for an easy watch type of film but it was very predictable and the comedy and some of the storylines were very cringey! I was interrupted whilst watching and actually completely forgot I still had 45 mins to watch. Only watched the rest because I'd already committed an hour!
Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton
(2021–2023)
Do not waste your time!
1 May 2021
I'm sure they're likeable and interesting in real life but they were trying too hard! Very scripted and staged. It's clear they did the show to change people's opinions of them after Amir's cheating ... there were far too many (and very obviously) staged scenes about this! Of course we know they're rich and expect to see a lavish lifestyle but they talk about money a lot a lot ... very off putting! A one hour documentary about Amir would have been far more interesting!
Best Leftovers Ever!
(2020)
Great show. Hoping for another season!
16 January 2021
This is such a great idea for a show. Loved seeing what the contestants came up with. The judges combination seemed a bit odd but think it worked. Unfortunately the host was not great. I found her annoying. It took away from the judges a bit that the host was also judging and yet doesn't seem to have any cooking/cheffing experience. Surely as this is a cooking show, the judging should come from experience. That said, really liked the show and hoping for another season!
Tiny Pretty Things
(2020)
Watchable but overall disappointing
13 January 2021
This is a fairly easy watch for most of the episodes. I really started losing interest towards the end. I'd watched so many episodes that I only watched till the end so it didn't feel like a complete waste of my time. Some parts of the storyline were wishy washy. The dancing was incredible but not incredible enough to make up for the bad acting (sorry!) and very disappointing ending sadly!
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