This series grabbed me immediately. I fell into it by accident but barely came up for air throughout. In my 20s I read a book by Anya Seton called "Green Darkness" that forever etched time travel and reincarnation in my thinking. This puts a different spin on it with the pond.
I must say, however, the Landry women are exceedingly obnoxious. Kat tops that by being arrogant as well. The insults they hurl at one another are unspeakable and quite possibly unnecessary. I do appreciate Alice though, as she is young and taught by Kat to be cold as ice. Her need to patch together her parents is understandable at that age, but tiresome at times. The mother, played beautifully by Andie McDowell, is the base to the coldness. The trauma to her life erected that wall. The strain is hidden by her larger need to be gracious. Kat attempts to make everyone around her feel wrong somehow about everything. I don't know that I've ever felt so negatively impacted by a haughty, disrespectful, or nasty character in a series before. IMO, she is loathsome.
I do love Elliot, from beginning to end. A kinder and more dependable friend would be hard to find. Too bad it's wasted on Kat. The "pond" is quietly the center and balance to this show. I'm sure it carries with it a much deeper meaning, but the efforts to keep its actions quiet also keeps it's actions unknown.
If it's different and exciting you crave, this is the series for you.
I must say, however, the Landry women are exceedingly obnoxious. Kat tops that by being arrogant as well. The insults they hurl at one another are unspeakable and quite possibly unnecessary. I do appreciate Alice though, as she is young and taught by Kat to be cold as ice. Her need to patch together her parents is understandable at that age, but tiresome at times. The mother, played beautifully by Andie McDowell, is the base to the coldness. The trauma to her life erected that wall. The strain is hidden by her larger need to be gracious. Kat attempts to make everyone around her feel wrong somehow about everything. I don't know that I've ever felt so negatively impacted by a haughty, disrespectful, or nasty character in a series before. IMO, she is loathsome.
I do love Elliot, from beginning to end. A kinder and more dependable friend would be hard to find. Too bad it's wasted on Kat. The "pond" is quietly the center and balance to this show. I'm sure it carries with it a much deeper meaning, but the efforts to keep its actions quiet also keeps it's actions unknown.
If it's different and exciting you crave, this is the series for you.
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