I can't hack anymore of this and I feel like I've already seen the episodes that might be interesting so I'm bailing and posting my overall review now.
This series suffers from a poor premise, namely that fashion designers like Dior and Chanel had any kind of impact on the morale of the French during and after WWII. Maybe they did, but this series fails to actually sell that notion. Characters might say it, but the first dictum of writing is Show, Don't Tell. They're not showing it.
I don't believe it anyway. Why should common citizens care about clothes being made for the wealthy? Why wouldn't they regard Catherine Dior, who risked her neck in the Resistance, as far more admirable than her brother Christian, who hid in the shadows?
The other huge flaw is including both Dior and Chanel's stories in the same series even though they barely overlap. Dior's story is serious - mainly because of Catherine - while Chanel's would be better off played as farce, given what a self-obsessed idiot they are depicting her as.
Apple has a very good track record, especially compared with their schlocky competition, but they still have their failures and this is one. Better luck next time. Maybe Manhunt will be good.
This series suffers from a poor premise, namely that fashion designers like Dior and Chanel had any kind of impact on the morale of the French during and after WWII. Maybe they did, but this series fails to actually sell that notion. Characters might say it, but the first dictum of writing is Show, Don't Tell. They're not showing it.
I don't believe it anyway. Why should common citizens care about clothes being made for the wealthy? Why wouldn't they regard Catherine Dior, who risked her neck in the Resistance, as far more admirable than her brother Christian, who hid in the shadows?
The other huge flaw is including both Dior and Chanel's stories in the same series even though they barely overlap. Dior's story is serious - mainly because of Catherine - while Chanel's would be better off played as farce, given what a self-obsessed idiot they are depicting her as.
Apple has a very good track record, especially compared with their schlocky competition, but they still have their failures and this is one. Better luck next time. Maybe Manhunt will be good.