First, the positive: effective ensemble work. Eisenberg is very apt in his role. He comes off as a mild version of Woody Allen. Overall, the dialogue is sharp. But why did the writers feel compelled to flood the script with narration? Aside from breaking the flow, the narration has moments which insult the audience. I feel this series has one miscast part: Danes characterization comes off as flat. I'm sure future episodes will reveal her back story, but I'm not that motivated to see her character develop. The daughter comes off as a stereotypically whiny, demanding pre-teen. In many scenes, she is demonstratively scowling. I'm not blaming the actor, but I think the director's interpretation is way off. The audience deserves more layers in this show. Because I like the concept, I'll watch the next episode. But I already have some serious hesitations.

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