"Chloe" had passed me by entirely, and it's only because it was on the Guardians' best of the 2022 list that I discovered it. It's a clever and tense balancing act, held together by a wonderful central performance and I quite enjoyed it.
Becky (Erin Doherty) leads a lonely life, working dull office jobs and looking after her mum, who has dementia. She discovers that her estranged childhood friend, Chloe (Poppy Gilbert) has taken her own life, jumping from a cliff edge and that, on the night she died, Chloe had tried to call her. Determined to find out what happened, Becky adopts a new character, Sasha, and infiltrates Chloe's circle of friends. She discovers that behind the money and status, the friends all have secrets, but can she discover the truth before they discover hers?
Whilst it occasionally stretches credulity a bit, Chloe's friends are more accepting of a stranger than I would be, it's the tension of the balancing act that is one of the series primary drivers. "How will Sascha front her way out of this one?" Is this when she gets caught? You mix that with a potential murder mystery that works by linking the various characters to Chloe and then slowly revealing the secrets until we get to the outcome.
I say the outcome, and its' probably the shows most divisive point. No spoilers here but the fact that it only heavily implies the outcome, rather than explicitly showing it is an interesting one. I didn't mind, but I can imagine it being a problem for other people. Most certainly not a problem is the wonderful central performance from Erin Doherty, playing two very different roles, maintaining the balance between panic and control and convincingly getting lost in her feelings for the group of friends.
I can't imagine it's the sort of thing you'd watch and rewatch but I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
Becky (Erin Doherty) leads a lonely life, working dull office jobs and looking after her mum, who has dementia. She discovers that her estranged childhood friend, Chloe (Poppy Gilbert) has taken her own life, jumping from a cliff edge and that, on the night she died, Chloe had tried to call her. Determined to find out what happened, Becky adopts a new character, Sasha, and infiltrates Chloe's circle of friends. She discovers that behind the money and status, the friends all have secrets, but can she discover the truth before they discover hers?
Whilst it occasionally stretches credulity a bit, Chloe's friends are more accepting of a stranger than I would be, it's the tension of the balancing act that is one of the series primary drivers. "How will Sascha front her way out of this one?" Is this when she gets caught? You mix that with a potential murder mystery that works by linking the various characters to Chloe and then slowly revealing the secrets until we get to the outcome.
I say the outcome, and its' probably the shows most divisive point. No spoilers here but the fact that it only heavily implies the outcome, rather than explicitly showing it is an interesting one. I didn't mind, but I can imagine it being a problem for other people. Most certainly not a problem is the wonderful central performance from Erin Doherty, playing two very different roles, maintaining the balance between panic and control and convincingly getting lost in her feelings for the group of friends.
I can't imagine it's the sort of thing you'd watch and rewatch but I enjoyed it and would recommend it.