First things first, Rish Shah is the wrong choice for this.
I also don't think he's good-looking enough to play the son of two great-looking parents.
He's also wooden as oak.
Now, this mini series was fantastic; it was written well, acted extremely well and was portrayed so very precisely. The premise is very accurate; damaged people seek these impulsive, quick-reward, high-risk sexual relationships. I would know; I did exactly that!... I did it because I was psychologically damaged. Now don't get me wrong, I've got some outstanding memories, but I'm willing to admit that they were borne of pain and mental anguish.
I never did anything like this, but I've been in a relationship with a girl like this, and I was stuck on her and would have done ANYTHING she asked me to... (yuck!!) So I know how realistic this is; all of the men review-bombing this are doing so because they likely don't understand women, have never experienced this type of dangerous relationship dynamic or they simply don't understand that damaged people damage people; my first girlfriend annihilated my mental health because she was a mental wreck.
The funny thing was, that she aggressively pursued me, and I wasn't interested, because my instincts told me that she wasn't good enough...
I gave her a chance because I needed love, and it was the worst mistake of my life.
Over and over again, I tolerated her, and kept on justifying her nonsense as "not a big deal..." because I needed her... but she kept on pushing my limits because she knew that I'd never leave. The longer I stayed, the deeper the hole I was in. Just like William (Richard Armitage).
Even after all of that I still needed her, so that the pain (which she'd caused) would stop.
That was in 2005.
I'd spend the next 10 years recovering from it.
She broke me, eroding me away to nothing, then walked away like nothing happened... but then I rebuilt myself better than ever, stronger, more attractive and with DRASTIC intolerance to disrespectful, dysfunctional behaviour; first sign of disrespect I leave.
Women's entitlement gotten worse due to men tolerating and excusing them, out of desperation.
If men were intolerant to this type of behavior, it wouldn't show itself.
History just repeats itself; there's nothing new under the sun;
in 2019, a fairly attractive girl (neighbour) was pursuing me... she was sexually attractive, so I hung about with her, just to get to know her a bit.
After she grew more comfortable with me and recognised me to be kind, passive and easygoing, she began showing her true self; she would constantly attempt to disrespect me - using me as a punching bag to exercise out her bad moods. She just let it ALL hang out.
I recognised that she was psychologically and mentally IDENTICAL to my first girlfriend. So, one day, when she'd been disrespecting me all afternoon, without saying anything, I walked out of her apartment and distanced myself from her, as though I'd never met her.
She then began harassing me, purely because I declined her sexual advances and DARED to hold her accountable (which is what's lacking today and the #1 reason why blokes get no respect today).
I refused to tolerate her dysfunction and instead let her dwell in it alone.
From there, I've seen at least 15 men come and go as failed love interests of hers, because she's psychologically damaged.
I met her mum one day, who is a GORGEOUS, sexy lady, and she'd propositioned me but was psychologically IDENTICAL to her daughter, which to me, says that it either started with the mum or she carried it on. Either way, I wasn't going to, because I've already been a vehicle for that particular mental damage, and I'd rather die than go through even a small piece of that again.
Regarding the neighbour, or her mother, for that matter... I knew that, from past experience, the risk DEFINITELY was NOT worth the "reward".
I must preface all of this by stating that; I'm a black 6ft 6, athlete, model type, so I attract quite easily; I'm skilled at selling my best self to attract (women) people.
That's something I've always been great at.
A few years back, I was dating a STUNNING 9/10 polish model who attempted to move in to my apartment after a couple of dates, by casually leaving toothbrush, items of clothing scattered around, hung up in my wardrobe.
When I returned them to her she was FURIOUS.
Women want what they want, and they're rarely considering what men want. This is responsible for the disconnect.
This series really speaks to me.
I knew that the main girl was dealing with some mental trauma, just based on her wreckless, impulsive, dangerous behaviour.
She pursued William for the challenge, accomplishment, empowerment and because she could.
Being in control of an older successful, accomplished man was massively empowering for her, because she was broken and impulsive due to being sexually abused and constantly taken advantage of by her older brother.
I suspect William represented the protective father type who wasn't there to protect her. I mean, women are massively attracted to that type of man - the successful, protective, provider type, who's regarded highly by society.
Anna unintentionally ruins men because she's trying to solve her mental trauma by seeking sexual control over men, only to completely break them, just like she was broken.
William accepted her advances because it made him feel young and attractive as an older married man; it made him feel young again, as though he never lost anything.
It was like he went through the typical midlife crisis.
He couldn't walk away because he'd already tolerated and allowed her dysfunction to become his normal by constantly excusing it.
William is not living in reality and will likely crash (HARD) when reality forces itself upon him, when he's forced to reckon with being directly responsible for losing his son, as well as his family, because he'd chosen wrong.
That's going to absolutely obliterate him.
You can't hide from the truth forever.
Anna didn't do what she did out of malice, nor intentionally; Anna did what she did because she's out of control; she did what she did because she's broken and in need of serious mental help, which is GLARINGLY obvious.
Also, Anna is very attractive; dainty, petite sexy figure, feminine, highly sexual, dark hair, long dark eyelashes and big brown eyes; she's attractive without trying to be.
Anna is the type of girl who'd absolutely RUIN a man, and he wouldn't see it coming, not because she wants to, rather because she's an attractive, broken mess of a woman, due to her mother's failures.
No man could predict how badly Anna would mess them up, because she doesn't look anything remotely like what she actually is.
I'm stunned by how many men show exactly where they're going wrong with women by responding to this "art" with hate, purely because their feelings are hurt by a series that's blatantly about a seriously damaged young woman, who then goes on to cause serious damage to more people.
I mean, it's right there in your face.
See... I understand women very well because I care to. I wanted to avoid making the same mistakes I'd previously made, wasting far too much time and not getting the results I wanted.
I do well with women because I understand them.
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