Because it seemed like nothing really in episodes 1-5 mattered when you got to the end, because who could've predicted (sorry but I don't think there are clues cleverly planted throughout) that it all hinged on ASTRAL PROJECTING. I felt this particularly keenly with Behind Her Eyes, personally - that I'd been tricked into wasting my time by the whole system. The trick is absolutely perfect for the streaming age, where shows need to build social buzz, they need you to watch all the episodes quickly so others 'need' to so they don't get spoilered, therefore gaming that buzz and the Netflix algorithm and shoving it to the top of their charts when we're all sat at home, desperate for something new to fill our time.īecause whereas selling something as funny, clever, beautiful or thrilling might mean that within episode one and two you take a view that it's not really for you because you don't also hold those things to be true actually, promoting the ending means (and this sounds obvious but.) you'll KEEP WATCHING AND WATCHING AND WATCHING even as you become less and less convinced that what you're investing in is worth it. READ MORE: All Of The Clues In Behind Her Eyes That Gave Away The Plot Twist Ending But that was 90-120 mins and you probably also got some popcorn and maybe even a date. Teasing and giving weight and prize to 'that twist ending' of Behind Her Eyes is a familiar marketing trick - think Usual Suspects, Sixth Sense, Se7en and how you went to see them, anticipating a gleeful trick being played on you. It meant every time you popped online to check how many episodes there were, where you'd seen Tom Bateman (David) and Simona Brown (Louise) before or who was Eve Hewson's dad - you'd be greeted by those headlines, your interest piqued further. While Netflix even started a hashtag BEFORE THE SHOW HAD AIRED that says '#WTFthatending' (following on from the campaign that had circled around the book, by Sarah Pinborough), media outlets followed suit by publishing a hundred articles headlined 'Behind Her Eyes: THAT WTF ending, explained'. The programme is an exciting, erotic thriller that will successfully distract its audience from the news and gloomy weather.In hindsight I'm annoyed at myself for falling for a super obvious marketing trick and deciding to dedicate six hours of my weekend just so I could be up to speed with what Netflix meant by all the buzz around Behind Her Eyes and 'that ending'. There is something for everyone: sex, deceit, madness and gorgeous actors who seem far too young to be playing characters who are dealing with the difficulties that they are faced with. However, their series and films have proven immensely entertaining. Since the world found out that Stranger Things was a product of an algorithm, many have lost faith in the artistic integrity of the streaming service. It is difficult to call anything Netflix releases “original”. His new secretary mostly sees the former, and the latter, his wife is subjected to. David is a man of two personalities – one charming and dashing, the other temperamental and controlling. The seemingly suburban soap opera plot of a love triangle is injected with darker tropes as Louise suffers violent night terrors and Adele constantly appears to be on the edge of a mental breakdown. Just the first two episodes excite the viewer enough to yearn for more. This series has all of the drama and intensity that one could ask for during a dull February in lockdown. Things become more entangled when the lonely Adele forcefully – and secretly – befriends Louise. However, it is yet to be seen whether David is afraid of what can happen to her, or rather of what she can inflict on herself or others. They have sex facing away from each other and David calls the landline throughout the day to make sure his partner is at home, somewhat like a caged animal. Adele – who is shown in flashbacks at a mental facility – appears to be the perfect, subservient and partially catatonic, Stepford wife to a dismissive husband who refuses to return her multiple I love you’s. If that doesn’t sound challenging enough, the domestic life of the couple is all the more confusing. Adding to Louise’s shock, he is married to the beautiful Adele. Much to Louise’s horror, the next day at work she realises her love interest is the new psychiatrist starting and that she’ll be his personal secretary. The two share drinks, exchange flirtations and then – right before he runs into the night apologising – a kiss. After a friend stands her up at a bar, she meets the dashing, Scottish David. Netflix’s new psychological thriller series Behind Her Eyes – based on the novel by Sarah Pinborough – follows Louise, a divorced single mother who has lost all confidence in men and dating.
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