Based on the hit UK television series of the same name, Mistresses is a
provocative and thrilling drama about the scandalous lives of a sexy and
sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to
self-discovery.Live Streaming Video Free Online Tv at Home Game online for Live stream Video on your Online TV Broad cast I have no experience with the BBC series that this is based
off of, so this review is only for the pilot that aired on ABC.
What I was expecting after seeing all the ads for Mistresses was a steamy summer drama in the same vein as Desperate Housewives. What I got was a surprisingly low key drama series focusing on four women all affected by infidelity in different ways. While the title would suggest that all four women go on some super soft Skinemax affair romp, the actual show is not just about mistresses, but also the wives of cheating husbands, and even the wives who cheat.
The core stories follow a woman recently widowed who is having a hard time dealing with the loss of her husband, a psychiatrist who was having an affair with married patient, a woman whose marriage is starting to hit some major road blocks due to fertility issues, and a young woman who enjoys sex but not relationships. All of these stories have been done on soaps a thousand times before, and yet I found myself enjoying the first episode. Why? It moved quickly, all four leads were perfectly cast, and the writer and director all found small, emotional moments to help the audience connect with the characters on some level. Originally I thought this show was literally just going to be about mistresses but people don't judge a book by its cover you maybe pleasantly surprised. The show stars four beautiful girlfriends who have been mistresses or somehow been affected by it. Savi Davis portrayed by Alyssa Milano is this stunning lawyer who seems to have everything she wants career wise but not in her personal life. With her marriage falling apart due to fertility issues on her husband's part Savi starts to find love elsewhere. Karen Rhodes played by Yunjin Kim of Lost is a psychiatrist who is helping her former client's family get through his death. However Karen who developed a relationship with her dying patient finds out by his widowed wife that he chose to be with his wife during his last moments. Feeling devastated over being technically being a "mistress" she is puzzled about what to do. She starts counseling his grieving son who knows that his father was having an affair but does not know with whom. April Malloy portrayed by Rochelle Aytes is a grieving widow who is trying to focus on raising her young daughter. April receives these mysterious phone calls regarding her dead husband, only to have a bigger surprise ringing her doorbell. Jes Macallan portrays Josslyn Carver who is a Real Estate Agent but ironically cant pay her own rent,
I have a feeling that the title, more then anything, is what is turning most people off of the show. That disappoints me, because the show is not condoning infidelity. It is not show the subject in a positive light. It's just mining it for dramatic material, just like any daytime soap opera or night time drama has for years.
Seriously, drop the judgments and give the show a chance. It's well acted and entertaining, with the same quality tech aspects you would expect from an ABC series. Is it high art? No. Is it an enjoyable night time soap that takes a high drama subject and handles it in a surprisingly low key manner? Yes. I enjoyed the heck out of Mistresses, and hope to see the series continue. What the heck was ABC thinking? Clearly they wanted to recreate whatever formula worked for the British original. Why wouldn't they? So what could go so horribly wrong?
From the moment it begins it is clear this is the anti-marriage show. It pushes a far left agenda and does it with all-too-serious acting to embarrassing dialog. Yunjin Kim is a personal favorite of mine, but she seemed befuddled by the script and her character. Her opening scene with Tom was so bad my jaw dropped and continued to drop as the show went on. "Oh! You're sick! You have cancer! Please make love to me!"
Every plot point is hammered home and every upcoming plot twist is being broadcast in advance. I knew Alyssa Milano (who's added weight was unsuccessfully hidden behind black clothing throughout) was going to cheat on her husband and bed her law partner the second they shared time on screen.
Does anyone not see a lesbian affair coming up between one of the all too pretty (aka Male Fantasy) house hunting lesbians and the younger sister? Why don't they just send out the obvious via Morse Code.
Poor Rochelle Aytes is saddled with the worst part. "Oh I am so sexy and drop dead gorgeous but my dead husband is haunting me by crank phone calls. He was the PERFECT husband so of course he would never cheat on me. Now excuse me while I continue to cancel dates with Jim Carey's clone so that I can cry with the girls." The writers on this turd deserve to be banned from Hollywood for life.
What I was expecting after seeing all the ads for Mistresses was a steamy summer drama in the same vein as Desperate Housewives. What I got was a surprisingly low key drama series focusing on four women all affected by infidelity in different ways. While the title would suggest that all four women go on some super soft Skinemax affair romp, the actual show is not just about mistresses, but also the wives of cheating husbands, and even the wives who cheat.
The core stories follow a woman recently widowed who is having a hard time dealing with the loss of her husband, a psychiatrist who was having an affair with married patient, a woman whose marriage is starting to hit some major road blocks due to fertility issues, and a young woman who enjoys sex but not relationships. All of these stories have been done on soaps a thousand times before, and yet I found myself enjoying the first episode. Why? It moved quickly, all four leads were perfectly cast, and the writer and director all found small, emotional moments to help the audience connect with the characters on some level. Originally I thought this show was literally just going to be about mistresses but people don't judge a book by its cover you maybe pleasantly surprised. The show stars four beautiful girlfriends who have been mistresses or somehow been affected by it. Savi Davis portrayed by Alyssa Milano is this stunning lawyer who seems to have everything she wants career wise but not in her personal life. With her marriage falling apart due to fertility issues on her husband's part Savi starts to find love elsewhere. Karen Rhodes played by Yunjin Kim of Lost is a psychiatrist who is helping her former client's family get through his death. However Karen who developed a relationship with her dying patient finds out by his widowed wife that he chose to be with his wife during his last moments. Feeling devastated over being technically being a "mistress" she is puzzled about what to do. She starts counseling his grieving son who knows that his father was having an affair but does not know with whom. April Malloy portrayed by Rochelle Aytes is a grieving widow who is trying to focus on raising her young daughter. April receives these mysterious phone calls regarding her dead husband, only to have a bigger surprise ringing her doorbell. Jes Macallan portrays Josslyn Carver who is a Real Estate Agent but ironically cant pay her own rent,
I have a feeling that the title, more then anything, is what is turning most people off of the show. That disappoints me, because the show is not condoning infidelity. It is not show the subject in a positive light. It's just mining it for dramatic material, just like any daytime soap opera or night time drama has for years.
Seriously, drop the judgments and give the show a chance. It's well acted and entertaining, with the same quality tech aspects you would expect from an ABC series. Is it high art? No. Is it an enjoyable night time soap that takes a high drama subject and handles it in a surprisingly low key manner? Yes. I enjoyed the heck out of Mistresses, and hope to see the series continue. What the heck was ABC thinking? Clearly they wanted to recreate whatever formula worked for the British original. Why wouldn't they? So what could go so horribly wrong?
From the moment it begins it is clear this is the anti-marriage show. It pushes a far left agenda and does it with all-too-serious acting to embarrassing dialog. Yunjin Kim is a personal favorite of mine, but she seemed befuddled by the script and her character. Her opening scene with Tom was so bad my jaw dropped and continued to drop as the show went on. "Oh! You're sick! You have cancer! Please make love to me!"
Every plot point is hammered home and every upcoming plot twist is being broadcast in advance. I knew Alyssa Milano (who's added weight was unsuccessfully hidden behind black clothing throughout) was going to cheat on her husband and bed her law partner the second they shared time on screen.
Does anyone not see a lesbian affair coming up between one of the all too pretty (aka Male Fantasy) house hunting lesbians and the younger sister? Why don't they just send out the obvious via Morse Code.
Poor Rochelle Aytes is saddled with the worst part. "Oh I am so sexy and drop dead gorgeous but my dead husband is haunting me by crank phone calls. He was the PERFECT husband so of course he would never cheat on me. Now excuse me while I continue to cancel dates with Jim Carey's clone so that I can cry with the girls." The writers on this turd deserve to be banned from Hollywood for life.