Riviera

Enjoyed this show a lot actually. More than I expected. Season 2 is a bit weak, but 3 a lot better again.
Watched on HBOMax.

Entertaining to the bitter end.

If I'm being honest though, it could have been so much more had it managed to maintain the quality of its plot. There are some great parts but then there are also a good number of parts that don't seem to fit well.

Most characters are very good but sometimes the plot has them going out of their way to pull a surprise, which also hurts the overall experience.

I read there were problems with the people responsible for running the show, so maybe that had something to do with it, even though the main complaint seems to be related to the amount of sex in it and that had me at a loss because I have no idea what they meant by it since there's little to no sex in it.

Season 1 was good. Season 2 was watchable. But season 3, beyond terrible. Random storyline. No background. Poor acting. Left field twists all over the place. They should not renew this crap. If you watching, stop at season 2. Trust me, you’ll hate yourself for wasting so much time.

Riviera (2017) - ❤x6

This is a solid Mystery/Thriller. And it sadly reminds me of how much I hate the entitled, corrupt, rich and powerful. People who are just corrupt to the core. Also, it reinforces my hatred of shooting a show/movie in multiple languages where half of it needs to be read. I seriously hate that!
With Season 3 they basically completely abandoned the first 2 seasons and made it an entirely new show - weird.

But it's always a pleasure to watch Julia Stiles.

How I rate:
1-3 ❤ = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 ❤ = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 ❤ = I expect you will like this too
9-10 ❤ = movies and TV shows I really love!

Season 1 was good, they should have stopped there. I managed just 3 episodes of the second season, pity.

I really enjoyed this, an eye candy whodunnit romp. It has enough action to keep you entertained whilst the cliffhangers keep you wanting more. A satisfying conclusion to season one and I'm hooked in to watch season two for more sultry shenanigans :-) 8/10