The Renovation

Two hours filled with a lot of nothing.

That was a waste of time.

The first episodes is just a string of cliched "romantic" scenes -- the ubitiquous sponge bath, drinking and getting drunk, bad flirting, beach scenes etc. I am surprised there wasn't a fall-and-catch.
I didn't understand there was a story at all, until the first third of the second episode was over. And to be honest, it's not much of a story -- even though I have to say that the premise could have had some potential for an interesting story, when the writer confuses the real-life person and his fictional character, when he maybe starts to blur the line between reality and fantasy; but this was the most shallow version of this premise I can imagine.

The second third of the second episode finally did have some story -- but that wasn't nearly enough to develop anything, and relied on our suspension of disbelief. You can't tell me that two or three days are enough for two people to love each other enough to make life-changing decisions. That sounds more like the start of a famliy-centred tragedy, to be honest.

A lot of smaller details also didn't make much sense.

The acting was less than mediocre -- but I can't say if its the actors' lacking abilities, the poor direction or just that the script didn't give them anything to work with.

The only aspect I liked was the resort itself, which was beautiful and reminds me of mediterranean buildings with its white-washed walls, and the use of colours and light throughout the drama.

Was it good?
The colours were nice?

Did I like it?
I want these two hours of my life back.

Would I recommend it?
No.

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