![]() Take us deep into the world of lucid dreaming and astral projection-I was missing 2011-era Tumblr, anyway. It’s like the show just said, “Rules? What rules? To hell with narrative structure and consistent, honest, world-building! Genre who?” But you know what? Fine. The term “astral projection” isn’t actually spoken until the last fifteen minutes of Episode Five, but once it is-man, all bets are off. What begins as an erotic/crime/ psychological thriller takes a sharp turn into supernatural fantasyland in the second-to-last episode. *Final warning: spoilers for Behind Her Eyes below. For the rest of us, though, let’s talk about the Behind Her Eyes twist ending that is truly, actually, legitimately absurd. ![]() If you’ve read Sarah Pinborough’s novel from which the series is adapted, you already know the twist ending and can get on with your life. Come back here when you’re ready to discuss-or just want something to help you process your feelings about what the hell you just watched.ĭespite standout performances by Simona Brown and Eve Hewson, Behind Her Eyes is basically six hours of waiting for an ending that essentially cheats its way into a shocking twist. So if you want to watch it and see if you can guess the ending before it whacks you in the head like a pile of cartoon bricks, go ahead and do that. If you haven’t watched the new limited series on Netflix, be warned: I am 100 percent going to spoil it for you in this article. ![]() It’sa ride that may leave you thoroughly pleased or high and dry.When I watched the last twenty minutes of Behind Her Eyes this weekend, all I could do was smile and shake my head repeatedly. If you decide to watch it, remember the genre will change, more than once. The cast has shouldered the narrative’s demands with such ease that you’ll be annoyed and impressed at the same time. Stupid? Surprising? Satisfying? Choice is yours! There is so much unanswered till the last minute that when the finale arrives, you are simply shocked. ![]() In no time, Rob falls in love with her and even morewith her grand lifestyle.įrom gradual goings-on to sudden setbacks, the show keeps you at your wits’ end. That’s where she meets her best friend Rob (Robert Aramayo), whom she teaches how to travel in the dreams. Adele even floats out of her body to keep a tab on her loved ones and know details about them,which are otherwise secrets.Īdele’s episode at a rehab centre holds a lot more significance than you understand at first. As Adele and Louise bond over night terrors, the former slyly teaches the latter how to control her dreams and eventually get into the practice of astral projection. Rather bizarre and even ridiculous, the show becomes all about drug addiction, strange dreams and dirty secrets. But it is the shape it takes in the fifth and sixth episodes that make you question your choice. Hewson, as Adele, is terrifying, mostly on the edge and you can’t stop wondering why! Behind Her Eyesĭespite the shifting loyalties between the three, you find the series watchable and in some parts even praiseworthy. Simona is so natural in embodying this role that you can’t miss applauding her. Your heart aches to see how Louise throws away everything she has for a dangerous thrill. Louise, David’s object of affection and Adele’s only ally in the new city, gets consumed in the complicated mind games of the couple. With every new episode, skeletons tumble out of David and Adele’s closet. Though everything seems perfect about this couple, you still end up feeling that something is wrong.ĭirected by Erik Richter Strand, Behind Her Eyes has a rather tense undertone. But the next morning, he turns out to be her new boss! David’s wife Adele (Eve Hewson) is also in office on his first day. In a chance blind date, she ends up kissing David (Tom Bateman). Louise (Simona Brown) is a single mother, who is looking for some spark in her boring life. ![]() Based on a novel by Sarah Pinborough, a few minutes into it and you know a real mystery lies in waiting. This new Netflix series is a dark psychological thriller, full of twists and turns. ![]()
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