I really liked the idea behind this show - it explores the idea of madness versus religious experience - which is quite a brave thing to do. The story line is emotional and it's often pacy and gripping. Characters are not pigeon-holed as simply saints or sinners - and what interested me the most was trying to work out whether the show even had a moral compass or a particular religious standpoint. However, some (all) of the characters ARE ridiculous. It's no gritty real world exploration - (Bubbles from the Wire is now a mayor in a suit attending masked balls!!!) and hence the low-ish score. Its all a bit too glossy, US, nobody lives like that, talks like that, even thinks like that, to really do the concept justice - but 10/10 for an original brave idea and making it watchable. Oh and did I mention the totally unnecessary sex scenes? Yes they literally suck. There is a particularly agonizing one where they talk dirty in a restaurant toilet. I nearly had to switch it off I was so embarrassed for them.
Review of Hand of God
