TV71: Wanted

Speaking of down under, I am on the second season of a Netflix original called Wanted. Rebecca Gibney and Geraldine Hakewill star as Lola Buckley and Chelsea Babbage, two women (who didn’t know each other before the show starts) perpetually on the run from both criminals and police after they witness a shooting (involving police and criminals) in Sydney. Gibney and Hakewill are likeable actors playing quirky and likeable protagonists. The show hums along quite quickly, with one adventure after another, lots of interesting characters, some decent dialogue and no end of gorgeous cinematography (in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand). So Wanted makes for good lightweight escapist television, if that’s what you’re looking for.

Unfortunately, I generally need more than that and was bothered by the rather serious credibility issues throughout the show. The running also just got old for me after a while. After watching the first two episodes of the second season, I decided to give the show a rest (too much is enough), at least for a few months. For now, Wanted gets ***. My mug is up.