Just what I expected

Just perfect...

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Yes, giving this drama 9 stars might seem overly generous, but watching it is worth your time if you are seeking some fun and escapist drama. Settings: tropical, gorgeous, different from the average film or TV show (Death in Paradise TV show doesn't capture the stunning beauty of a tropical island like this drama does). Setting draws you in and that can be very relaxing, of an evening. Cast: handsome main character is hammy and gorgeous. Sidekick Budgie is the star though. Other reviewers have talked about his "energy". In ye olden days, that was also called sex appeal. He's got it. Check it out. The three female stars are compelling and believable and the rest of the cast seemed just right. Excellent acting all around. Plot: what plot? This story line raised and dropped so many plot lines I got whiplash, but it was ALL good. Myth-folklore-thriller-ghost-sci-fi-stranger-in-a-strange-land and much more. My jaw flapped open at the liberties taken by the scriptwriter, but bless him, he made it all hang together, kind of. I admire his daring. Overall: A sometimes suspenseful but always absorbing drama in a lush setting filled with good actors, delightfully improbable plot twists, great scenery and even some haunting background music. Perfect way to take the edge off a bad day.

This show seems to stem from a self-defeating, illogical premise.Two tourists badger a local into feeding them some form of vision-inducing drink/drug - a bad idea to begin with. Then one of them sees a vision of a beautiful girl.Is this perhaps a drug-induced vision? No, she must be a real girl! The next day he sees the same girl drowned in a lagoon, but when he returns with the police, she is gone.Is this perhaps a drug-induced vision? No, her body was moved while he went to get the police! He confronts the girl's brother, who says that she is alive, and her father spoke to her that morning on Skype.Was his perception of her death perhaps a drug-induced vision? No, the brother and father are lying, and she really IS dead! So he decides to fly to New Zealand, where she is supposed to be attending university. At the airport, the very-much-alive girl gets off the flight arriving from New Zealand.Were his visions of her death perhaps drug-induced, now that we can see she isn't dead? No, she is GOING to die, it just hasn't happened yet!There is just too much of this narrative that could have been explained away if the guy only realized that maybe he was having hallucinations from the dubious drug trip. Trying to follow him on his rationalization of the irrational things he says and does was just exhausting.

Yes i know, a 10?.. not quite. this show seriously needed its score boosting. I think its only fair to give something a real review after watching the entire series/story arc. This show was a surprising hit for me showing that BBC are not afraid to explore something totally new. loved the supernatural side of this show as well as the surprisingly not used as much these days "crazy locals on a foreign island." i thoroughly enjoyed this show and the characters journeys throughout. Decent Plot, Interesting Twist, Satisfactory Acting, Beautiful Cinematography. GIVE THIS A SHOT!! you never know you might just fall in love.

I did sort of enjoy tatau. But some parts were silly and rushed. It felt like the writer was composing a script for a school exam. He left it to the last minute and the energy drinks and coffee started to wear off. What started as quite engaging and mysterious turned into 'oh god, please don't ...ok you did' type scenes. Spirit people were used as shortcuts without imagination. Kind of like when there's a complicated storyline and it ends with 'it was all a dream'. Spirit spys are both cheap and unimaginative. The actors seemed to deteriorate with every episode after realizing how poor the story line was written. The plot had a lot of potential. The characters involved were quite engaging and the bikers were a good dynamic to add because they created a sense of suspense and rashness. When a sub plot started to progress it seemed as if the writer had no idea where it ended or even continued. Overall tatau combined intense scenes with absolutely horrendous ones. The ending was disappointing. I still looked forward to watching every week up until about episode 4 or 5 where it got boring and unrealistic. The writer should have spent more time on the concept because it could have been a brilliant show. The plot was great but it unraveled poorly. A 7 is generous. Some episodes were a 9 some were a 4. The first 3 episodes are worth watching. I'd skip to the last episode beyond that to see how it ends. It could have been good but is just about average.