The Watcher

A fascinating true story is violently ruined by the incessant need to keep the momentum of twists going, no matter how random. Cannavale kept me around for 1.5 episode but then the hatchett came down. Everything in here is completely unrelatable and unlikely and is driven by a sort of randomness that could pose as camp, but fails bc it's tonally schizophrenic. Exposition is clunkily written in thru overlong monologues full of tropes. Serously, the monologues!! I couldn't cringe any harder!

Crosses the line into annoying a bit too often. Hard to ignore the terrible writing when the characters keep guessing culprits that don't make sense. Obviously we find out, in the very weak finale, that the writers just never wanted to comit to a narrative. Some well done suspense but all of it adds up to nothing in the end.

I have reached the age ( Ok, it took me long enough! ) where I recognise a complete turkey when I see one and I chose to pull the plug on this after one episode. I love Naomi Watts, and I am sure she will be put through the wringer later on to show her acting chops, but the ridiculous neighbours, jump scares and terrible script did it for me. I will wait for the next mini series where "A married woman breaks a nail, with disasterous consequences" ... I am sure it will be as rivetting.

It wasn't bad, a decent whodunit. It just about edged a 'good'.

This show was a scam, a swindle. Just mystery upon mystery with not even an attempt to make it make sense. It should be illegal to steal viewers time like this.

With a true story at the core, The Watcher wastes the opportunity to really make a creepy show worthy of the tension building. Watts and Cannavale are great actors but the scripts are lacking those moments that elevate the creepy factor beyond a superficial level. It sucks because this easily could have been about the secrets of the home and less about the interpersonal drama of the people in the neighborhood.

Good enough to watch it through!

Has some nice scenes in it, and a very good cast + acting. I also liked the father's arc. Not bad for what it is but not a must watch.

It was a creepy true story. Then Ryan Murphy got his hands on it.

The ending made me angry :). We watched it in a single day, was fun and enjoyablr but nothing amazing. Decent watch