The 7 stars are for Season One. For Season Two; 3.
If you go into this BBC Series with low expectations you will find it very entertaining. Somewhat above the 'soap opera' level of drama but still it does have that genre to thank for its plot, its themes. Again, this ain't Albee or Tennessee Williams. It ain't great theater. But Season One does entertain. Season Two turns out to be another thing completely. Here we do have the soap-opera melodramatics, in plot, in dialogue, in character. Worse still, there's no one to like.
Doctor Foster, played by Suranne Jones, believes her husband has been unfaithful. In Season One she believes she knows with whom. And it's driving her crazy. Making matters worse, it seems that everyone knew or knows about the affair. Everyone but her. So. Who can she trust? To whom can she talk? And, if her husband has kept the affair a secret, what else about him - or others - does she not know?
Let me tell you this. Over the course of the First Season's five episodes, you, the viewer, will find out. Though there is a Season Two, at the end of Season One I did not feel as though the writers had baited me into needing to watch Season Two. And that, of course, is a good thing. Though watch it I did. All the way to its conclusion. A long way to go for a conclusion not worth the trip.
Suranne Jones' portrayal of Doctor Foster, is superb. She is a beautiful woman. You cannot take your eyes from her. But what wins me over is that I actually believe her pain; her face shows that pain, the sadness, the anger, even fury. Though she is far from perfect - either as a wife, mother, or physician - I rooted for her throughout Season One.
And then came Season Two.
