FinneganBear Season 1 was a well written, well acted character study of Christine Reade, who transforms from smart, "good girl", from a good family, who does well in law school, receives an internship at a prestigious firm but winds up a high priced call girl. Christine was not a particularly likeable character but her transformation from one world into another was spellbinding. Season 2 consisted of two unrelated half hour weekly stories. It seems creators Kerrigan and Siemtz wanted to go in a very different direction but were stuck with the escort theme. Kerrigan did the "Erica and Anna" portion of GFE primarily about Erica, an unethical political operative involved in arranging illegal campaign contributions. Anna was the call-girl in the story. Erica uses Anna to blackmail a political opponent and inexplicably decides she must have a relationship with Anna. Anna appears somewhat unstable and the two of them alternate between pleasing and hurting one another. We learn nothing about either character. The series is essentially about the political intrigue and less about the characters, none of which have any redeeming value or are worth caring about. Siemetz did the "Bria" portion of GFE. Bria is a former escort now in the witness protection program. We learn that she met a mob boss as an escort and married him, presumably to live a life of wealth. She was aware of his violent criminal activity and admitted to participating in some crimes. Now she feared he would find her and kill her before she could testify against him. Unhappy in her new, tedious life as well as afraid, she secretly finds a few wealthy men to escort as well as using sex to ensure the married marshal assigned to protect her remains interested. The only thing "Erica and Anna" and "Bria" have in common is that there is not a single character in either series worth caring about.

msn-54440 THE SHOW HAS NO SUBSTANCE. ITS SCATTERED. AMY SEIMETZ AND LODGE KERRIGAN AND BY THE WAY IS A WEIRD NAME: WEIRD NAME, MUST MEAN ITS A WEIRD PERSON, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE SHOW IS WEIRD... ANYWAY. THEY MUST HAVE BRAINS. I KEEP WATCHING AND I KEEP WAITINGFOR THIS "BANG" THAT NEVER SEEMS TO OCCUR. IM NOT WASTING MY TIME ANYMORE... CANCEL THIS CRAP.

privateinformation-84218 Really enjoyed season 1, but season 2 is incredibly boring. Even more sex scenes have been added to each episode, which I always skip because they are incredibly uncomfortable. The characters show so little depth, there's no insight into the characters' background, motivations, personalities. Why does everyone live in impersonal homes with little to no furniture and no personal items? Once you've skipped through the awkward stares and bland sex scenes, there is approximately 10 minutes of actual talking.I hate what they have done to this series.

opusv5 I'm giving rating this four stars more for style than anything, though dramatically it's fairly good; Ms. Keough's deadpan performance (criticized by some) is effective: one even admires her cool under pressure as she contends with difficult clients, office politics and corruption, and the threat of being exposed publicly (though the release of a viral video of her in action is never fully explained). The series' style is cinematic, with ambiance given to lighting, colour and spacing. The pacing is episodic, cuts abrupt; most episodes end curtly. As for why she makes her money that way: Sex sells. It's as simple as that.