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Sharp writing, acting and directing elevate this series above its straightforward premise, and will keep you guessing about the truth through the first four episodes. Once the underlying reveal occurs, the plot changes trajectory, which might have soured it for some. The ending is less creative than the rest of it, but it was still an enjoyable watch.

Anatomy of a Scandal is dramatic miniseries that senselessly prolongs its stay by not being able to address with the necessary strength its central issue, which desperately cried out for a better handling of the plot. Besides the fact that its conclusion never sought to do more than look good to the audience and give them the feeling that somehow there was justice. It's not a real waste, but it does ask you to spend a lot of time on something that could have easily been summed up in 120 minutes.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Yet another Me-To story with a misandrist plot. Anatomy of a Scandal is a British drama miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan. I suppose women might be more predisposed to revel in its themes - but, I think men might enjoy gaining some insight to the way some women think. There is an additional sub-plot regarding the behaviors of wealthy, privileged, white, heterosexual. etc. individuals which I suppose most people would not necessarily be interested in - especially when some of them end up with a happy ending. The acting is good and I think that makes the series worth watching.

Barely bearable. It tries to be interesting and creating a flowing narrative of mystery, but it’s just a stream of cliches and bad acting. Sienna Miller and the lead male role are simply bland. He’s like a robot and she seems subdued. They intertwine the new progressive topics with characters who are simply stereotypes. Then whilst you’re trying to Wade through the meandering story, that could literally be resolved in 3 episodes. There’s these ‘inception’ style dreams that see the camera do a 360 or the character fall through the floor, or look at their past selves. It just seems out of place. They should have kept it simple, but had a solid story.

How many more series can we expect about people of great wealth and privilege whose lives are scarred by moral lapses - and when the male is a government high-flyer, and he is charged with ****, must we return again and again to a situation in which the man is determinedly foul and unarguably guilty? Is there no write who might find a new way to explore this terrain without resorting to the tried-and-dull path of far too familiar? In Anatomy of a Scandal, the actors do their level best to transcend the cliches that both follow and precede most of their screen time. Finally, who cares a whit for the smarmy, arrogant and overprivileged monied class that Netflix shovels our way with striking regularity.