Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes' Review

Behind Her Eyes launched in February 2021, which was supposed to be a new thrilling Netflix series created by Steve Lightfoot. Only there wasn’t much thrill involved and rather a lot of time spent wondering how long was left. Considering the mass hype around this show, it didn’t live up to its expectations.

This show could’ve been so much more, if only the first five episodes were anywhere near as good as the last. The story begins with single mom, Louise, stumbling across married man Dr. David Furgeson at a bar. Despite the twists and turns of David turning out to be her new boss and Louise befriending his wife, this show definitely felt like a wasted potential.

From that short description, you’d think this storyline would have you leaning forward in your seat and begging for more, but long story short, no. Even David and Louise’s scandalous affair manages to become so tedious to observe even whacky Adele talking to herself would’ve made a better watch.

David and Adele have a secretive past, which is dragged out to the point you end up wishing they’d drop it every time it’s mentioned. We get it, Adele’s stinking rich and David resents Adele for keeping her secret - does this really have to be emphasised every single episode? It felt like torture getting through this series, even though there’s only six episodes. You’re lucky if two things change in an entire 40 minute watch. The real victim of this show is the audience.

It’s almost as if Lightfoot aimed for it to feel like ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ with a magical twist but ended up with playing tiresome melancholy music every 2 minutes and a weird obsession with Louise's insignificant dreams. The amount of sex scenes nears obsessive, considering none of the relationships (including the affair) are compelling.

Although there are claims of the show being sci-fi, this doesn’t feel true as most of the supernatural elements are crammed into the last episode. It definitely felt like this was Lightfoot’s last attempt at saving this mundane boat from sinking, which barely worked.

Probably the most frustrating part of this show was the baffling accents involved. Louise’s best friend, Sophie (played by Nichola Burley), is the best example of this. Is she from Birmingham? Or is she Liverpudlian? We’ll never know.

If you fancy wasting six hours of your life, this is the series to watch.