carmine-397-798868 My wife and I enjoyed this. Don't know why people dislike it so much. Perhaps they are taking it too seriously.

Charles Herold (cherold) When Divorce came out I read a review comparing it with creator Sharon Horgan's other series, Catastrophe, and wound up checking out that one before Divorce. I haven't quite decided what I think of it, but there's a great chemistry between the leads and some good jokes.While some critics seemed to consider Divorce a fitting follow up, it only has the somewhat depressing aspects of Catastrophe, which can feel a little claustrophobic, without the jokes or the good chemistry.In this series, incomprehensibly billed as a comedy, a woman fed up with her husband decides she wants a divorce. She's a very unsympathetic character who is full of resentment and goes back and forth on the divorce in a very dishonest way. I thought she was awful, but then, so was everyone else. The first episode of the series was absolutely nothing but awful people being awful, each in their own, awful way.I wouldn't say this is a really terrible show. The acting is competent. The writing is economical. There are occasional moments of a sort of sour wit. But I certainly wouldn't want to spend any more time with these people.

willcora HBO's Divorce is a story about one particular couple, not all couples. This is representative of your divorce. Every circumstance is different. Sarah Jessica brings her eloquent, expressive and warmly whimsical acting style to the role of flawed but relatable Frances who feels trapped and repressed in her marriage to Robert, played by Thomas Haden Church. The pair seem oddly mismatched from the beginning, with Roberts brutish ways, crude humour and arrogant demeanor in complete contrast with Frances' refined ways. Robert can frankly be quite a pri*k at times but you can see it's coming from a place of pain. He still loves his wife even though he knows it isn't working. A touching scene was when he placed his hand on her shoulder after breaking the news to the kids. He stepped up to the traditional "It's all going to be OK" patriarchal role of the father, even though it's clear Frances is the pants wearer and bread winner in this relationship. I found myself sucked into this strange yet relatable world. Who hasn't felt the habits of your significant other once you thought cute at the beginning of a relationship, drive you crazy by the end of it? I think it has struck a good balance between dark humour and melancholic reflection on modern relationships. I don't think it's quite there yet as sometimes it does feel a little forced. But like Netflix's Grace and Frankie which struggled with tone its first season due to the sensitive themes, Divorce too needs to find it's stride. I'll be sticking around to see what it turns into, as Divorce can't last forever.

Danny Blankenship Most all remember the glory days of Sarah Jessica Parker and "Sex and the City" when she was a young single lady who was free spirited and slept around a lot while having fun with her girl pals. Well enter now it's a different side of Sarah with this new HBO series called "Divorce" as Jessica Parker plays Frances a grown up lady who's married with kids and you guessed it all of a sudden she wants a change she tells her strong and hard working husband Robert(Thomas Haden Church)that she wants a divorce! What was it boredom, lack of sex, the want and need for a new start, or just a change of life. Anyway those questions will try to be answered in this long drawn out divorce, it's clear that Frances and Robert are a clear example of a couple who showcase the ups and downs of life. As Frances has already had an affair with another guy, so just maybe Robert wasn't up to par in bed? Or is it just a woman's world to change her world, mind, and life all at once. The series is supported just fine by Frances's best friend the neurotic Diane(Molly Shannon)who's another unhappy married woman. This series showcases a lot of questions and it will try it's best to answer them still it's proves that life, family, love and most of all marriage is complex.