charles000 This has to be one of the most unusual, but spectacularly interesting drama series ever created. To call this story concept original would be an understatement, but more importantly, it was executed amazingly well. Chloë Sevigny absolutely outdid herself here, and that's saying a lot. I freely admit being a bit skeptical going in, almost passed it up, but by complete accident stumbled across a series of reviews which seemed to be ubiquitously favorable . . . so I gave it chance, and binge watched the entire 6 episodes in two evenings. If there is any chance at all of producing another series of episodes, it will be watched.

punishmentpark Chloë Sevigny is poorly cast as a transsexual hit-man, which I hadn't expected. The more sweet and timid characters she played in 'Kids' (1995) and 'Boys don't cry' (1999) are the ones I remember off the top of my head, and to see her here, with her fragile physique and swooning eyes playing a hardened hit-man and flooring any opponent necessary; it just doesn't fit. Someone noted elsewhere that casting a woman here is also a missed opportunity to have a significant lead played by an actual transsexual, and I agree. Hopefully, that will only be a matter of time(?).Storywise, 'Hit & miss' is pretty much what the title suggests. A lot of developments are credible and play cleverly with (false) expectations of the viewer, but with a couple of big exceptions. The most unbelievable thing is that Riley is able to get the gun from underneath her while being strangled by the (just about) ten times more strong John... she wouldn't have survived in real life (plus, it would have added to the drama of the series). Then, I don't believe that her utterly apathetic mother would just get up and leave her son, even if he is a total asshole - or at least don't cram it into just one episode.And, personally, I didn't find all the characters to be all that compelling, such as Riley (dear God, did she look like death itself throughout pretty much the whole series?) or Ryan (the son) whose dealings with certain (understandable) issues felt rather arbitrary. I already talked about Chloe, but I'd like to add that she also looks rather glum all of the time, which may be understandable, but still... One of the few happy moments (when she is overjoyed after a rendezvous with Ben) really stood out, 'Hit & miss' could have done with a little more of that^. Adding to all that, Mia's part of coming in and taking over at the ranch was pretty strong, a little too strong; in spite of all the hardships and the open ending she is a sort of superwoman who saves the day. Perhaps it was all too much for just six episodes...No, this was a disappointment, though certainly not all bad; the struggle for a relationship between Mia and Ben was very well done. To add the element of a hit-man with the bonus violence which such entails, is more far-fetched than anything else. A small 6 out of 10.^ I'm not impartial to glum thriller/dramas (on the contrary), but I'll mention 'Hinterland', a series that reminded me a little of this, but which comes together way better in terms of atmosphere and drama (even if it is, at its core, a detective story).

jwerrell-670-256119 Yeah it had a message with the transgender Mia, but the show was much deeper than that. The kids were amazing! I was sad to see there is no more coming from the series, and hope someone picks it up. This is the first review I've added for anything, that should say something. Watch it. I was not surprised that it was made by the creator of Shameless, we love that show as well, and it did have a quality that reminded us of it. We loved her in big love, but this was even richer. Maybe because its featured on Netflix the show will get another chance. The hits were also epic. Glad I found it and I will recommend it to friends as well as this review. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

shadowsofthevoid I was impressed. I honestly didn't think I would be able to get into it as it seemed a bit too out there but I honestly enjoyed the show. Its a great piece of television. Raw, brutal, yet it explores the bond of family and relationships in a soft heart warming way. I wouldn't say this is for the faint of heart or easily offended as there is a lot of full frontal everything in this show. But it is used in a very tasteful way to explore the blurred line transsexuals go through in their transition from one gender to another. This show is more than anything an exploration of the ups and downs of a transsexual's transition. Its also about acceptance. The assassin part just gives a sort of sub context for everything. Brilliant acting by everyone in the show. That was what was needed to really bring it together or else this show would have fallen on its head. And the writing was top notch. All in all I highly recommend this as one of the better piece of television I've seen in a while and I hope that more like this comes out of England. America has gone down the reality TV path too far to return I think and we have to look to Britain to give us the intellectual TV that is missing. I also hope there is a season 2 because that cliff hanger at the end was about as good as when I watched Sherlock a couple years back ... I will give British TV that ... they love their cliff hangers!!!