This is a book, a novel, transformed across media: as in film, or video medium, the sequential development of characters and plot shouldn't be surprising. It's sad to see low rated (teen?) reviews from those without a clue what they're watching. Please ignore too those suggesting a
jump to certain episodes. With Expats, the books author also wrote a teleplay the first episode seemingly adhered to.
The following episodes will be crafted predominantly by the series creator Lulu Wang. These two women collaborating with the dramatic talents of Nicole Kidman are the perfect stage crafters for story and its development throughout a series. The Author, Janice Y. K. Lee is a Hong Kong born American author. Whereas Lulu Wang is herself from a background that makes up the most common expat resident of Hong Kong's population: born north in the mainland, then migrating. Lulu Wang's family of origin however migrated from Beijing to America. Combined we have a talented, well informed trio of women who can create through craft and inner personal experiences, the life of Hong Kong's Expat residents.
This first episode is comparable to the opening chapters of a book, where combined talents of filmmaker, writer and dramatic thespian introduce you to Hong Kong daily life for the upper middle class (considering the family reside atop The Peak),a week in the life of a Hong Kong English speaking residents, set in the last decade(2014). As a Hong Konger Expat myself, this is so far immensely interesting and somewhat relatable.
I recommend you immerse yourself in the story, whether you have any connection to Hong Kong or not. This power trio of women have successfully shared many stories with the world.
Please don't review on trivia, rather add such minor hang ups within this websites trivia section, if truly relevant. Based on these womens' histories and careers, I anticipate quality story and character developments, and memorable entertainment.
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