Reviews

Of course it's the episode that Schreiber directed! It's perfect. Shows the intricate and totally screwed up dynamics of the Donovan family and finishes with the best scene in any television series I've seen. From the moment of the first chords of Walk This Way, you know you're about to watch something spectacular. Ray begins with the head bob in rhythm and for the next 30 seconds I can't stop smiling and laughing so hard. I had to rewind several times and rewatch. Thank you Liev and Voight and all the amazing characters that make this series incredible. Third time watching it and still in awe.

This series mirrors Cheryl Strayed's real life with a few variations. It has a lot of similarities to one of my all time favorite movies/books, "Wild", by Cheryl Strayed. However, the direction is subpar and the screen writers constant switching from past to present is mind numbing at times. In my mind, Reese Witherspoon perfectly personified Cheryl, so it's hard for me to wrap my head around anyone else playing her. Don't get me wrong, I love Hahn, but I feel her true character gets lost in the shoddy direction and bad screen writing. Also, Laura Dern will always be Cheryl's beautiful, kind, thoughtful mom; The flashback mom in Tiny Beautiful Things tries hard to relay that same beauty, but falls short unfortunately. The series is entertaining and maybe if I haven't seen Wild 10 times and read the book twice, I would find it better (or maybe worse??) but in my mind nothing compares to the portrayal of Cheryl's life like Wild.