The Catch (TV Series) The Benefactor (2016) User Reviews

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

[xmasdaybaby1966 · 7/10 · 8 July 2022]

Two English baddies were not saving the series so bring in a third.

Thankfully, the gamble works as John Simm is a top actor back home with great screen presence despite being small in stature.

A breath of fresh air to a flailing series which makes lesbianism seem evil because it's the bad girls that are doing it while the all American girl is shagging the not-so-nasty lovable American bad guy.

All a soap opera but the Life On Mars an d Grace star does well coming in mid-series.

Benefactor lacks research

[pompanoblue · 4/10 · 28 April 2016]

The episode was a bit dull nothing really happens and the little action there is seems contrived. The most disappointing part is that the research - military background- was atrocious. The writers had a US captain being promoted by a seargent??? Someone should inform the producers and writers that captains outrank seargents and that noncommissioned officers are not CO's. They may train an officers but never are in command of them. The story arc is still interesting a bit soapish and romantic novel like, yet it draws the audience. The male characters , other than the lead,do seem to be shallow and suffer the same flaws that female characters did In the 30's. Is this intentionally done ?