First of all, this is a Shonda Rhimes creation. Her trademark is all over it - wealth, fashion and beautiful people up to no good. For some people this will be a draw, for me it is a cautionary tale. I’ve grown a little weary of her plastic shiny things. On the other hand, it is a credit to Julia Garner that she got this lead role. I was first aware of her in OZARK. I remember thinking, “This talented girl has a great career ahead of her!” Unfortunately, they burdened her with an exaggerated accent that muted almost all of her scenes and robbed us of the great performances with which she can break your heart. Pre-credits we see the real people some of the characters are based on, with a fuzzy connection to the actual journalist, but “inspired by” is a far shot from “based on” and they reminded us, every episode, that “This story is completely true. Except for the parts that are totally made up.” However, they give us a puzzle of a character that warranted the exercise of trying to understand the whole picture of who she was. I give this limited series a 7 (good) out of 10. [Drama]

I think I was more impressed with Anna after I read the original article *New York* magazine vs. after this series; here, they paint her as simply someone looking for fame. Telling the story from the angle of the reporter held promise but ultimately was not interesting enough for me to continue watching.