I can't understand the negative reviews, I enjoyed the first episode and found it demanding of my attention (I watched on HULU while doing other tasks... or not doing them, because, as I said, it grabbed my attention). The acting in this show is quite a bit better than most CW offerings, and Jay Ryan is well cast as Vincent. IMHO, and Kristen Kreuk's personality aside (I don't see how it has anything to do with the quality of the show, as actors are notoriously self absorbed, so I think the hit piece published above is irrelevant and I'm surprised it was approved) I find Kreuk's performance to be just the right combination of tough exterior with fragile insides. So far as the story is concerned, it's off to a bit of a slow start, but it's not uncommon for a good or even great show to take some time to build it's world. This will take a bit of time as the writers seem very focused on establishing the two main characters and their relationship to each other. I was also impressed that the action sequences did not dominate the show. They were short, well done and added to the story instead of hiding any flaws. This one I'll be giving a few episodes to see how well it builds.
231 Reviews
Kristin Kreuk is reason enough :D
Bored_Dragon8 March 2018
The secret project of creating a super-soldier goes wrong and, in order to cover up the whole thing, all volunteers who have been exposed to serum are killed. One manages to get away and lives in hiding until he saves the life of a young policewoman and falls in love with her. Then, of course, all possible complications begin. I know, it sounds sleasy, but the series is really well done. It combines elements of crime series with romance, thriller and a bit of horror. Jay Ryan is good in the role of the "beast", Kristin Kreuk is not particularly good actress, but she is beautiful enough for male audience to forgive her shortcomings in the performance, and Nina Lisandrello as her partner and Austin Basis as a computer magician and "beast's" best friend are great. The story is complicated and interesting, directing and effects are good and the series is very addictive. It has four seasons and it's finished, not canceled, so if you decide to watch, you will finish it pretty quickly and without waiting for new episodes or disappointments that the story has remained unresolved. Recommendation.
7,5/10
7,5/10
[8.4] This is true love
cjonesas23 June 2020
Beauty and the Beast is a show for romantic people at heart, developed beautifully with lots of sweet and bitter cheesiness on the way.
It's a series where true love is shown, clenching your heart emotionally and making you dream, smile, laugh and shed tears.
It was a fun and very enjoyable ride in its course of 4 seasons and one of the best performances of the very beautiful and sensitive Kristin Kreuk, which I'm sure was close to her heart.
Beauty and the Beast will always live in our heart, whether they are in the chic city of New York or in Paris, the city of love.
- The chemistry and love between Cat (Kristin Kreuk) and Vincent (Jay Ryan) were amazingly beautiful and the strongest part of the show. I wouldn't be surprised if the two fell in love and were together for real and for at least some period of time.
- The storyline and plots were always interesting, with cheesiness along the way in a good way. Any weakness and plot holes were dissolved in their amazing journey of thrilling love, like sugar in hot water with a pinch of salt.
- The flow of the show was one filled with beauty, love, twists and emotions along the way both in happiness and sadness.
- The supporting cast and especially their friends and family (J.T., Tess, Heather...) delivered quite believable and lovely performances, contributing strongly to the emotional vibe of the series.
It was a fun and very enjoyable ride in its course of 4 seasons and one of the best performances of the very beautiful and sensitive Kristin Kreuk, which I'm sure was close to her heart.
Beauty and the Beast will always live in our heart, whether they are in the chic city of New York or in Paris, the city of love.
This show is going places
astralxromance25 October 2012
I wanted to start by saying, I've never watched a pilot more than once in the same week but with this show, I did. When the second episode aired, there were bits that were bothersome to me and I wasn't quite sure where it was going. However, after watching the third episode, I finally get to see where it's headed and I absolutely love it. I think everyone should give this series a chance and if you don't like it, that's fine but I can't say this show is similar to anything else on TV. I love how different it is and the entertainment factor is through the roof. The chemistry between characters is excellent and the acting is up to par. This is most definitely a show I'll be following!
The beauty and the what now?
Nyx_Selene29 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
I was very patient and watched three episodes of this. I think I gave it a fair chance, but it just got worse and worse, and the pilot wasn't exactly intriguing.
Story: Girl and mom are attacked in a parking lot. Mom is killed, but girl escapes, gets chased, and ends up being saved by mysterious stranger. Nine years later (I think) the girl is an NYPD cop, still obsessed with mom's murder. She happens upon mysterious stranger again, and he turns out to be a fully licensed doctor, a soldier and, according to all records, dead. In truth, he's in hiding. He was part of a military experiment gone wrong, and the only survivor of the ensuing clean-up. The experiment was meant to create the perfect soldier, but whenever the subjects had a rush of adrenalin, they became "monsters".
This was my first problem with the show: The "beast" isn't a beast at all, nor is he a monster. He is in fact a boy-band cute, surfer dazed nice-guy. When he becomes an adrenalin-monster, this just means his voice gets a bit deeper, some veins in his face a bit more distinguishable, and he just might punch some guy who really deserves it. The police girl finds at least six cases in which she can prove that he helped or tried to help the victims, so for the life of me, I can't find any reason to see this guy as a beast. Neither can the police girl, as she rushes over at the end of episode 1, to make a teary-eyed proclamation of what a monster he absolutely is not.
Episode 1 ends with an overly cheesy voice-over by beauty, telling us that they'll have to "save each other". It was at this point I realized exactly what demographic this show is intended for, and how far I am from being a part of it.
The three episodes I've seen all involve some sort of cases for beauty and her cop partner to solve, but it's all too clear that these cases – even to the writers – are just unimportant and tedious time-fillers until the next time beauty can run to beast to nag him about solving her mom's murder, so that he can tell her to let it go and then follow her around, wait for her to get into trouble and then save her. It's hinted that the military experiment and mom's murder are somehow related, but even the hints are sloppy and poorly executed, in a "yeah, yeah, yeah, let's just get it over with" kind of way.
All in all, the show feels forced and uninspired. Maybe it's made by people who couldn't care less, or maybe it's just written by someone who doesn't understand pacing at all. I don't know, but I do know that the end result reminds me of a school play of the awkward, embarrassing kind. The "beauty and the beast" concept usually centers around seeing past someone's looks to find his inner qualities, but I doubt that they'll manage to squeeze something even remotely as deep as that into this. I can't imagine how they'd incorporate such an idea either, since the writers are so far expecting us to accept the beastliness of beast on the basis of "cause we say he is!".
So "How brave is your love?" Good question. How much bravery does it really take to get a crush on a boy-band cute doctor and all around nice guy, who goes around helping people in need? Tough one...
Story: Girl and mom are attacked in a parking lot. Mom is killed, but girl escapes, gets chased, and ends up being saved by mysterious stranger. Nine years later (I think) the girl is an NYPD cop, still obsessed with mom's murder. She happens upon mysterious stranger again, and he turns out to be a fully licensed doctor, a soldier and, according to all records, dead. In truth, he's in hiding. He was part of a military experiment gone wrong, and the only survivor of the ensuing clean-up. The experiment was meant to create the perfect soldier, but whenever the subjects had a rush of adrenalin, they became "monsters".
This was my first problem with the show: The "beast" isn't a beast at all, nor is he a monster. He is in fact a boy-band cute, surfer dazed nice-guy. When he becomes an adrenalin-monster, this just means his voice gets a bit deeper, some veins in his face a bit more distinguishable, and he just might punch some guy who really deserves it. The police girl finds at least six cases in which she can prove that he helped or tried to help the victims, so for the life of me, I can't find any reason to see this guy as a beast. Neither can the police girl, as she rushes over at the end of episode 1, to make a teary-eyed proclamation of what a monster he absolutely is not.
Episode 1 ends with an overly cheesy voice-over by beauty, telling us that they'll have to "save each other". It was at this point I realized exactly what demographic this show is intended for, and how far I am from being a part of it.
The three episodes I've seen all involve some sort of cases for beauty and her cop partner to solve, but it's all too clear that these cases – even to the writers – are just unimportant and tedious time-fillers until the next time beauty can run to beast to nag him about solving her mom's murder, so that he can tell her to let it go and then follow her around, wait for her to get into trouble and then save her. It's hinted that the military experiment and mom's murder are somehow related, but even the hints are sloppy and poorly executed, in a "yeah, yeah, yeah, let's just get it over with" kind of way.
All in all, the show feels forced and uninspired. Maybe it's made by people who couldn't care less, or maybe it's just written by someone who doesn't understand pacing at all. I don't know, but I do know that the end result reminds me of a school play of the awkward, embarrassing kind. The "beauty and the beast" concept usually centers around seeing past someone's looks to find his inner qualities, but I doubt that they'll manage to squeeze something even remotely as deep as that into this. I can't imagine how they'd incorporate such an idea either, since the writers are so far expecting us to accept the beastliness of beast on the basis of "cause we say he is!".
So "How brave is your love?" Good question. How much bravery does it really take to get a crush on a boy-band cute doctor and all around nice guy, who goes around helping people in need? Tough one...
LOVE this show!
laer_a11 November 2012
I was a die hard fan of the B&TB of the 80s and I feel this show is awesome IF, and only if, one stops comparing it with the original and give this show a chance. I think CW should have given the show a different name as well as the main characters because it gave a certain level of expectation to die hard fans. Some people were disappointed, others were not (like me). The only stand out similarities are the title of the show and the names of the main characters (Catherine and Vincent). Other than that, this show is a different take and should not be compared to the original. The original had "heavy" and "deep" material. Heck! Real life nowadays is already heavy and deep. If I wanted heavy and deep, I would watch the news or read the newspaper, etc. I want to mentally "escape" from real life for a few hours. So, I tune in, sit back and be entertained. I recall another show (about two vampire brothers in love with one woman) that initially had many negative reviews in its first season (mostly because the TV version was vastly different from the books). Now, that show has a cult following. Give B&TB a chance...give yourself a chance to have some fun.
Why has Vincent been watching Cat for 9 years?
deeva_to_you30 October 2018
This question doesn't seem to be answered in the series. Vincent just says he's been watching her for 9 years - after her mothers death, and after he killed Cat's mother's assassins, and he always wanted to meet her; no doubt why he came out when Cat went poking around his hideout.
I usually do not watch this kind of show, and it's predictable to an extent, but I keep watching and wonder if the show will start filming in Paris and later move on to other parts of the world. I very much enjoyed the development of the story, especially the tension between Vince and Cat, and probably watched the ending of S1E14 about 3 times.
Just be patient
iqphantom20 October 2012
I really like the idea of a Beauty more determined and more ready to kick some b...in the quest for the truth. It is a different concept and a different Vincent. I truly don't get it how can one review a TV show after such a short while. Clearly some of us need to be patient. They will fall in love...I mean you have to be blind not to notice the chemistry ( she is obviously extremely attracted to him and vice versa)but where will be the fun if he would jump her bones in the first episodes? Also , the obvious adrenaline issue ( he turns when it kicks in) which was so carefully underlined by his friend -" Remember what happened the last time you made the play list?" - will most likely be in the way.
I mean, really you guys , give it a chance and stop expecting hot sex and blasting love from the first episodes. Next...you will say the kiss ( which has yet to happen) was lame. Does anybody remember the classic series? How long did it took for them to actually kiss...
I mean, really you guys , give it a chance and stop expecting hot sex and blasting love from the first episodes. Next...you will say the kiss ( which has yet to happen) was lame. Does anybody remember the classic series? How long did it took for them to actually kiss...
Good story line reminds me of two different authors work
jmerdil20 October 2012
I liked the show but it reminds me of the Ghostwalkers book series by Christine Feehan and the Breed book series from Lora Leigh. I love both of these series so I seem to be really liking this show so far. This show uses the same Idea (government experimented and tried to created super soldiers and then tries to destroy them when they got more then they bargained for) They also added a (maybe) love interest. Making the FBI part of the government conspiracies is a good twist when it looks like it was the military that did the experimenting on the soldiers. And in the first show they hint that the mom was involved in the experiment and that is why she was killed. I hope it continues with this story line if so I will continue watching.
Loving it so Far
km244223 October 2012
Some people are panning this because it's based on the 80s version. I've never seen the 80s version and I'm sure there are differences, but it's like the book vs the movie...it's not going to be the exact same show. This is the CW, a network with The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. This isn't Homeland and it's not going to win an Emmy, but f you go in to it with an open mind and let it stand on it's own, it definitely delivers. The two leads have great chemistry and yes the 'beast' is a hottie, but he morphs in to a Beast in anger. He looks the part, he saves the girl and they work together with romance brewing between them. He can't have human contact and she doesn't recoil from him. The cop part of the show is also pretty good (I say pretty good, because I'm not a huge cop-show fan) and it's interwoven well with their interactions. Give it a shot. I didn't think I was going to like it, after last year's Secret Circle, but I do. Do yourself a favor and don't listen to the cynics who want a complete rehash of the original. Great!
Absolutely LOVE this show
msruiz211 November 2012
Im not sure how I had not heard of it but one day while surfing through HULU I decided to watch the first episode and fell in love. Not my kinda series but there's something about it thats so captivating to me. The actors are good (not any A-listers but certainly deserve some red carpet!) and the story line is quite entertaining!! Really really really hope the show is not canceled!! Can not wait for the next episode!!I definitely recommend you guys check this out and see what Im talking about. Maybe you don't completely fall in love with the first episode but by the second Im sure you will be hooked! The actor that plays the beast is extremely good looking also!
Not Quite the Same But Close
kirbylee70-599-5261795 October 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Back in the eighties a TV series took viewers by surprise, the story of a young woman, an assistant DA, who by chance met a part man, part beast member of an underground network of people named Vincent. This paring was known as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and introduced the world to Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman who had both been in other films but found themselves more well-known after this series. The way things are today it was only a matter of time before that series was recreated.
This time around Kristin Kreuk stars as Catherine Chandler, a determined police detective who encounters an ex-GI and doctor named Vincent who has a secret to hide. When a child Catherine's mother was killed in front of her by a group of men who were never identified. She was saved that night by a mysterious stranger, a manically violent man-beast who she never really quite saw.
Of course that mysterious stranger was Vincent and he's made it his job to watch over and protect Catherine from the shadows. The reason he does so is that he knows who was behind the death of her mother. Vincent was part of a secret government project that turned its volunteers into what he has become and her mother was involved in that project. Now he's on the run from this secret government organization, in hiding with the help of one friend. That friend base increases when he finally meets Catherine face to face.
Now in on what was going on, Catherine continues her day job while still looking into the death of her mother. She and Vincent become closer as he helps her when he can, even after telling her to stay away. This inevitably results in that organization finding Vincent and the ensuing problems that follow. And that's just in the first season! The series ran for 4 years to popular acclaim, winning more than its share of awards. Not an easy feat since it appeared on the fledgling CW Network. That worked in its favor and also added a needed boost to CW as well. The changing story found the couple meeting and eventually the romance soon followed which only added to the popularity of the show. It was the same formula used in the initial series but this time felt a bit more normal as Vincent no longer had the constant appearance of the beast.
The series works on a number of levels, as a police procedural first off. Shows like this need their own twist to separate them from the pack and the aid of a super powered ally was handy. It also works as a conspiracy styled thriller with a hidden organization with its own agenda at play. And it worked as a romance. If not the show wouldn't have lasted as long as it did nor would it have drawn in the female viewers that helped push it over the top.
While each season has been released in the past the entire season has now been collected into an easy box set that takes up less shelf space and allows fans to watch it from start to finish. Those like me who didn't catch it while it was on TV can check it out and enjoy the story. Fans can watch with glee. It's a nice way to own the series and the packaging looks better than those multiple boxes. If you never saw the series here's your chance. It's definitely worth watching.
This time around Kristin Kreuk stars as Catherine Chandler, a determined police detective who encounters an ex-GI and doctor named Vincent who has a secret to hide. When a child Catherine's mother was killed in front of her by a group of men who were never identified. She was saved that night by a mysterious stranger, a manically violent man-beast who she never really quite saw.
Of course that mysterious stranger was Vincent and he's made it his job to watch over and protect Catherine from the shadows. The reason he does so is that he knows who was behind the death of her mother. Vincent was part of a secret government project that turned its volunteers into what he has become and her mother was involved in that project. Now he's on the run from this secret government organization, in hiding with the help of one friend. That friend base increases when he finally meets Catherine face to face.
Now in on what was going on, Catherine continues her day job while still looking into the death of her mother. She and Vincent become closer as he helps her when he can, even after telling her to stay away. This inevitably results in that organization finding Vincent and the ensuing problems that follow. And that's just in the first season! The series ran for 4 years to popular acclaim, winning more than its share of awards. Not an easy feat since it appeared on the fledgling CW Network. That worked in its favor and also added a needed boost to CW as well. The changing story found the couple meeting and eventually the romance soon followed which only added to the popularity of the show. It was the same formula used in the initial series but this time felt a bit more normal as Vincent no longer had the constant appearance of the beast.
The series works on a number of levels, as a police procedural first off. Shows like this need their own twist to separate them from the pack and the aid of a super powered ally was handy. It also works as a conspiracy styled thriller with a hidden organization with its own agenda at play. And it worked as a romance. If not the show wouldn't have lasted as long as it did nor would it have drawn in the female viewers that helped push it over the top.
While each season has been released in the past the entire season has now been collected into an easy box set that takes up less shelf space and allows fans to watch it from start to finish. Those like me who didn't catch it while it was on TV can check it out and enjoy the story. Fans can watch with glee. It's a nice way to own the series and the packaging looks better than those multiple boxes. If you never saw the series here's your chance. It's definitely worth watching.
Beauty, you in danger girl
phd_travel17 October 2012
The problem with the premise is that if they make the beast too ugly then there just can't be any romance. So they haven't made him too beastly. The problem with that is here the beast is more like someone with a bad temper from post traumatic stress disorder after a bad tour of duty. Jay Ryan is a bit generic looking and doesn't have enough beast in him. He isn't even as beastly as some Vampire Diaries creatures.
Kristen Kreuk is a watchable actress but she comes across as an unconvincing cop. The beauty is supposed to be sweet and ladylike but then she doesn't make a suitable NYPD cop.
Overall the writers will need to produce pretty good stories to shore this one up.
Kristen Kreuk is a watchable actress but she comes across as an unconvincing cop. The beauty is supposed to be sweet and ladylike but then she doesn't make a suitable NYPD cop.
Overall the writers will need to produce pretty good stories to shore this one up.
Excellent new series, I look forward to every episode!
RiverGirl8517 November 2012
This is by far my favorite TV show of the year. I absolutely love the way in which the storyline is developing, and the growing chemistry between Vincent and Catherine. In my opinion, there is something really special and unique about this show. The acting is excellent, and each character is strong. J.T. and Vargas bring some lighter comic relief, and they are great supporting characters for Vincent and Catherine. So far, we are around half way through the first season, and every episode has managed to be consistently good and entertaining from start to finish. My friends in the UK are already really looking forward to watching Beauty and the Beast when it gets aired over there in January. The Beast is a different type of beast than in previous movies and shows of the same name, and I think it fits in really well with the new modernized setting. I'm intrigued to see which direction the writers intend to take the show, and I look forward to each new episode!
Hoping for more depth
layne51221 October 2012
The creator of this series is the same creator of the 1980s version, with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman. For that reason I was disappointed to see a simplified version of the original, totally missing the community-oriented underworld (beneath the city) in which Vincent and a number of other outcasts lived. Somehow I hope this is forthcoming in this show, as this was part of its intrigue. It's worth mentioning that Kristin Kreuk is well-cast and does a good job as the lead character. The Vincent character (not the actor) is a little boring. I hope the show will develop more depth over time and bring a new angle to some of the elements of the 1980s version that created such a strong following.
Enjoyable
andrew_a_dawson-973-2385413 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
I watched all of the episodes of the original series and truthfully by its end I had grown bored. So the dialog of this show may seem silly to some or maybe the plot unbelievable to others, but for a fan like me of sci-fi and supernatural based shows, this is more refreshing than watch yet another drab crime drama, medical drama, court room drama, etc type show that parades the airwaves every night. Regardless of how long this show lasts, I'll continue to watch it and enjoy it like I did The Secret Circle. Like that show, it has good special effects, a nice looking cast, and something that seems more exciting than seeing two people try to figure out every single show the murder of the week or the crime of the week.
After the first season it changed completey
justlmb-2167323 September 2019
Was a great intriguing, romantic interesting show that had me streaming into the wee hours. The second season i held on thinking they'll get back to the Good story next episode. Now can barely watch anymore,it's just another "crime drama" without the great back story and romance of the first season. Yuck
Extremely satisfied, waiting for more
ralica_kaleva21 October 2012
I am very pleased and glad to be a part of this magnificent and fresh "Beauty and the beast" story audience.Seeing the new version of this so sweet and touching fairytale about the beauty In the beast, I became more open-hearted than ever.It shows you so many "read between the lines " communication, contacts and reactions. The idea of being respectful to the different human or not-so-human beings is so strong and so preaching.I like the modern view, the nowadays life, which we all have and struggle with. I feel so awakened, revived, like a fully charged battery. Impressed by the actors- they put so much passion, life and warmth to their characters and the movie as a whole.I did not believe, that I'll watch something on the screen without being bored, But- there it is- unique, brilliant and well-presented vision, nothing like the other "Copy-paste" pale TV stuff. Admire the creators of this project, so much soul and eye connection! I hope there will be more, there Must be more!
Don't let the cheesy description fool you...
jfcampinell10 May 2016
A young police detective played by Kristin Kreuk, falls in love with a former United States soldier who is on the run from a secret government agency that turned him into a beast.
I won't deny that the description of this show sounds terribly cheesy. Don't let that turn you away from what is actually a pretty good series!
Beauty and the Beast is an interesting interpretation of the traditional story of Beauty and the Beast. Based on the 1987 CBS series by the same name, Beauty and the Beast combines science fiction, government conspiracy dramas, and mainstream police drama to make a series that is dramatic, romantic, and often funny.
While this series is entertaining, it is often repetitive. Throughout each season, we watch very similar stories, only with different foes to fight.
I won't deny that the description of this show sounds terribly cheesy. Don't let that turn you away from what is actually a pretty good series!
Beauty and the Beast is an interesting interpretation of the traditional story of Beauty and the Beast. Based on the 1987 CBS series by the same name, Beauty and the Beast combines science fiction, government conspiracy dramas, and mainstream police drama to make a series that is dramatic, romantic, and often funny.
While this series is entertaining, it is often repetitive. Throughout each season, we watch very similar stories, only with different foes to fight.
Started off strong, went downhill
hcato-8876113 March 2022
I am just now watching this series in February of 2022. Basically I've been Marathon watching for about a week. I am in the third season, about halfway through the third season. This show started off strong in the first season, but it started going downhill with season 2, and season 3 is fairly ridiculous for the most part. The character of Catherine Chandler has become absolutely unbearable. She has become extremely annoying, her personality makes her completely unattractive, and it makes one wonder why Vincent would want anything to do with her by this point. Everything revolves around her and what she wants, to hell with consequences, to hell with everyone else. Even her supposed love for Vincent actually revolves around what he can do for her. The way she treats her friends, coworkers, and family members, is atrocious. Especially the way she treats her two aunts... Sisters of her dead mother... When they come to visit her to celebrate her wedding, is really pretty disgusting. She breaks her poor little sister's heart. I cannot despise this character enough.
The writers went off on some tangent. Talking about him losing his humanity if he beats out, and I'm hard-pressed to know what they are talking about because all of a sudden that was just a thing that was never an issue before, but it was suddenly part of the script, and made no sense if you followed along. It gives you the feeling that you missed some episodes, when you know that you didn't.
I don't know what the outcome is going to be, I am going to watch it to its end, though I may forward through some of it.
The writers went off on some tangent. Talking about him losing his humanity if he beats out, and I'm hard-pressed to know what they are talking about because all of a sudden that was just a thing that was never an issue before, but it was suddenly part of the script, and made no sense if you followed along. It gives you the feeling that you missed some episodes, when you know that you didn't.
I don't know what the outcome is going to be, I am going to watch it to its end, though I may forward through some of it.
Interesting
trails71420 October 2012
Very interesting episodes. There's lots of action and mystery. I'd like to see how their relationships develop. I'm a fan and going to watch. I really like all the actors and their abilities are incredible. So far I've seen two episodes, and the story line, and plot does keep the viewers guessing. There seems to be a lot of different people with different issues and mysteries to solve. There's a cross between protecting a victim and the law, it's complicated. It's a lot of excellent writing, producing, directing and acting. There's substance to this show, more substance than the typical. I also think the characters are varied and I like the connection between Beauty and the Beast. She is so beautiful and he is handsome - it's a complicated relationship that is not boring! The doctor is attractive too...so far, so good, I want to watch more!
Watchable but nothing too outstanding
SnoopyStyle26 March 2014
Police detective Catherine Chandler (Kristin Kreuk) is rescued by mysterious Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan). It turns out that he was a soldier who was experimented on by a secret organization including Catherine's mother. He becomes a powerful animalistic killer when he gets stressed. He is helped out by nerd friend J.T. Forbes (Austin Basis). Catherine's police partner is Tess Vargas (Nina Lisandrello).
This show started off with some promise but already with some difficulties. The action never looked great, and is never that real. I do like the fact that the beast isn't that beastly. Others may disagree, but having a lion-like beast would be too campy. It's really the writing that is lacking. It's a bit too clunky. The lead actors are reasonable, but like the show, it's nothing too outstanding.
This show started off with some promise but already with some difficulties. The action never looked great, and is never that real. I do like the fact that the beast isn't that beastly. Others may disagree, but having a lion-like beast would be too campy. It's really the writing that is lacking. It's a bit too clunky. The lead actors are reasonable, but like the show, it's nothing too outstanding.
Why am I still watching this?
bkwloveswrestling8 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I don't know why I still watch this show. Vincent is the most interesting character on the show. Other than Jay Ryan as Vincent, the show is really not that great.
The Kat character is not believable as a cop to me at all. She is also too whiny. Her friend that used to be her partner is not believable as a cop to me either. To me, they are just two skinny cop broads that are boring to watch.
So far this season(2)they have already left too many gaps in the story of the show. I found it disappointing that Kat had already found Vincent within the first episode of season 2. When we last saw Vincent in season one, he was kidnapped. They should have went into some detail as to what was done to him before he was automatically back in the city. Kat also acts like Vincent is more important than her family as she is always running out on her sister.
I hope the show gets better as the season continues because I am not impressed with the first episode of season 2.
The Kat character is not believable as a cop to me at all. She is also too whiny. Her friend that used to be her partner is not believable as a cop to me either. To me, they are just two skinny cop broads that are boring to watch.
So far this season(2)they have already left too many gaps in the story of the show. I found it disappointing that Kat had already found Vincent within the first episode of season 2. When we last saw Vincent in season one, he was kidnapped. They should have went into some detail as to what was done to him before he was automatically back in the city. Kat also acts like Vincent is more important than her family as she is always running out on her sister.
I hope the show gets better as the season continues because I am not impressed with the first episode of season 2.
Amazing show.
marissa_elizabeth091 November 2012
Warning: Spoilers
I do not understand the reasoning behind all of the bad reviews. Try watching more than just the pilot. This show is exciting, sexy, and just overall satisfying. Each character's story has been developing as the season continues on. There are comical scenes that help break up all the intense action. Even the actors cast for the "beauty" and the "beast" parts are perfect. Jay Bunyan is gorgeous. I envy his affection towards Kristin Kreuk; they are a perfect match. The shy dark disposition of Jay is sexy. I also like how Kristin kicks a** at fighting. Every time he shows up randomly, surprising her my heart jumps. I cannot wait until they officially get together. So, as this show continues I will be happy to find out whether or not Jay gets captured or if Kristen and him are able to be together without it having to be a secret. I definitely will continue to watch this show! I hope others are able to enjoy this show
Favourite new TV show of the year
Love_TV2 March 2014
This is my favourite new TV show of the year. After seeing it won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show, even beating Vampire Diaries I decided to check it out and haven't looked back. I love the way the storyline is developing between Vincent and Catherine and her kick-ass detective ways are keeping me hooked! When i saw the poster i thought it would be really dark and although it has those elements it isn't quite as you'd imagine. Cat is great in this so you can see how she has also won an award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy actress in this show.Can't wait for the DVD release so I can box set binge with popcorn, sweets and my friends!
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