Vladimir (Netflix) - Rachel Weisz stars as a middle-aged professor in an open marriage with John Slattery. Weisz's character becomes infatuated with a young professor played by Leo Woodall. Much of the show involves Weisz's fantasies with Woodall. The show is pretty funny at times, and it creates a kind of modestly manic energy at a small, liberal arts college. Kind of odd that it came out at the same time as Rooster.
The cast is pretty good overall. Slattery basically plays Roger Sterling, which he is pretty good at. Jessica Henwick was kind of ridiculous in Game of Thrones, but she is pretty good in this as Woodall's troubled wife. I really liked Ellen Robertson as the daughter.
Now the bad. Weisz does about as good as can be expected with a bizarre character, but I freaking hate her character. She is a terrible, terrible person in this show, manipulating and abusing everyone around her, totally inconsiderate and vindictive. The show plays it for laughs, but the character is a truly awful person. I don't mind a flawed protagonist, but Weisz's character is beyond, and it becomes difficult to understand why some of the characters tolerate her.
I am halfway through, and I expect this show, which is entertaining if problematic, to crash and burn at the end.
