

Slowly, surely, and then very suddenly, “Behind Your Eyes” goes from a taut thriller to the realm of the bizarre and downright fantastical. But after watching all six episodes, I can’t do that - unless you’re into baffling TV train wrecks, which you probably are if you’re reading this article, anyway. If the shifting alliances between Louise, Adele and David were the ultimate point of the show, I’d probably like “Behind Your Eyes” enough to recommend it.

The show takes care to give Louise her own motivations and agency, which Brown brings to life so naturally that it’s genuinely painful to watch Louise throw everything she loves away for a dangerous thrill. The series standout is Brown, who’s particularly good at straddling the line between intrigued outsider and willing participant in the couple’s ongoing mind games. However, we may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article.Hewson is terrifying in the role of a person on the edge of snapping at any given moment, a state of being that an increasingly sputtering Bateman has more trouble embodying. We only include products that have been independently selected by Bustle's editorial team. Here are the genre-bending books you should read after watching Behind Her Eyes: But even as she’s drawn into David’s arms, Louise finds herself pulled into a close kinship with his glamorous wife, Adele (Eve Hewson). He swears that the kiss he and Louise shared was a mistake, but chemistry mixed with close proximity soon becomes a breeding ground for an affair. David Ferguson (Tom Bateman), is the guy she previously met and kissed in a bar. The series centers on Louise Barnsley (Simona Brown), a single mom who takes a part-time job working in a psychiatry practice. If your nightstand’s feeling a little light, check out these genre-bending books to read after watching Behind Her Eyes. The book opened up plenty of book club conversations about bending and blending literary genres. The psychological thriller is based on Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel of the same name, which took reading audiences by surprise upon its publication and inspired a viral hashtag with its twist ending. Netflix’s Behind Her Eyes series adaption premiered on Feb.
