Rivals

...this racy 1980s throwback feels like an updated prime time soap opera, a 'Dynasty' or 'Dallas' for modern times.

...an eye-popping explosion of sex, more sex and bad wigs.

More dramas could benefit from the clarity of its vision, and its innate understanding that television, at its heart, is meant to be entertaining first and foremost.

David Tennant's sumptuously soapy drama is a reminder of how fun TV can be.

There is a streak of self-awareness running throughout this show — in fact, a series which seems to arrive fully formed, knowing exactly what it’s supposed to be from the get-go: a hedonistic riot.