While we’ve enjoyed the first three episodes (and by “enjoy,” we mean in a really guilty pleasure sort of way), we can’t help but marvel at the cast. 90s heartthrob Ryan Phillippe stars as Ben Garner, the jogging man (no relation to Bennifer) and Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewis plays Detective Cornell. Can this show be a bit of a comeback for the stars of Cruel Intentions and Natural Born Killers? Let’s take a look at the potential:
It’s initially jarring to see how Phillippe has aged:
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We feel like his face has this weird bloaty thing going on half the time and it’s been suuuuper distracting so far.
But…he’s also somehow still sexy AF, right?
Damn, boy. You pour that coffee. Mhmm.
Lewis brings an intensity we haven’t seen from her in a while:
And she totally deserves an Emmy for her resting bitchface alone.
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But, sometimes, the acting is just a touch over dramatic…
Only time will tell how successful this show and its stars will be, but one thing is for sure: it’s at its best when Juliette and Ryan are having showdown throw-downs.
Secrets and Lies airs on ABC, Sundays at 9/8c.
