Well this sure feels like it came out of nowhere! Hannibal actor Richard Armitage has a new "erotic thriller" series called Obsession on Netflix that's getting headlines like, "This may be Netflix's kinkiest series yet!" And I haven't watched it myself but if by "kinkiest" they mean" Richard Armitage full frontal-iest" then they're right! Out here putting the Dick in Richard, Richard! Has anybody watched it? With all the talk about "erotic thrillers" and the sexlessness of our current moment in entertainment this feels like it's timed well? Anybody watched it? Well I've got a NSFW taste for you (speaking of what we were just speaking of) right after the jump...
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Wowza! I've been of fan of his since he played Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood and never expected such a gift! Very sexy man.
Weren't Armitage and Lee Pace a thing for a while?
I plan on watching this. I want to rewatch Damage before I do.
I was about half into Part 1 and I kept thinking this sounds awfully familiar. And sure enough it's based on a novel I think from the 90's called Damages made into a film that starred Jeremy Irons in the Armitage role. There was a lot of hype about the sex scenes then too including if I'm not mistaken an unrated version released on VHS. It's very hard to pull off a film about sexual obsession. Novels have interior monologs to help you understand but even if you've been sexually obsessed for a period with someone and moved on the depiction isn't triggering as one might expect but rather embarrassing especially if the story isn't well executed and that's what is wrong with this current adaptation of Damages.
The original "Damages" was sexy trash with Jeremy Irons at his sexual peak, if you like posh British guys, and Miranda Richardson riveting as the scorned wife. Sidenote, with this and the upcoming "Dead Ringers," 2023 is the year of Irons remakes.
I watched the first episode of this show and immediately rewatched it. I may be a little obsessed with "Obsessed." I am into every single moment of Armitage. He's intense, horny, and ridiculously good looking. I don't know why he agreed to star in it, but I am glad he did.
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