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Rating: 3.5/5
Review: "Eye Candy Season 1 TV review"

"An alright whodunit teen MTV series that is not very focused."

The premise based on the novel by R. L. Stine is interesting enough for me to watch the first episode. Victoria Justice has matured from her old Nickelodeon days. Here, she plays Lindy who is almost like a superhuman hacker. The show contains enough thrills, suspense, attractive cast for a teenager.

The story: The 10 episodes are hit and miss. The first episode is engaging enough to capture my attention, staging a kidnapping scene in the beginning. Soon, Lindy is spooked by a cyber serial killer who is prowling on a dating website. Not bad for a start. However, my hope of a decent whodunit fizzled down from episode 4 when the show looses its focus on finding the killer by adding in more villains and subplots. Thankfully, episode 8 and onwards, the show gets back on track to the revealing climax. The reveal of the killer is not particularly effective nor startling. The fact that there is the idea of having a second season means that there are many questions. And we may never know them as it has been cancelled. Acting wise is alright. Victoria is decent enough. It is a MTV series so expect good-looking cast playing every type of roles.

Overall: It is an aright TV series which could have been better if it is a TV movie. Some points are dragged too long and some episodes loose the focus. It could do better with a tighter story and less subplots. It is not a time-waster for teenagers but for those outside the target group could find it a bore.

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