This 13-episode Starz TV show has become my instant favorite after just one glimpse. It's delicately beautiful and intelligently sharp. It's about how a second-year law-school student juggles & survives between her routine life and her secret one. In broad daylight , she studies patent law and interns at a prestigious law firm. At night or occasionally during the day, she lets her wild self out and engages into the trade with her personal touch. She is definitely smart and knows how to play her two roles well . She is an unnoticeable ordinary face buried in glamorous lawyers and successful businessmen during the day, but she lets her hair down and puts on a completely different mask on dates. She seems to be able to separate and control her emotions very well. That's why she can be ruthlessly calm when she has to. She researches,analyzes, and studies the sex trade like an ordinary business, and she's ambitious about excelling at it and getting the most out of it whenever possible, be it a monetary reward, or something else she desires.
You think a high-end call girl just needs to have a nice figure, a beautiful face, and techniques on bed to please men? No, they need more than that. You need to be smart and keen to be able to protect yourself at least, and hopefully stay on top of the game. You need to react fast, be in control, and be able to handle all kinds of situations during and after dates, for instance, what if tragedies or accidents happen on dates, what if your dates go beyond your comfort zone either sexually and/or emotionally, what if physical and emotional demand of dates overload you, what if you inevitably cross the moral line and you are on the verge of jeopardizing your real life, what if you become obsessed with your other identity, what if you can't separate your feelings and private life with your dates anymore? ... ...There is no easy answer to all these. This is a rather complex trade with mixed emotions and heavy decisions.
As always, the shows of Starz Original Productions amaze me with its bold and extreme originality, shedding light on dark and twisted beauty. What intrigues me more is it often poses challenges on social and ethical dilemmas, exploring deep into this marginalized spectrum. It unveils a corner of this very mysterious and private life of those purveyors, or so-called high-end escorts, or GFEs in short.
So sit tight and keep your pants on. Try watching it without judging first. Hope you enjoy the ride.
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