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It’s all a bit derivative (female Dexter meets a more housetrained Villanelle), and sometimes the YA origins make things feel underdeveloped, but it’s intriguing nonetheless, with an assured, mischievous performance from Purnell.
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I really wanted to enjoy Sweetpea, but the six episodes never manage to elevate beyond the simple “quiet girl is really a killer” plot.
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Sweetpea is slick and stylish and well worth a couple of hours of your time. .... The problem is that Sweetpea is never quite as twisted or devious as it thinks it is.
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“Sweetpea” quickly loses its own thread, making it impossible to see Rhiannon’s actions as anything but unhinged.
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The story is thin, the motivations thinner and the stakes low. You don’t need to have met Sweetpea in her original, glorious form to find drips dull. They take care of that by themselves.