Toni Collette owns the screen on Netflix's Wanderlust

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Episodes of the six-part open-marriage drama from Netflix and BBC are markedly confident and finely cut -- a rarity for a Netflix series, says Ben Travers. "Equal parts empathetic and searing, creator Nick Payne treats his characters honestly and, in turn, crafts a first season both heartening and tragic," he says. "Collette is its center, guiding the ship through turbulent emotional seas with assurance. There’s plenty to admire about Wanderlust, but it easily could have drifted into the vast unknown of Netflix’s content ocean without her precise, textured turn. In one pivotal episode, she steers the vessel almost entirely by herself."

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• Wanderlust adds depth to the madcap-on-the-surface “boring couple tries swinging” scenario
• Creator Nick Payne seems to be mimicking the shallow charms of a Richard Curtis romcom
• Wanderlust makes an admirable effort to subvert gender stereotypes