Netflix's Byron Baes is compelling, compulsive and kind of terrifying

The Guardian

"At some points, the Netflix Australia show is recognizable reality TV, closer to the Housewives or The Hills franchises, full of strange rich people doing strange rich people things," says Patrick Lenton of recently released Aussie docusoap. "At other times it’s more earnest, more meditative, like Terrace House – even like slow TV. The combination is a bit like watching a tank full of beautiful tropical fish – you know they’re not really going to do anything and they’ve got nowhere to go, but you’re still entranced by their bright colors." ALSO: Byron Baes makes for a good hate-watch with an assortment of wonky characters and quasi-spiritual rituals to gawk at.