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I read the description and expected it to be a banale teenage seeries. What I saw was an excellent Scottish crime drama. It's about young people yes, but then not only. Good plot, good actors.

Or, in terms of ratings out of 10, I would say 6-6-6-6-8-7. The first four episodes are slickly made but uncreative and predictable; the people you expect to be good are good and the people you expect to be bad are bad. Things get more interesting in the last two episodes, when the heroine doesn't know who she can trust anymore, and the focus switches to Rachel Hurd-Wood, who emerges as the real star of the show (she outacts, as well as outlooks, the rest of the cast). On the whole, the story could have been told in a two-hour movie - there wasn't really a need for six 45-minute episodes. A "take it or leave it" kind of show - no harm done either way.

I didn't go to university but if I did I wouldn't have minded going to the one in Clique. Rather like Julia Brittains previous show Skins set in a sixth form college in Bristol. The students are on a mission to have as much sex do as many drugs and booze as possible. No need to worry about student grants here as most are filthy rich and parade in designer clothes and drive luxury cars. Whilst this may not be an accurate portrayal of student life there is enough going on to keep the viewers interested. And like it's predecessor Skilns there is some fine young acting talent on display in particular Synovve Karlson who along with stunning looks has a bright future ahead.

Typical stupid british tv show so many unlikeable characters bloody hell.

I doubt I am the target audience for this, being a 61 year old, just couldn't stop watching it. Great script (touch of Luther about it series 2), supremly acted and believable filming. If all you see is sex and drugs then you are missing a real treat.Series 3 please and hurry up!

The show starts slow but soon especially at the end of the pilot picks my interest.Sometimes, I found the actors' accents too strong.The whole team looks really glamorous, the outfits and the looks created for each character are great. Hats off to the style team.The production of the show is realistic.

Found the plot incredibly engaging and complex. It draws you in and you won't be able to stop watching until you've finished the series. Characters are complex and are very well acted with strong leads. The tone is dark whilst still maintaining some lighter moments. Overall a good watch that is thought compelling and exciting at the same time. Worth the time!

Good show until the last two episodes. Then it just got boring.

I quite enjoyed the first series but found towards the end and throughout series 2, it got very annoying. I just found that the lead character would react and over react to everything she was told and never questioned anything. I felt that people don't generally behave like that.

Finishing the short but sweet 6 episode season 'Clique', I'm not left feeling deflated!

Clique is a drama that is dark, entertaining and quite sexy- whilst not trying to be too philosophical about itself. Watch this show because you enjoy dramas with a thick (and perhaps, unrealistic) plot and good looking actors who all do a great job. Also, watch this show if you're into nice aesthetics combined with great filming; it does just that.

Not too much of a slow burner, but not too fast either, 'Clique' conveys the slow decline of a friendship between two young women as they enter a darker, grown up world at university. With lots of drugs (which I found slightly too much, considering they're meant to be broke students, but hey! It's still a fun watch) and mystery that is actually engaging, this show doesn't disappoint- unless you're not into glossy late- teen shows, then stay away!

All in all, an interesting show that pokes at gender roles and feminism in a dark and engaging way- I highly recommend and PLEASE HAVE A SECOND SEASON!

I wanted to do an honest review and clear up some of the mythic reviews. This is not all sex and drugs( maybe that person was hoping since it's a college series) there is maybe 3 scenes that show sex and drugs. Eating? I must of missed something while actually "watching" the series. Complaining the leads not attractive enough or they are too attractive?!? There was nothing else to watch and I came upon this. I ended up watching all but 1 episode of season 2 last night( didn't even stop and watch the Outsider finale. I thought it quite entertaining. I usually turn most series off an episode in ( if I can get that far) , Yes it's unrealistic to a point but all dramas are embellished for entertainment purposes. It was quite suspenseful imo and kept me engaged. None of this would of happened if she'd stuck with the first cute guy. Lol. Didn't like the second season as much at first but somehow I'm on the last episode. This isn't like say " Line of duty" where 90% of people love it. There's 50/50 chance with this one. I'm in the 50 that thought t was pretty good.

This show was recommended to me after watching one that was similar. The story sounded intriguing so I decided to give it a shot. I can only review season one as I'm just not sure I'm going to watch season 2. That's mostly because I really disliked almost every character on here. No one more than Holly though. She earned that top spot. I had so many issues with her over the top obsessive behavior when it came to her best friend and her knack for continuously trusting the wrong people and not the right ones no matter how obvious it was. The permanent lost look on her face and horrible decision making was hard to watch without cringing. If it weren't for the actress that played Rachel and the fact that I was interested in how everything was connected, I probably would have given up completely. Since those elements are no longer part of the story, I just don't see the appeal of a second season.

Found this on Netflix didn't seem very appealing but after the first few episodes turned out very good.

Enjoyed the first series, but just couldn't get in to the second. Maybe it's just me, but I just didn't get it

Well I didn't expect to be so in to it at all. The first episodes, I thought that I'm gonna stop watching it but DO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE. This show is absolutely incredible, I'm really sorry that there's only two seasons and 6 episodes each of it. This show needs another season! I was really sceptical when I heard that there's going to be season 2 but yet again, they surprised me completely. These plots and the storyline and the acting - it's all incredible!

First season you could overlook the mistakes, because it was exciting. But the second one is unbearable. Wanted tension, unbelievably stupid script and a nerve-racking leading actress. No, that's unbearable.

One of the worst shows I have seen.

This doesn't make any sense at all. The writers seemed to have tried creating a dark, dramatic drama but came up producing a long series about depressed people drinking and just having sex.

The characters are boring and their dialogue is usually short and just dragged out. Nothing makes sense. Main character is very annoying and just quiet and walks around. There is no emotion, no energy just nothing. I did hope for some kind of energy or moment that would catch my attention but was left clueless and angry.

I really don't understand how the rating is so high as most of my friends regularly watch BBC iPlayer shows and can confirm this is the worst show produced by BBC THREE. I didn't even finish it because it was that bad.

This does not portray the youth or university at all. It's just rich snobs being boring and trying to be mysterious. It is horrible.

Couldn't stop watching this show; Watched both seasons back to back. Enjoyed the second season just as much as the first.

Loved the setting, Edinburgh idea, the female friendships and the bromance, it scares you too sometimes but that's what thrillers should do. And Holly, we love Holly!

Nothing has yet to top the impact Skins had on the british youth from its representation of class, poverty struggles and adolescent drama. Clique looking seemingly fill this spot using the backdrop of university fails to act as both a young adolescent drama and crime story. The story is unbelievable at best whereby the suspension of disbelief is trying to the viewer, yes the story doesn't have to be held to precisely real world dramas of a university student, but then again the shooting and setting of Clique attempts to lend itself to some sort of university cultural reality, which it most certainly does not succeed in. The nagging lead female character (I've honestly forgot her name) which pushes away her friends because one second your a saint before university and the next your a drug raddled prostitute taking part in university initiations is just hilarious. I couldn't watch more than four episodes before I tapped out and realised that what's been created should be forgotten.

I binged watched season one as it was so engaging. Complex and intriguing, this is a dark crime drama set around a university. It took me an episode or two to get into the second series, but it was even better than the first. I'd love to see a third season.

Cringe-worthy. Main actress's face (which fills almost every shot) is banal and void of character. Unrealistic horrible characters. Ridiculous plotline. Whole thing is just annoying.