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While no masterpiece, this bit of surf, gorgeous Aussie locations and romantic teen adventures has its moments. There's a feel-good atmosphere behind each episode that is almost more Kiwi than Aussie. Smiles abound and tensions are soon resolved, the condescending moral storytelling so often associated with Hollywood teen efforts nowhere in sight.

Clean good fun. Super refreshing teen show! I'm not a teen but it was fun to watch! Plus the soundtrack was great! Hopefully they some out with season two!

This brought back some old school good summer vibes when people went to the beach and surfed out their issues. There was an air of innocents to this while still remaining relevant. I highly recommend for some lighthearted entertainment.

My husband and I started this show (and finished it) last night, and it was a very cute, feel-good show. I wasn't sure what to expect, as most films I've seen about Australia lately revolve around an American moving there and falling in love with it, so I figured it'd be typical. Yes, it's not a storyline you've never heard before, but the show was well-made and each episode, though only a half hour, felt like a little mini-movie. I hope it gets renewed for a second season, as I'd love to see Summer return to Australia! (Or maybe...Ari visit New York?? It does have a beach...)

By the fourth episode most main characters, in this case "Summer" begin to be somewhat likable. Not the case with this lead. She's everything the "ugly American" represents while overseas, in this series, Australia. She's annoying, entitled and a snob. I'm not sure the writers intended it to be this way or if it's the delivery by the lead actress, Sky Katz. Either way she's from New York City and portrays New York teens as those who believe there's no place else in the world except NYC and she's got a smart ass answer for every other character, especially adults.

She gets sent off by her mother to Australia to live with her aunt, uncle and their two kids, because of her bad behavior. The boy, Ari, has had a surfing accident that put him out of surfing for a year. There is the usual teenage drama with a really obnoxious teenage American mixed in. If you can handle the lead actress's character it's worth watching.

For what this show is, i really enjoyed it much more then i thought i would, it was a quick binge on Netflix and kind of hoping for a season 2. Wasn't a crazy amount of drama but there was some, great scenery and beaches, surfing scenes were well done.

It had some good moments, but felt a bit too simple and bland. Even though I enjoy teen/summer shows. The acting and the chemistry the actors in the main group have is weak. I wasn't very interested by the storylines also. The show makes Outer Banks way better and I wouldn't be mad if it gets cancelled.

It's solid at best, anyway.

I love this show, I believe in things that stay true forever and this is one, love how it goes through our minds and teenagers, and this show gives a lot of that and it tells you that you should never hold back for any reason to tell you parents important stuff because things can happen.

PLEASE GIVE IT A SEASON 2, plus I love all the stuff Sky Katz, shes a pretty good actress.😊

Teen friendly which I applaud as there aren't a lot of good wholesome teen shows out there. It's fairly low key. The most disappointing part is the main character, Summer. I find her character annoying and useless in this show. Ari is the real star.

A show that revolves around the life of 5 kids during summer, finding who they are, where they fit in, and how to manage life and teen love. A non overly sexualized show, but still manages to experience the teen love, without the extensive substance abuse exposure but still manages to touch on subjects. A clean show for families and teens to enjoy. We enjoyed it.

My tween daughter and I watched season one ages ago and loved it, she's rewatched it several times. Was it flawless? No. But it had good story lines, interesting characters who had some emotional depth and grew throughout the series. It was funny and quirky, and very friendship focused. It had romance, but it also really showed complex platonic relationships, and family ones.

After waiting months for season two we were so excited, only to find a lot of the charm and depth removed in favour of (very) lingering shots on bikini-clad bodies, and very cliched love triangle / mean-girl storylines. Almost all emotional insight has been removed from more grown-up subjects leaving a much crasser result. Not merely less suitable for a tween, but rather boring for me as an adult too (this is no heartbreak high or s*x education in its handling). My daughter decided for herself not to continue and I probably won't bother either, a real shame as I really will miss the anchor cove originals and Summer.

Great to pass your time but don't take it seriously. I have a major complain though.

If I wanted to watch people surf for that long I'd be following the sport. Too much surfing for a tv show.

Amazing show all around, season two, and many more seasons need to happen!!!!!. This show has me wanting to learn how to surf. And I have to add I completely fell in love with Sky Katz(Summer Torres) her attitude and passion had me intrigued all season and laughing so hard. Overall ten/ten show.

I'm a little confused. The acting was not the best but it was a fun show to waste time on. I did catch a couple of very obvious production mistakes. It was not a very deep going storyline but there was some great character development. Main character was very annoying and cringe. Ew.

The first half of the show was pretty boring and had cheesy romances, but had its moments. The second half had relatable (though not cry-worthy) emotion and wasn't boring. Overall the show was decent.

I don't understand why they mad the main character this awful.

Her character is so annoying! No charming, no nothing at all.

I mean, the series itself is not fun anyway, but if you just want to enjoy some part of Aussie wave and a bit of teenage drama is fine.

But whenever you start to enjoy a bit, Summer always 'literally' does something awful, or says some rubbish which makes me wonder is there anyone on earth will like to be her friend at all.

My daughter loves tween dramas & I love anything with surfing so it was a fun series to watch. The Australian coastal landscape is gorgeous & relaxing to watch. The acting is decent & what you would expect from a tween drama. I'm easy, give me surfing & an alternative soundtrack & I'll give it a 100% review=) Also there's no substitute for enjoying a movie or series with my daughter! Good stuff & I absolutely want to see a season 2!!!

Cheers.

The first season was kind of a feel-good show for me that didn't require my full attention so I could just "casually watch" it. Started the second season today, because I was actually really looking forward to it but had to stop watching because I think the main character Summer is just so incredibly annoying and the plot keeps getting more unrealistic. I mean, it's just annoying when a character does bad things but is still rewarded in the end and there are zero consequences. Also, from only watching the first episode of season 2 I felt like it already gave away the plot of the whole season. And a quick look at the online summaries of the season confirmed my presumption. Too predictable!

I honestly didn't know what to expect when I started the show. But it was amazing. The soundtrack was great, the cinematography and surfing scenes were so cool, and I loved the various plot lines and drama. There were different issues addressed as the some characters home lives were unpacked, and seeing these characters bond and grow together was so fun to watch too. I really hope this show gets a season 2 because I would love to see Summer go back. But I give this show a 10/10.