After you get past the pilot episode's bang-a-minute pace, Tell Me You Love Me calms down a bit and shows it is less soft-core porn and more dramatic couples' therapy. There are archetypal relationships - the strong older relationship forged by past indiscretions, the too firey hot for it's own good relationship, the couple trying to conceive relationship, and the 'how did we get here' mid-life relationship - so pick a favorite and follow along! The season's climax (I couldn't resist), is not so much a surprise as a release, a full release (and again!).