I really liked Top of the Lake, Season 1. Not a single word, dialogue, character or scene were out of place. A fascinating story and superb acting. So how out of such perfection a trashy season 2 could be born? It seems like everything in season 2 is absurdous, forced, fake and ridiculous. Acting, dialogues, characters, scenes and the story itself. Nicole Kidman was a miscast, she is too known, overexposed, to relate to her movie character; besides, her make up and acting were atrocious. Simply unbelievable.