On the whole, and despite those slow spots, and a few twists which we figure long before the characters do, with a cracker of a beginning and an end which slithers in most unexpectedly, ‘Monica’ ends up being a fun watch.

A hotbed of hate aggravated by sex, which eventually leads to murder.

The rawness of the corporate politics, the awkwardness of the romance, the sexism in the atmosphere, and the murderous streak running through all these characters are palpable and seem like things we see in our everyday lives.

The women are fierce and place their careers much above anything else. Each of them hold power and work around it strategically, their priorities cut out.