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voodoo

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

Kruse

The Last of Us

8 minutes into episode 1 - and I already detest the two characters I assume are going to be the protagonists for most of it
What scares the shit out of me is... are they written like this because the rest of the world, or even just the US-of-A, actually relate to these self-absorbed beatches?

Edit: actually - after an hour - Ellie is fucking unsufferable. Somebody needs to convince me that the storyline or landscape or something compensates for that character. Because fuck watching that for a season. Especially if it descends to "unlikely allies" with the stupid bint from opening scene. Which I have nasty suspicions it will.

MiketheSnow

@Kruse said in TV Serieseseses:

The Last of Us

8 minutes into episode 1 - and I already detest the two characters I assume are going to be the protagonists for most of it

What scares the shit out of me is... are they written like this because the rest of the world, or even just the US-of-A, actually relate to these self-absorbed beatches?

Edit: actually - after an hour - Ellie is fucking unsufferable. Somebody needs to convince me that the storyline or landscape or something compensates for that character. Because fuck watching that for a season. Especially if it descends to "unlikely allies" with the stupid bint from opening scene. Which I have nasty suspicions it will.

MiketheSnow

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

Catogrande

@Kruse

After teh first series I was really looking forward to series 2 and prepared to give it some leeway following one early episode which was high octane. However after 5 (I think) Episodes I have had to bale out. In fact I didn't even finish the last episode I was watching.

it's just shit.

Bones

@MiketheSnow even if it's a homage, I still don't get it.

Great series, just some worrying signs.

voodoo

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

voodoo

@Kruse @Catogrande

We finished S2 of Last of Us - though we didn’t realise we’d finished it until someone on the internet told us that we had - guess that says something 🤷🏻‍♂️

Incredibly disappointing series. S1 was so “human”. The relationships, the interactions, it had so much “feeling”. The seemingly random and dissociated episode with the gay couple just worked perfectly for the show

Now it has descended into a series about shallow relationships, mind-numbing decisions being made, and annoying kids just shooting zombies for fun.

And if I see one more flashback, I’m gonna lose it

Victor Meldrew

@Catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:

@Kruse

After teh first series I was really looking forward to series 2 and prepared to give it some leeway following one early episode which was high octane. However after 5 (I think) Episodes I have had to bale out. In fact I didn't even finish the last episode I was watching.

it's just shit.

I bailed after 3 eps of series 1. Just couldn't get into it.

MiketheSnow

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

What was so bad about the last 10 mins?

Kruse

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

What was so bad about the last 10 mins?

I had to go back and watch the last 10 minutes... for the THIRD time - to figure out what all the hate was for.
Don't see it either.
The "homage to Italian Job" seemed kinda incongruous - considering it wasn't old-mate who actually won the war. But I guess nobody inside knows that. And maybe it just shows that because everybody thought he is still The Man - he'll still be a power to reckon with if/when young-mate and Harry decide to let him out.
BTW - how did Harry get that recording of the cops admitting that they were putting on the frame?
And as to the 2 cops just getting killed with no ramifications - I guess that was what the frame-up was going to be?
Maeve supporting Eddie despite him being a wrong-side-of-the-sheets gobshite... maybe it's because she encouraged the affair which begat him? "Creating monsters" - as young-mate said.

Tim

I watched a bit of MobLand, and it was honestly pretty dumb and lousy. A friend worked on the production and told me it was shit.

Usual low quality UK TV.

MiketheSnow

@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:

I watched a bit of MobLand, and it was honestly pretty dumb and lousy. A friend worked on the production and told me it was shit.

Usual low quality UK TV.

Your friend should stay in production and not become a critic

Tim

No he's completely correct. I am reminded of an apt quote:

“the man who never yawns in the theatre is a menace to it.”

Bones

@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:

No he's completely correct. I am reminded of an apt quote:

“the man who never yawns in the theatre is a menace to it.”

Bit of a shit quote. Yawn.

voodoo

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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:

@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

@Rembrandt I guess because

it was an inside job, the cops had to sweep it under the rug and take the spotlight off it.

Toby Jones' character is surely due some comeuppance though

I do also want Eddie to get dealt to, and I still dont get why Maeve is so invested in him, but not Seraphina who seems much more switched on than Eddie and a better horse to bet on

I can't stand Eddie (which I know is the intention, but still), and Maeve still appears a total lunatic that makes bad decisions. Agree that Seraphina should be get a bigger role.
The last 10mins was just daft for me - having Harry stabbed was just silly as the entire show falls apart without him so we know he's going to be fine. Then an entire prison cheering on old mate as he walks somewhere to do something - fuck knows what was going on there.

I'll still be tuning in next season though

You boys must have been watching a different show from me

Thought it was an excellent finale with plenty of twists and turns, and a neat & believable resolution setting up a second season

Someone mentioned the level of violence and gunplay in a previous post. Compared with other shows this finale was Leon esque with well planned, targeted attacks

Shame Richie got it - liked his character - but someone had to go. Good to see the lawyer got it too

The battle for who's in charge will be very interesting

As will the Kat and Seraphina meeting

And I think Con's lauded victory lap through the prison was an homage to Mr Bridger (Noel Coward) in The Italian Job

At 0:19

And the Harry stabbing

My younger brother lost his cornea when an ex slapped him across the face just as he was taking a drink from his pint

Total accident borne out of frustration

I’m not sure we’re on different pages - we’re all still in for S2, and I think we all enjoyed all but the last 10mins of that finale.

Good spot on the homage , though as @bones says, why and how does it fit? Seemed a touch odd with no explanation ?

But - the important question is - how long do we have to wait for S2??

What was so bad about the last 10 mins?

I can live with the prison scene. It was odd, but whatever.

The stabbing was just annoying and took away from a good and important scene otherwise. The idea that we are now supposedly on some cliffhanger waiting for the outcome seems to not take us as the audience seriously to me

antipodean

If the prison scene was a homage, then it was to a small percentage of the viewing audience. I don't see why the prisoners gave a shit, but then I haven't spent time in Her Majesty's Hotel.

The stabbing was unnecessary and felt contrived as @voodoo mentioned - every season ending needs a cliff-hanger. Despite the clear and obvious power struggles and machinations - a well written series would treat its audience like they're aware they're unresolved.

This is why I prefer Slow Horses; better writing that minimises senseless displays of violence and when it does do them, does them well. My expectation is for well resourced established crime families like the Harrigans to be more strategic and low level criminals more likely to be engaging in wanton, senseless displays of violence.

voodoo

Dept Q

Bloke in the cop-version mould of House gets shot then gifted his own cold case department. Promising S1 E1, despite him being a bit of a tool so far - hopefully he loosens up, because atm he's a total dick to everyone, especially his Syrian offsider. Promising otherwise.

Stick

Owen Wilson plays Happy Gilmore, an ex-pro whose career went down the toilet after assaulting Bob Barker in the pro-am. Well, sort of, pretty close anyway. Anyway, he rediscovers a teen prodigy with issues and mortgages his future to taking the kid on tour. Easy watching, will persevere.

Bones

@voodoo I've started these this week too.

Fully on board with Dept Q, you're right with the SH parallel, they're pulling it off though.

Stick.... yeah I don't think Wilson is the right guy, he's a bit shit eh. Teetering on dropping it after the first episode but might give it one more go.

voodoo

@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:

@voodoo I've started these this week too.

Fully on board with Dept Q, you're right with the SH parallel, they're pulling it off though.

Stick.... yeah I don't think Wilson is the right guy, he's a bit shit eh. Teetering on dropping it after the first episode but might give it one more go.

He’s just…the same guy every single time….a loveable douche, well-meaning but a bit useless. A human golden retriever

The Silver Fern

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