TV Luther BBC1
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I've been watching each episode of this on BBC HD as it airs.
Considering it's only 6 eps long, I'm rivetted. I keep asking myself "Can this get any worse for him?" and then it does.
As for Alice (Ruth Wilson), I can't make up my mind if she's attractive or if her mouth is too wide.
Considering it's only 6 eps long, I'm rivetted. I keep asking myself "Can this get any worse for him?" and then it does.
As for Alice (Ruth Wilson), I can't make up my mind if she's attractive or if her mouth is too wide.
Chilly
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You have to admit, Luther's setup was perfect. Royally shafted. Luther is blatantly going to murder whatshisface...or have ginger do it?
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He's going to ask Alice to help plan it so that they come out clean
Chilly
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Wazzerphuk
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Might give this a go since so many people are saying good things about, surprising considering it's a BBC drama.
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The Guardian's reviewer is now hooked on Luther after initially dismissing it.
I'm yet to watch ep 5 (just iplayer downloading it now), but it's been quite an interesting series, despite some of the terrible flaws (such as the yawn in ep1).
I'm yet to watch ep 5 (just iplayer downloading it now), but it's been quite an interesting series, despite some of the terrible flaws (such as the yawn in ep1).
Wazzerphuk
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Not watched the last one yet but just wanted a little comment. It IS very well made and acted but the plot is still a bit silly. Depends how much you're willing to suspend disbelief
I like silly sometimes. I like well acted. I will deffo try this now.
Ultraviolet was great. Only saw it once and was about 14, so don't remember any of it. Should try and find it and check it out again.
Chilly
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dissapointed tbh. Lots of things were done badly. Why didnt they track luther's phone, especially when cuntface managed it on zoe's bf fine. The ending pissed me off. I was expecting a messy end, but this is a bit daft. Now luther is obviously going to frame himself, cliam self defense and present the recording as evidence, and tell the other two fuck off-ski.
just not quite as awsome as the first half.
Yoni
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I liked the ending and although the second half was not as shocking as the first
there was certainly no fairytale ending it was all a bit fucked for poor Luther. I do also agree with Chillys conclusion re Luther manning up to it
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Watched all of this now, it's a bit of a mixed bag.
Positives:
Idriss Elba is bloody excellent.
Some good support cast (Sean Pertwee etc.)
The last two episodes.
Theme music (Massive Attack - Paradise Circus)
Good production values, generally good editing, direction, cinematography etc.
Negatives:
The whole thing is a massive cliché.
The 'individual' cases as shown in 2/3/4 are wrapped up too easily and don't fit in with the rest of the show.
There wasn't enough importance placed on the better story arc untilt the end of the series.
The woman who plays Alice (I think her name is) was fucking TERRIBLE. She couldn't have played the role in a more obvious, predictable and hackneyed way. She didn't even do it well.
Some of the other supporting cast where terrible and had totally pointless characters that purely served to move things along rather than be an interesting character (police cheif woman, his partner that was in Hollyoaks etc)
That said, it was one of the best dramas I've seen come out of terrestrial television in some years. Still, nowhere near as good as it could and should have been.
Positives:
Idriss Elba is bloody excellent.
Some good support cast (Sean Pertwee etc.)
The last two episodes.
Theme music (Massive Attack - Paradise Circus)
Good production values, generally good editing, direction, cinematography etc.
Negatives:
The whole thing is a massive cliché.
The 'individual' cases as shown in 2/3/4 are wrapped up too easily and don't fit in with the rest of the show.
There wasn't enough importance placed on the better story arc untilt the end of the series.
The woman who plays Alice (I think her name is) was fucking TERRIBLE. She couldn't have played the role in a more obvious, predictable and hackneyed way. She didn't even do it well.
Some of the other supporting cast where terrible and had totally pointless characters that purely served to move things along rather than be an interesting character (police cheif woman, his partner that was in Hollyoaks etc)
That said, it was one of the best dramas I've seen come out of terrestrial television in some years. Still, nowhere near as good as it could and should have been.
Roo Stercogburn
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I've got that on DVD, really loved it when I first saw it.
