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Post by steve10086 on Apr 20, 2021 11:46:01 GMT
I'm not sure I like the blurring of fact and fiction. First Savile, who may be considered fair game, and now poor Stephen Lawrence and Christopher Alder being combined into one character, which felt insensitive and clumsy. If Jed Mercurio wants to go down that route, then he should go down that route, but do it properly, rather than as a subplot of a subplot. I'm the other way with those stories, I think it good they are being talked about. I think it is good a writer of Jed Mercurio's calibre is writing around the stories though I can see why they would give some reservations. Agreed. Wasn’t aware of Christopher Alder until this. I think it’s a very important reminder that, although Line of Duty is fiction, a lot of the horrible behaviour it deals with is real
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Post by lynette on Apr 20, 2021 20:45:35 GMT
I’m appreciating the links to real cases because it makes you realise how hard it was for the people at the time to see what was happening at the time. Hindsight is of course a wonderful thing but as the corruption came out and the fumblings of the police there was a sense of shock, though we know some people did ‘know’ what was going on.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 25, 2021 21:04:12 GMT
Those bloody prison guards.
Anna Maxwell Martin put in another brilliant performance. Sneering, clearly bent what with forcing Ted to move on in the interview and the shredding of Osborne's photo. But H? I don't think so. It was frustrating to see Jo clearly knowing so much but refusing to speak.
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 25, 2021 21:11:48 GMT
The episode was too talky for me with no decent payoff to make up for it. AMM magnetic as always but little else to make up the hour. The interview scene went on far too long and if Kelly MacDonald had said 'No comment' one more time I was going to throw a biscuit at the screen. And I feel robbed at not seeing Ryan die (unless it's deliberate and we'll see what really happened at some point). Also does he not bleed?!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 25, 2021 21:26:16 GMT
If the man Jo thinks was her father was a cop...was it Thurwell or someone else?
Who was the woman found dead in Spain?
Given the number of flies around the corpses, when were they killed? Before Jo's arrest I would guess. So who gave the order.
Carmichael is too obvious to be a villain. She is just a toadying creep.
It only leaves Osborne as the grand fromage to my mind. But is that too obvious again.
Why haven't we heard anything more of Steph? Will Steve crack the case before he is suspended? Will Ted have a heart attack with all the stress? Will Jo survive a night with those prison guards on her case?
I am amazed that next week's episode is only 60 minutes long
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Post by peggs on Apr 25, 2021 21:55:28 GMT
Was rather disappointed that Jo and Kate out for a drive didn't last longer, it had promise for the next buddy series. Then worried Kate was going to get herself shot.
Jo's never going to survive is she?
I watch from behind my blanket as just waiting for someone to get taken out.
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Post by lynette on Apr 25, 2021 22:07:05 GMT
Agreed, Carmichael being set up as a baddie so probably isn’t. I bet she ends up the big boss! I enjoyed the examination of Davidson, it was very well written. What gets me is the speed at which the police get all the evidence sorted out and the ‘script ‘ of the examination rehearsed. Not real time, surely? Quite liked the grey sweatshirts as well.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 26, 2021 9:12:14 GMT
I loved the long interview. Electric, brilliantly written and great acting. What a performance by Kelly MacDonald.
When the credits came up I thought it was a short episode. Thought thrown in a forty minute episode as there was an episode seven.
But it was the interview that caused that. Great tv
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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 26, 2021 9:38:07 GMT
I got very confused at the bit involving Thurwell that Jo claims she isn't aware of. Might have to rewatch! If the man Jo thinks was her father was a cop...was it Thurwell or someone else? Who was the woman found dead in Spain? Given the number of flies around the corpses, when were they killed? Before Jo's arrest I would guess. So who gave the order. Carmichael is too obvious to be a villain. She is just a toadying creep. It only leaves Osborne as the grand fromage to my mind. But is that too obvious again. Why haven't we heard anything more of Steph? Will Steve crack the case before he is suspended? Will Ted have a heart attack with all the stress? Will Jo survive a night with those prison guards on her case? I am amazed that next week's episode is only 60 minutes long I think it was Marcus Thurwells body that was found? Or we're led to believe that. I find it odd James Nesbitt's photo would be used and he's not even in it.
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Post by Deal J on Apr 26, 2021 10:33:19 GMT
I think it was Marcus Thurwells body that was found? Or we're led to believe that. I find it odd James Nesbitt's photo would be used and he's not even in it. There were two bodies, the Spanish police officer said "Marcus Thurwell, Señora Thurwell". Speaking of the Spanish police officer, there is much discussion online about how his eyebrows look very familiar...
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Post by robertb213 on Apr 26, 2021 14:16:56 GMT
Anyone else get Eldorado flashbacks every time they said 'Marcus' in a Spanish accent? 🤣
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Post by jojo on Apr 26, 2021 14:28:38 GMT
Agreed, Carmichael being set up as a baddie so probably isn’t. I bet she ends up the big boss! I enjoyed the examination of Davidson, it was very well written. What gets me is the speed at which the police get all the evidence sorted out and the ‘script ‘ of the examination rehearsed. Not real time, surely? Quite liked the grey sweatshirts as well. Agreed. It's meant to look suspicious when she tries to move the interview away from the wider corruption investigation, but if she was trying to stop Hastings and his team from learning more about corruption she knew existed, she would have found an excuse to prevent them from being involved with Jo's interview. It might have been trickier to prevent Hastings being involved, but she could very easily have stopped Steve on the grounds he was too close to Kate who was close to Jo. If anything, it was odd that he was allowed in on it, and they had to think of an excuse to include him because he's one of the show's lead characters. And will he please reply to one of the occupational health emails? Even if it's just to say he'll get back to them. Clearly he's ignoring the emails so they can come and disrupt him at some other key moment. The whole thing is getting silly now, but it's enjoyable silliness and it's nice to have a show that people want to watch live to avoid spoilers.
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Post by n1david on Apr 26, 2021 15:47:02 GMT
And will he please reply to one of the occupational health emails? Even if it's just to say he'll get back to them. Clearly he's ignoring the emails so they can come and disrupt him at some other key moment. Well the last one said that if he didn't get back to them within 5 days he'd be automatically suspended from duty. I guess we have to assume he's still taking the pills, although we haven't seen it in the last few episodes, and for someone in such pain he did deal with being stuck in a van that overturned and running about in crisis situations awfully well. Like you say, enjoyable silliness. Hope they manage to resolve everything in a suitable way on Sunday.
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Post by jojo on Apr 26, 2021 16:15:47 GMT
Never mind having a silly car for an Inspector, it's a silly car for a person with a bad back. But it does provide the opportunity for a cool looking car chase with a handbrake turn where there's a slim theoretical possibility they'll escape the police. I too hope we get some proper answer next week. I'm getting bored with them stringing it all out with no real resolution to questions and all of the bad guys getting bumped off before they can say anything. There seems to be a ridiculously plentiful supply of bent coppers and associates for them to kill-off without it having any apparent impact on their business.
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Post by karloscar on Apr 26, 2021 20:40:09 GMT
I still want to see my scenario where Ryan escaped after killing Jo and injuring Kate, resulting in a major manhunt. It would've been more exciting than the pointless Thelma and Louise nonsense and half an hour no comment fest.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 26, 2021 20:47:00 GMT
I thought Kelly Macdonald did a magnificent job. The intonation of each 'no comment' while her eyes told a different story.
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Post by Phantom of London on Apr 26, 2021 21:25:01 GMT
It certainly has me on tender hooks!
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Post by steve10086 on Apr 26, 2021 21:32:27 GMT
It certainly has me on tender hooks! Might wanna get some cream for those “tender” hooks
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 27, 2021 7:51:33 GMT
It certainly has me on tender hooks! Might wanna get some cream for those “tender” hooks Phantoms post now a bit of a damp squid
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 27, 2021 9:04:25 GMT
I was convinced Neil Morrissey would have come back into play by now. Then again, maybe he still will! After all he was a man behaving very badly indeed
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Post by peggs on Apr 27, 2021 17:47:46 GMT
I still want to see my scenario where Ryan escaped after killing Jo and injuring Kate, resulting in a major manhunt. It would've been more exciting than the pointless Thelma and Louise nonsense and half an hour no comment fest. I loved the Thelma and Louise stuff and yes high quality 'no comment's. It's not going to end like I want it to.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 27, 2021 18:24:09 GMT
I cannot believe it will all get wrapped up in an hour.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 27, 2021 18:41:22 GMT
I think we might get an ending where H is revealed in the final shot and an announcement that series 7 is in preparation to finish the story. S7 will then be cat and mouse nailing the big bad before s/he can escape
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Post by peggs on Apr 28, 2021 20:17:28 GMT
Do we know that Kate actually shot Ryan? She said she in the frame, but that isn't really the same thing?
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Post by southstreet on Apr 29, 2021 11:11:01 GMT
I assume she did, because otherwise the whole 'Jo touching Kate's gun as a sign of trust' wouldn't make sense if it wasn't Kate who shot Ryan with her gun. Plus the whole gun residue bit.
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