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Killing Eve
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Killing Eve
Anyone here watched it? Just seen the first episode.
I thought it an excellently produced, acted and scripted drama. Very tongue in cheek assassin drama, sort of Tarantinoesque in a British sense of humour way.
John
I thought it an excellently produced, acted and scripted drama. Very tongue in cheek assassin drama, sort of Tarantinoesque in a British sense of humour way.
John
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Re: Killing Eve
I quite fancy it but because it's BBC I think it'll be all PC nonsense thrust down my throat.
Am I right? If not, I might give it a try.
Am I right? If not, I might give it a try.
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Re: Killing Eve
absolutezero wrote:I quite fancy it but because it's BBC I think it'll be all PC nonsense thrust down my throat.
Am I right? If not, I might give it a try.
Depends what you mean by "PC nonsense". The story rollocked along, it had some good characters, some of which are women. I enjoyed it, it wasn't "heavy". Try it and see, it's only 45 minutes long, not more than an hour, so unless your time is really precious, why not?
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Re: Killing Eve
I thought it was entertaining if a little implausible in parts. The same applies to a series I found on Catch Up TV yesterday entitled Keeping Faith. I missed this series when it was first released but all eight episodes are now available.
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Re: Killing Eve
Watched the first three of episodes of Killing Eve and it is a treat.
Funny, stylish and addictive.
The two leads are both fabulous and the supporting cast just as good. Definitely the best thing on TV at the moment although I have a feeling that it will loved/loathed in equal measures.
Can't wait to see more.....
Funny, stylish and addictive.
The two leads are both fabulous and the supporting cast just as good. Definitely the best thing on TV at the moment although I have a feeling that it will loved/loathed in equal measures.
Can't wait to see more.....
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Re: Killing Eve
argoal wrote:Watched the first three of episodes of Killing Eve and it is a treat.
Funny, stylish and addictive.
The two leads are both fabulous and the supporting cast just as good. Definitely the best thing on TV at the moment although I have a feeling that it will loved/loathed in equal measures.
Can't wait to see more.....
Having binge watched both series in the last few days, I'd say Bodyguard is also a contender for that prize.
But, yes, another totally gripping performance by Jodie Comer (Villanelle) and if you like her and haven't seen it already, Thirteen is well worth watching. Put 5 hours aside for it as it's a real page turner.
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Re: Killing Eve
I've just binge watched this and found it fantastic - funny, sexy, clever. Bit silly but it wasn't supposed to be true life. Some real laugh out loud one-liners.
I found Bodyguard more serious so was less easy to suspend disbelief and was always looking for the problems with it, of which there were many. Still liked it overall though.
Keeping Faith was OK, worth watching but the main character got on my nerves with her manic laughing, twirling around and hair flicking. The story itself was OK.
I saw Thirteen a couple of years ago, that was very good. That actor, however, played a very weak part in Dr Foster which was a non story.
I don't know about anyone else though, but I can't wait til the BBC stop all this PC nonsense where they insist on putting men in every show!
Mel
I found Bodyguard more serious so was less easy to suspend disbelief and was always looking for the problems with it, of which there were many. Still liked it overall though.
Keeping Faith was OK, worth watching but the main character got on my nerves with her manic laughing, twirling around and hair flicking. The story itself was OK.
I saw Thirteen a couple of years ago, that was very good. That actor, however, played a very weak part in Dr Foster which was a non story.
I don't know about anyone else though, but I can't wait til the BBC stop all this PC nonsense where they insist on putting men in every show!
Mel
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Re: Killing Eve
melonfool wrote:I don't know about anyone else though, but I can't wait til the BBC stop all this PC nonsense where they insist on putting men in every show!
Mel
Brilliant. Totally made me laugh.
I was talking to my brother about the great shows around with female leads at the moment and he said that it was a bit over the top.
Quickly pointed out that there is around 50years of catching up to do of female leads in drama on TV.
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Re: Killing Eve
Oh, another good show worth adding is No Offence. First two series are on Ch4 catch up and third series is about halfway through. Some great characters and acting. I'd say this show is a bit underrated.
Mel
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Re: Killing Eve
melonfool wrote:
I've just binge watched this [Killing Eve] and found it fantastic - funny, sexy, clever. Bit silly but it wasn't supposed to be true life. Some real laugh out loud one-liners.
I really enjoyed it too - I thought Jodie Comer was absolutely brilliant in it, a real stand-out performance in this type of production. I also thought that Kim Bodnia played a great part as Villanelle's boss, and got it just right as a caring tough-guy.
With that said though, I thought the ending was really quite poor. It's almost as though they didn't know how to wrap it up, and I thought the last ten minutes were of such a clumsy standard in terms of the storyline that it almost spoilt the whole thing for me.
I'd still recommend it, as I agree that it was all things you describe it as, but I think it's such a shame that they couldn't have found a better way to wrap it all up.
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Re: Killing Eve
melonfool wrote:Oh, another good show worth adding is No Offence. First two series are on Ch4 catch up and third series is about halfway through. Some great characters and acting. I'd say this show is a bit underrated.
Mel
Quite agree, well worth watching, with some great droll comedy touches.
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Itsallaguess wrote:melonfool wrote:
I've just binge watched this [Killing Eve] and found it fantastic - funny, sexy, clever. Bit silly but it wasn't supposed to be true life. Some real laugh out loud one-liners.
I really enjoyed it too - I thought Jodie Comer was absolutely brilliant in it, a real stand-out performance in this type of production. I also thought that Kim Bodnia played a great part as Villanelle's boss, and got it just right as a caring tough-guy.
With that said though, I thought the ending was really quite poor. It's almost as though they didn't know how to wrap it up, and I thought the last ten minutes were of such a clumsy standard in terms of the storyline that it almost spoilt the whole thing for me.
I'd still recommend it, as I agree that it was all things you describe it as, but I think it's such a shame that they couldn't have found a better way to wrap it all up.
Cheers,
Itsallaguess
TBC...
John
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Re: Killing Eve
And there's no doubt that many a fool will be surprised by her real voice and its regional accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1871YNaWA
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BrummieDave wrote:And there's no doubt that many a fool will be surprised by her real voice and its regional accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1871YNaWA
Yep, I was a bit surprised. I think she's trying, a bit unsuccessfully, to lose it.
Scott.
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swill453 wrote:BrummieDave wrote:And there's no doubt that many a fool will be surprised by her real voice and its regional accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1871YNaWA
Yep, I was a bit surprised. I think she's trying, a bit unsuccessfully, to lose it.
Scott.
You think?
Why would she do that, and why would you think she'd want to?
She has proven through several TV series already, not least Killing Eve, that she has a fine command of accents. If she wanted to drop her own natural accent, she could easily do that.
I bet she's proud of her roots, and quite right too.
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Re: Killing Eve
BrummieDave wrote:You think?
Why would she do that, and why would you think she'd want to?
She has proven through several TV series already, not least Killing Eve, that she has a fine command of accents. If she wanted to drop her own natural accent, she could easily do that.
I bet she's proud of her roots, and quite right too.
Maybe because it was an American chat show she thought they might not understand full-on scouse
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swill453 wrote:BrummieDave wrote:You think?
Why would she do that, and why would you think she'd want to?
She has proven through several TV series already, not least Killing Eve, that she has a fine command of accents. If she wanted to drop her own natural accent, she could easily do that.
I bet she's proud of her roots, and quite right too.
Maybe because it was an American chat show she thought they might not understand full-on scouse
Scott.
A role that let her fully unleash it would be great eh?
(Another) re-run of the Liver Birds...?
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Re: Killing Eve
redsturgeon wrote:
TBC...
I understand that there may have been a need to allow a follow-on story, and I'm glad that this is likely to be the case, but I just think they did it in such a ham-fisted way.
The final ten minutes felt so different to the earlier writing, and so poorly done, that I thought it as really quite jarring.
Cheers,
Itsallaguess
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Re: Killing Eve
Itsallaguess wrote:redsturgeon wrote:
TBC...
I understand that there may have been a need to allow a follow-on story, and I'm glad that this is likely to be the case, but I just think they did it in such a ham-fisted way.
The final ten minutes felt so different to the earlier writing, and so poorly done, that I thought it as really quite jarring.
Cheers,
Itsallaguess
Not everyone will have watched the whole series yet, we need to be mindful that some people will be watching at broadcast speed and ensure we don't give any spoilers!
Mel
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