Genuine Hibs Fan Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) Surprised not to see any mention of this here, apologies if I've missed it. About halfway through this now and love it. I think it won't appeal to a lot of people but it's so relatable for those it will appeal to. From being the 17 year old who has literally no idea what they want and trying to go with flow/please everyone, to feeling like your missing out and hating those who don't work and spend their University lives drifting from society to committee, abstracting and bullshitting so confidently in any discussion, the character of Connell is one that I think a lot of working/lower middle class guys who went to uni will have a lot in common with. Marianne less so but her story is equally compelling and together the relationship is heartbreaking, and beautifully shot/scored. Edited May 10, 2020 by Genuine Hibs Fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Yup. I watched the whole thing on the i player and thought it was absolutely outstanding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 starting to watch it,2 episodes in,seems pretty good 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Appreciate that the themes in this won’t be to everyone’s taste but it really is excellent. One of the best things I’ve watched in a long time. The two leads in this are superb and they play off each other perfectly. Also credit to the guy that plays Jamie. He plays him perfectly. It’s incredibly faithful to the book, the dialogue is pretty much word for word for most of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Watched the whole thing in 2 sittings. It's excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) I thought it was really good too, but: Spoiler The 'miscommunication' scene in her kitchen when he's telling her he's going home for the summer and they just break up without actually talking things through really irritated me. Surely if you liked each other so much then you'd have handled it better than that? "I'm going home for the summer" "Want to see other people?" "Yeah" "No bother". Just can't see how that would happen. Edited June 3, 2020 by Slacker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Niall is the soundest guy in television history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Really wanted to like this but not taking to it. I'm sorry. Was getting directors mixed up and thought it was by the guy who did Whiplash and La La Land and was really struggling to see any overlap. Got that totally wrong and it's the guy who directed Room (which I thought was really good, if a bit of a tough watch). Will try a couple more episodes. The fact the actors are clearly in their mid 20s playing school kids yet having pretty middle-aged conversations in the early episodes was a sticking point but I can see how they'd grow into themselves more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu20vt Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Got to say now on episode 3 and this is utter pish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 just wanted to bang their heads together from ep 3 onwards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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