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Luther BBC 1

(21 Posts)
j08 Wed 03-Jul-13 22:56:14

Just watched this on catch-up (from last night)

Haven't a clue what is actually going on, but it's sooo good!

Anyone else?

(Luther is very sweet. I think.)

merlotgran Wed 03-Jul-13 23:00:37

So scary it made 'The Fall' look like Midsomer Murders.

Liked it but also found it hard to follow.

Ana Wed 03-Jul-13 23:02:13

I was going to start a thread about this but forgot. I thought it was horrible! It was like a horror film - that man hanging through the ceiling! And the fingers in the blender! shock

I liked Luther in the last series, but that car accident scene with him and the blonde (no other traffic at all in the area...) was so unconvincing.

Won't be watching it again.

glammanana Wed 03-Jul-13 23:08:28

A bit gruesome for me but I do find him rather easy on the eye wink

kittylester Thu 04-Jul-13 06:30:21

I couldn't cope!!!

j08 Thu 04-Jul-13 09:30:33

Not 'alf Glamma.

ninathenana Thu 04-Jul-13 12:19:13

Even DH turned over as the guy was plugging in the mixer !
Turned back to see the blood splattered kitchen, that was bad enough shock

Grannyknot Thu 04-Jul-13 12:44:34

You can add hanging the suspect over the balcony! I couldn't follow it due to peering between fingers ....

Anyway not watching again (but I do like Idris Elba), the sub-plot was nonsense, what with picking up the blonde and all, and him under investigation by Internal Affairs, poor! Poor acting too from some of the supporting cast.

soop Thu 04-Jul-13 13:43:18

Luther is a darling. The attic sequence scared the living daylights out of me. shock
And the scene where the girl was asleep in bed.

j08 Thu 04-Jul-13 14:27:39

I nearly shot out of my chair when the bloke came through the ceiling! And when the polythene wrapped "thing" suddenly jumped on him!

Still, made of strong stuff aren't we *soop . grin

soop Thu 04-Jul-13 15:43:12

My knicker elastic almost gave way. An exceedingly scary moment, jings. When I lived alone, I always looked under the bed and wardrobe before retiring to bed. The bedroom scene made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The stuff of nightmares. shock

Bez Thu 04-Jul-13 15:49:24

Did the fact he was under investigation have anything to do with the previous series ? - I did not see that one and wondered if that was why I could not understand why he was being investigated. Do you think we shall find Luther is squeaky clean - or almost- and the chap investigating him is the bad apple with an axe to grind?

j08 Thu 04-Jul-13 17:41:24

I haven't a clue where all that "investigating Luther" came from! hmm

He is definitely squeaky clean! shockgrin

PRINTMISS Fri 05-Jul-13 08:05:53

I was waiting to see if anyone else had opinions on this programme. I really enjoyed the last series, but do not remember it being so gory, I will watch next weeks episode, but not sure I will continue if that sort of thing carries on. I like to be entertained, not sickened.

j08 Fri 05-Jul-13 09:23:43

I like to be scared - in a "making me jump" way. (I think I can still take it) grin

Ana Fri 05-Jul-13 09:34:43

Scared, yes - sickened, no! I'm sure the last series wasn't half as gruesome.

numberplease Sun 07-Jul-13 22:02:05

I`ve had to avoid reading this thread till now, as we recorded it, and didn`t watch it till this afternoon. Admittedly it was more gory than usual, but I love a bit of gore! Will definiteley watch next week. And yes, Idris Elba IS a bit of alright!

peaches41 Mon 08-Jul-13 09:08:23

It certainly had shock value! I live alone and after the scene where the killer crept out from under her bed I was glad that I have a divan bed! Even an anorexic mouse couldn't get under ther.

j08 Mon 08-Jul-13 09:43:28

grin Modern beds are good like that!

merlotgran Mon 08-Jul-13 20:46:46

I'm glad we don't have an attic. shock

Ana Mon 08-Jul-13 21:06:40

We have - but I defy anyone to secrete themself in it without breaking a limb and/or causing an avalanche of bric a brac and old furniture...grin