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Broadchurch new series.

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shysal Mon 05-Jan-15 22:36:52

I remember being unsure at the end of the first series, and I am already slightly confused following tonight's episode. However, I was really looking forward to it, so I hope I shall be able to keep up. I need subtitles to help me!
What did others think of it so far?

Ana Mon 12-Jan-15 22:17:30

I wouldn't recognise a Radley bag if it jumped up and bit me! How the other half live...grin

It's getting a bit too complicated now, though. I'm finding it hard to care about any of them apart from Miller.

janerowena Mon 12-Jan-15 22:27:43

She is a policewoman, she wouldn't want to encourage a pickpocket soutra.

I love Broadchurch, no problems following it! Also Spiral.

Until I realised the window was open, I half thought the couple had raced upstairs. hmm

ninathenana Mon 12-Jan-15 23:11:19

I think we all knew the meeting Tennant set up between the husband and wife wasn't going to go to plan.

DH and I have to watch in silence. It's one of those programs you have to really concentrate on.

rosequartz Mon 12-Jan-15 23:54:52

I had to keep using subtitles.

I wear my non-Radley bag the wrong way round, especially in a crowded place.

Eloethan Tue 13-Jan-15 00:34:48

I found some of the dialogue difficult to hear too.

Some of the events (and characters) in this seem a bit contrived to me. Why pick Miller's old neighbourhood to hold the meeting between the husband and wife? It could have been quite easily foreseen that the dead child's mum would see her and would confront her. Wouldn't prosecuting counsel have been aware that the defendant had been beaten up and that this would probably make his statement inadmissible?

I do find it quite entertaining but also fairly unbelievable. I'm obviously in a minority because it gets rave reviews.

Pittcity Tue 13-Jan-15 08:53:46

I have a bag that I carry the wrong way round because of the way the zip fastens. I suppose I could just swap it to my left!

Have you read the MN thread about unlikely things on TV? One of them was waters breaking with no other signs of labour - she'll have that baby in 10 minutes now!

Mishap Tue 13-Jan-15 09:14:01

My waters broke with D 3 before any other signs had happened. My other 2 DDs thought it was hilarious.

rosequartz Tue 13-Jan-15 09:48:37

My waters broke with DC2 before any other signs - 5 days over due date.

Lona Tue 13-Jan-15 10:10:21

Broadchurch seems to be sinking under the weight of too many sub-plots, and a total lack of reality.
It's becoming like a bad dream, and I'm losing interest.
David Tennant is positively depressing. (Is that an oxymoron?) hmm

Lilygran Tue 13-Jan-15 10:58:30

We have a device for measuring whether we're engaged by a film, play, TV programme or other performance. It's when you start thinking about the things in the scene, for example, whether that nice sofa would fit in your sitting room. Or, I suppose, why the character is carrying her Radley bag wrong way round? So far, hardly noticed what anyone is wearing or any of the furniture in Spirals!

Bez Tue 13-Jan-15 11:09:58

I think the meeting was held in Millar's house - that kept it under the radar so to speak.

petallus Tue 13-Jan-15 11:11:21

I have a Radley across the body bag and have never been sure which is the right way round.

Soutra and Tegan please tell?

Greyduster Tue 13-Jan-15 11:13:37

I have a Radley bag in the bottom of my wardrobe - forgot all about it until someone mentioned it. Handbags have never been my thing. But I agree with the above post; I got fed up last night and wandered off to do something else. Can't someone tidy David Tennant up? Can't thing that there's any reason for him to look so horrible!

Mishap Tue 13-Jan-15 14:13:03

What pray is a "Radley bag"!?

janerowena Tue 13-Jan-15 14:19:44

A middle-range designer of handbags, much given to using little scottie dogs as a motif. Much loved by 30 to 40 year olds, in fact I have bought one for my DD's 30th birthday next week.

Tegan Tue 13-Jan-15 15:01:12

I must use mine more, but it doesn't hold the vast amount of junk that I carry around with me when I go out confused. My Fossil bag isn't as big but seems to hold more junk. I don't have many bags compared to a lot of people but the ones I have need to be very well made and strong to cope with all the rubbish that's in them....I wouldn't have taken Miller as a Radley bag person as I reckon she'd need as much junk as me and have half eaten packets of crisps and suchlike in her bag.

Tegan Tue 13-Jan-15 15:02:02

.....I'm seriously concerned about myself worrying about such trivial things; I feel I should get out more.....

J52 Tue 13-Jan-15 15:07:35

It annoyed me that they kept on walking over the post in Olivia's house. Wouldn't she have picked it up? x

Tegan Tue 13-Jan-15 15:15:42

Was the window open when they went into the room or did they open it? I would have thought a policewoman would have locks on all of her windows confused?? I suppose that, when we watching things like The Killing and The Bridge, we didn't notice such details as we were too busy reading the subtitles...

Mishap Tue 13-Jan-15 15:41:41

It did seem bizarre to me that they left in total silence and neither police officer noticed and blooming thing.

janerowena Tue 13-Jan-15 16:00:22

Which was why I thought they had gone upstairs, until I saw the billowing curtains. No, they were shut before. They must have gone out, stayed behind the front hedge and nipped around the back so I was infuriated when he raced out to the road!

rosequartz Tue 13-Jan-15 16:47:45

I'm seriously concerned about myself worrying about such trivial things
Tegan I call it observational and cynical grin

rosequartz Tue 13-Jan-15 16:48:49

ps do you look out for plane trails if you watch period dramas? grin

merlotgran Tue 13-Jan-15 17:00:41

Too many yellow walls....Just mentioning. hmm

Ana Tue 13-Jan-15 17:11:22

I quite liked the yellow walls. And the red curtains...