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Cuckoo's calling!

(67 Posts)
HildaW Mon 28-Aug-17 15:29:06

Anyone else developing a soft spot for Cormoran Strike?

Christinefrance Mon 11-Sept-17 08:10:19

I enjoyed last night's episode too. I agree with Alima the relationship between Robin & Cormoran is interesting.

Auntieflo Mon 11-Sept-17 09:04:15

Was it my imagination, or was there less mumbling last night? Thought it was good.

BlueBelle Mon 11-Sept-17 10:42:34

I too am enjoying the relationship growing and I thought the person who played the part of the daughter with learning problems was superbly acted

BlueBelle Mon 18-Sept-17 04:19:12

Perhaps it was me but I didn't enjoy the rest of the story last night it may be me as I wasn't at home watching it but I found my interest waning

Eloethan Mon 18-Sept-17 08:33:37

I like the characters, the acting is good- but I just don't like the storylines, which I think are really unbelievable.

Charleygirl Mon 18-Sept-17 09:29:33

Auntieflo I still had sub titles on or I would not have been able to follow it.

Eloethan I totally agree.

It was a whole book wedged into two episodes. Usually I am grumbling because it is maybe 6 episodes and padded out, Another episode would not have gone amiss.

Auntieflo Mon 18-Sept-17 09:36:08

Charleygirl, I agree that last night's episode seemed rushed and squashed to fit it all into the time allotted. I am reading the book at the moment, and although it's gruesome in places, I will finish it, even though I now know " who dun it", AND the mumbles were back , shame.

merlotgran Mon 18-Sept-17 09:40:52

I like the chemistry between them and the ending was lovely.

I'll definitely watch the next series.

seacliff Mon 18-Sept-17 11:35:27

I loved it, especially the developing relationship between the two of them. Also the reunion between Dodo and her Mum was lovely.

Alima Mon 18-Sept-17 12:03:04

I really enjoyed it too, didn't have any problems with the sound and think the two leads are great together. There is only one more published book to be filmed so I do hope JK stops faffing about with Harry Potter and gets on with writing Strike.

GrammaH Tue 19-Sept-17 18:51:59

I had read the books and thoroughly enjoyed the dramatization of the Cuckoo's calling & thought the characterisation of both Robin & Cormoran excellent. It's a change for tv characters to be exactly as you imagine. Not so keen on the second adaptation as it was all squeezed into 2 episodes and differed hugely from the story in the book - where was all the snow and the narrow miss in the car? What about the attractive divorcèe?? Im sure there were reasons for this but please stick to the book!!

BlueBelle Tue 19-Sept-17 19:10:41

I haven't read any of the books but I enjoyed the first one much better than the second It seemed rushed and didn't catch me nearly as much

Morgana Tue 19-Sept-17 22:24:32

Cant understand why they have abridged the books so much. And yet liar is spread out into six episodes.

grannyticktock Tue 19-Sept-17 22:31:27

I found it quite enjoyable but I completely lost the plot in that last episode. By the end I no longer knew who was killed, let alone who killed them or why, but found the lead characters so engaging that I didn't mind.

pollyperkins Tue 19-Sept-17 23:14:42

Di really enjoted tge first two books but found the 3rd one a bit horrible. (Spoiler alert!) Getting into the mind of a psychopath made me feel sonehow soiled! But I'll watch it if they do it on TV.
I was sorry they crammed tge solkworm into two episodes - so much was missed out- and other things added like the drive across fields? Don't remember reading that. Quinns wife (Leonora?) was v good I thought. Also Dodo.

pollyperkins Tue 19-Sept-17 23:15:12

I , not Di!