Love/Hate (v2) [** Spoilers **]

Blay wrote: »

She said 'Leyton/Leighton is my little lad, you have to be gone before he wakes up'

Skullface McGubbin wrote: »

Exclusive spoiler of episode 2.

Having failed to kill Nidge in their first attempt, the travellers deploy a drone to hunt him down.
When Nidge decides to use the cash to buy himself a headstone just in case, he carries it out with the help of Fran and Kieth Duffy's character. Before they get a chance to load the headstone into the van, they spot the drone which opens fire with it's mounted machine gun. It first gets Kieth's character, killing him swiftly and leaving him completely eviscerated.

Then it targets Fran. But Fran managed to survive with just wounds to his shoulder and legs. During this time, Nidge is hiding behind the headstone. The drone's operator sees Nidge's head pop up from the headstone and takes aim. Nidge quickly ducks down to avoid fire. The Drone starts firing all it's got at the headstone.

While the headstone (a very thick, solid marble one) is providing adequate protection from the machine gun bullets, it wouldn't be long before the headstone would eventually give in and break leaving Nidge vulnerable to the mounted machine gun and its high ammo capacity. So Fran takes out his gun which had only one bullet left and takes aim at the drone while it's attention was focused on Nidge.

"I have just one fukkin' shot. I have to make it count" said Fran. So he aims for the drone's weak spot (as you can tell, I don't know that much about drones ) and he shoots it which sends the drone crashing down to the ground.

Meanwhile, back at the traveller site, Patrick checks with the drone operator to see how it's going. "Well boss, did ya get him yet? " said Patrick. "Mission failed boss, mission failed" said the drone operator.

Nidge gets out from behind the heavily damaged headstone and turns to Fran and says "Jaysus! How did you even survive let alone shoot down a drone in one shot?".
Fran takes the bone of Git's finger out from his pocket and says "This, Nidgey. It's me lucky fukkin' charm".
By this time, the whole commotion attracted a crowd of bystanders looking on as the drone is in a broken mess on the ground. Nidge tells Fran "don't die on me yet. keep hanging in there.".
"Relax, Nidgey. I'll be coola boola as long as I get to hospital." said Fran.
Nidge turns to the crowd and shouts "Don't just stand there ya bleedin' muppets. Call a fukkin ambulance now!"

Fran then asks Nidge "who the fuk sent a bleedin' drone after ya anyway?".
"Them Traveller bastards." said Nidge.
"What's their beef with you Nidgey?" asked Fran. "It's complicated" said Nidge.
Nidge then says "Looks like I'll have to go back in there and get a new one."
Fran looks at the body of Kieth Duffy's character, then turns to Nidge and says "Make that two." as he points to the body.

Then, a man emerges from the crowd and it turns out to be none other than Tommy. Nidge sees Tommy and says "Tommy? You've recovered again?". "Yeah" said Tommy.
Then Tommy asks "What's the craic with that drone?". Nidge tells him "I'll explain it to ya later, alright?"

Nidge then turns to the crowd and says "Have any of you called for a bleedin Ambulance yet?"
One person in the crowd says "I did. They said the'll be here soon".
Nidge then says "Right, while we're waiting for the ambulance I'll go back in and get the headstone replaced".
Tommy asks him "Could you get me a Fizzy Orange while you're at it?".
Nidge gives Tommy a confused look and then turns to Fran who just shrugs. Then he turns back to Tommy and says "I'll get you a fizzy orange if ya help me carry the headstones."

Nidge and Tommy pick up the headstone. Nidge says "Jaysus. This headstone carrying bollocks is exhausting". Fran then remarks "I bet you'll be absolutely 'knackered' by the time you're done." (followed by a wry smile)
Nidge, Fran and the crowd burst into laughter. Poor brain damaged Tommy didn't quite get the joke but he decided to join in on the laughter anyway.

Then the Ambulance finally arrived to get Fran to hospital. the end

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Grandeeod wrote: »

Some of the criticism here is one of the reasons I got out of filmmaking. After decades of under achievement in TV drama, we finally nail it and now it's dissected more than worms in a leaving certificate biology class. Is it because the writer is Irish? Is it because it's an Irish based and casted show?

Honestly lads, Vikings is also a predominately Irish TV show, but doesn't receive nearly as much in depth criticism. Are the Irish as viewers really so insecure about Irish produced TV, that we have to resort to such low levels of criticism in an era where we are actually starting to make inroads? I'm all for criticism, but some of it comes across as if our TV/Filmaking lives depend on it.