Broadchurch ITV/TV3 [** Spoilers **]

What an utterly implausible show.

How did Ellie and Beth get out of cabin so quickly? Did Joe not leave them behind him when he walked out?

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I suspended all disbelief about three episodes ago.

This was very lame indeed. Most disappointing.

As a standalone series it was fairly ok, but as the follow up to Broadchurch Series 1 it was fairly brutal

glasso wrote: »

yeah she used to be hotter but now has a poundage problem. when yer man (Lee) had her up against the wall in the last episode holding her neck there was a serious double-chin flab issue.

Yeah, i didn't recognise her at first until I read an interview in the paper on the bedroom scenes, as she just had a baby & was worried at being naked in bed!

languagenerd wrote: »

Oh right, sorry, I thought that was an email. Didn't he destroy a laptop at some stage too? It's been so long I can't remember... Anyway.



I hope they stick with the ending from Season 1, but also, we need a few twists in next week's episode to make the last 7 weeks worth it!

Tom was seen smashing the laptop off a wall by the local vicar & confronted him on that, but Tom said if he says anything on him, he'll report him by being 'close to them' on the football pitch, but instead the vicar reported him first!

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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After that woeful season, at least the US had the sense in cancelling Gracepoint!
But i wouldn't put it past them, maybe they'll be looking to see where Ricky Gillespie's wife went missing, probably away on the tear!

What did people think of Gracepoint compared to S01 let alone S02 of this, as i came late to Broadchurch & saw Gracepoint first as was wanting to see what Double emmy winning Anna Gunn would do on this version.

Possibly definitely the worst ending to a series ever ever ever ever ever

it did look like he was tightening up his tie to get into his car and drive into a new town and start a brand new detective drama - didnt it?

Just watched it now (it only goes on the STV player after it's aired in Ireland) - totally underwhelming.

What was the point of the second season?! No big twists or revelations - we're just back where we were at the end of season 1 with a few pointless subplots resolved. Kinda annoyed I invested 8 hours in that...

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

That was incredibly disappointing, and I'll probably still find myself tuning into Season 3 out of curiousity to see where it goes from here, but the whole second season was just really really bad compared to an outstanding first season.

I thought someone was kidding, is there really a 3rd season :eek: more nonsense.

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

I thought someone was kidding, is there really a 3rd season :eek: more nonsense.

Yeah, it was announced by ITV tonight. Tennant and Colman are confirmed to be on board.

I read somewhere that Chris Chibnall always planned for a trilogy, so we can only hope all this nonsense is building up to something major. I doubt it though...

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

I was watching it on tv3, but what a shocker for everyone hoping that was the last of it

I'm just glad it wasn't a cliff-hanger ending, making us wait years for a resolution!

languagenerd wrote: »

I read somewhere that Chris Chibnall always planned for a trilogy, so we can only hope all this nonsense is building up to something major. I doubt it though...

What a joke. I find it very difficult to believe he set out to write a trilogy. I think he scored a major hit with the first series, ITV said, Have you got anything up your sleeve and, lo, a trilogy came to pass.

groovie wrote: »

Satisfying ending, Claire is utterly evil. Sandbrook put to bed finally. Where now for DC Hardie?

Broadchurch it would seem. I kind of got that impression at the end anyway when the cab driver asked where to and Tennant didn't reply but looked around while straightening his eye as though he still had work to do.

I was actually a bit disappointed in Tennant, felt he really hammed it up during the interview scenes.

languagenerd wrote: »

What was the point of the second season?! No big twists or revelations - we're just back where we were at the end of season 1 with a few pointless subplots resolved. Kinda annoyed I invested 8 hours in that...

Yeah when Joe pleaded "not guilty" at the start of the series and wouldn't take the stand I expected some sort of revelation about why he did that. It seemed to hint that he was maybe protecting someone or that there was a larger conspiracy around Danny's killing. But that all came to nothing. It was just so the writer Chibnall could stretch the story out for another series.

I have to admit that I did find the scene with Beth, Ellie & Joe in the seaside cabin very well acted. But to follow that up with the scene of Beth & Ellie having a picnic on the beach stretched credibility for me. I could see the two characters coming to terms with each other but becoming best mates? really?

I don't think I'll be back for series 3.

Well if Season Three is the trial of Lee, Claire, and Rickie, I for one will not be watching. Or will I?
(cue suspenseful music)
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