Rescue Me - Season 4 [** SPOILERS **]

Trippie

as the title says the fifth season of rescue me is back tonight being aired on f/x in the states and hopefully the standard stays the same after the great fourth season we just had

doubledown

It's actually the FOURTH season that's starting tonight in America. There have only been three so far.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381798/

Cant wait, I love this show. I hope that chief reilly is still in it though.

The Sparrow

oh I love this show! I think I may have phone my cousin and get him to send it over tomorrow!

Basq

Wahey... the Summer drought is (briefly) quenced with the return of this fantastic series!

I caught up last August / September by watching the first three seasons over about 2 months - a fantastic show!

Some of the most genuinely hilariously dialogue in any show right now.

ixoy

But basquille there's a thread below about this - maybe you should contact the mod and get it merged

But yes, it's great to see some shows finally returning that I want to watch! There's a big long spoiler article on zap2it about this season, but I don't want to read that. This is a show that lives on its characters, not zany plot twists. Very believable characters too, that can be a$$holes yet make you care about them. Looking forward to see what they do this year. Oh and great theme tune choice as well.

kaimera

When's it on?

Started s03 between Sky/RTE but missed the last few eps but I *think* they were the eps I saw stateside.

Really need to catch up!

ixoy

kaimera wrote:

When's it on?

The states tonight on FX. Basquille's a big fan and he's flown us all over on a charter jet so we can discuss it in the Television forum tomorrow and over the next few days

Basq

ixoy wrote:

But basquille there's a thread below about this - maybe you should contact the mod and get it merged

That mod's one lazy SOB!

ixoy wrote:

The states tonight on FX. Basquille's a big fan and he's flown us all over on a charter jet so we can discuss it in the Television forum tomorrow and over the next few days

Yeah... the importance of money is meaningless unless you can spend it with friends...

.... oh... and you lot! ** grumbles **

The Sparrow

ixoy wrote:

The states tonight on FX. Basquille's a big fan and he's flown us all over on a charter jet so we can discuss it in the Television forum tomorrow and over the next few days

Thanks Basquille! Any chance of an upgrade to first class for the trip home?!

Basq

woooo232 wrote:

Thanks Basquille! Any chance of an upgrade to first class for the trip home?!

Don't fecking push your luck....

... you kept hitting me with rolled up pieces of paper the whole way over!

The Sparrow

Am I the only one picturing that episode of Father Ted on the aeroplane?

Basq

woooo232 wrote:

Am I the only one picturing that episode of Father Ted on the aeroplane?

Heh... think i pulled that situation outta my own imagination? You must have me mistaken for someone creative!

Basq

Back with a bang and as good as ever!

Typical 'Rescue Me' full of hilarious dialogue (the conversation Franco and Richie had about Barbara had me in stitches), odd dream-sequence scenes (the cats scene with the B-52s music and the crew falling one at a top to their death - as visually impressive and scary as it was odd) and the twist at the end... stupendous!

One question - are we meant to believe Sheila is dead or just in hiding? As Lou did ask Tommy something about "how's Damien (Shiela's son)? Can't be easy with his mom gone!" - under which circumstances he meant the term "gone" was never revealed.

The death scenario seems more likely as from a re-watch... Tommy rings the doorbell, then knocks and then finally lets himself in.

Wonderful piece of writing!

ixoy

Just saw it there - thanks for the flights over Basquille

Enjoyed it too. It's always a show that, within five minutes, you realize what you missed so much. The witty dialogue cut in with very human moments:

Also loved Franco and Richie's conversation.

I liked how Lou was commenting on everyone's "face" in the firehouse and the random insults hurled at the oblivious Probie - "he's an idiot."

Sean's introduction to porn was wonderfully acted - his recoil at "that's not a pepper" was brilliant. Talk about whipped (probably in actuality with that crazy girl!)

Nice human moments too - Tommy picturing everyone plunging to death (I almost bought it when Probie dropped but when everyone went. Very well filmed too). The Chief going to his son's commitment ceremony was astutely done.

Good show. I took the end to mean that she's in hiding but as to what exactly is going on.... Interesting.

I cant wait till they bring his uncle Teddy back into it, he's fantastic.As is Tommys father.

Basq

ixoy wrote:

Enjoyed it too. It's always a show that, within five minutes, you realize what you missed so much. The witty dialogue cut in with very human moments:

Sean's introduction to porn was wonderfully acted - his recoil at "that's not a pepper" was brilliant. Talk about whipped (probably in actuality with that crazy girl!)

Nice human moments too - Tommy picturing everyone plunging to death (I almost bought it when Probie dropped but when everyone went. Very well filmed too). The Chief going to his son's commitment ceremony was astutely done.

Good show. I took the end to mean that she's in hiding but as to what exactly is going on.... Interesting.

Agree about your comment that it was too real when Probie was killed in the dream... i thought the same thing. It was almost an omen after Gerrighty coming in and saying "i think the probie's dead.." back in the firehouse. If anyone in the firehouse was to die, i reckon it'd be Probie. His death would probably have a huge effect on the group also too.

Forgot about Sean's introduction to porn - hilarious ("what she need a pepper grinder for?!")

I reckon Sheila is in fact dead to be honest.. all signs seem to point that way!

Though we never got to see a funeral or anything like that. Also, the "WE have 2 million dollars riding on this.." seems to point she too has a stake in this.

Conor108

Just watched it! Hilarious scene in the elevator:D "There was a bee":D

bennyx_o

Just saw the first episode there. Very good episode and I tend to agree with basquille and whats in his spoiler tags.

Trippie

just watched episode two and it has one of the funniest scenes there has been in a long time when they are all having dinner in the house and a spankbank comes up.

Got season 3 on blu ray today from amazon. Fantastic, it says region A but its region free and will work on european PS3's and standalone blu ray players.
Great show in HD. Good extras too.

EdgarAllenPoo

It had some good bits but I didn't think it was as good as the first.

ixoy

Enjoyed episode 2:

Sheila is alive and not a figment of his imagination - *sing-song voice* I was right and Basquille was wrong, I was right and Basquille was wrong *sing-song voice* I like the way she has some control over Tommy now.

Only bit I didn't care for too much this week was Probie's mum storyline. It's a bit of a tired idea, although it's an interesting character to play ith.

Some other good stuff:

The Spank Bank. Sean's thoughts on the Spank Bank. Janet in the Spank Bank, Tommy's reaction to Janet in the Spank Bank and everyone's reaction to Tommy's reaction to Janet in the Spank Bank (great term!).

Franco and Lou's fake camraderie at the game where they hug each other and hurl racial insults

Franco's "bedevelled door knob" gift suggestion

Teddy doing a runner (and is it me or has he lost even more weight?)

Wonder how that ending will pan out - makes perfect sense for a Gavin.

Basq

Episode 2 flew by... or maybe it was just that it ended abruptly but it did go quite fast!

Great episode again!

Okay... okay.... so ixoy was right..... but surely the producers must have at least thought about the possibility of her being dead with Tommy opening the door to her apartment and the vagueness of whether she was dead or just ran off in episode 1. Anyways... she's a very different person. Can't believe Tommy really believed the crap she was saying at the start of the episode. Evil bee-yatch.. she's bound to be found out soon.

Jaysus.. the dinner scene with Lou's grandma's Lemon Chicken ("eat it slow, ya Irish micks!") was hilarious. As soon as Garrity said Janet.. i realised it immediately but it was so well played that they let the name sink in before Franco asked "Janet who?" and Tommy's expression throughout. Kudos to Denis Leary and Steven Pasquale (Garrity) who really excelled their comedic abilities in that scene.

In fact, i know i said it before but all the staff in Ladder 69 (or is it 62? Saw it on the engine when they were racing off to get Colleen) are all fantastic in it - comedic and acting abilities do shine week after week.

Ending felt like a cliffhanger with the intensity on everyone's face and general tense atmosphere - but not particularly exciting. I mean not much can really happen in that situation to be really worried about, unless i'm missing something.

Plenty could happen, the guys arrive at the club, jump out of firetruck with axes in hand, murder colleens boyfriend and drive back to the firehouse before the opening credits, after which it is revealed that Tommy was dreaming this while on the way to the club!

Mr E

Great episode alone. The Lemon Chicken/Janet/White Blouse/Water Balloon scene ** was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

** That'll make no sense if you haven't seen it...

Trippie

just watched episode 3 there and it takes an entirely different direction than the last two, it is of a much more serious tone and the comedic elements of it are all confined to uncle teddy who never really did it for me.there is a quick reference to the spankbank from last week and the the ending gets a wow because i never saw it coming

ixoy

Well that ending sent shivers down my spine:

Nooooo! I knew something was up when the Chief combed his hair. I didn't see why he would need to do that. And it dawned on me then, just before he took out the pistol.
I hope he didn't do it - I really like him. However, I've a feeling he might've. His career is over and it was his career that was his everything. His wife has lost his mind and he can't really connect with his son, no matter how much he wants to. He's settled his affairs and... Hope to be proved wrong next week

Other stuff - the comedy was, as Trippie said, less evident this week. Did enjoy Franco telling Sean about "Raging Bull" Uncle Teddy didn't work as well for me as he has previously - bit annoying this week, to be honest. Maybe it's just the fact we didn't have the usual writing crew of Tolan or O'Leary.

My own edit - seems there's an awful lot of controversy over the ending and it's not what the actor wanted at all. Read an interview here. Big clashes on the set.

Basq

Great episode..

The Chief's suicide felt all a bit too obvious given the number of epiphanies leading up to it - the new chief making plans for playing golf the next day, telling the son to visit his mother more at the wedding etc.

But in saying that, it was still very effective. It was too serious of a scene for him due to survive in the next episode unfortunately so we've seen the last of the chief i reckon. And by the interview posted by ixoy, it seems so. Didn't read it all.. just a couple of the snippets at the start.

Bit more comedy than usual. I've never enjoyed Uncle Teddy's comedy to be honest - it just comes off as too over the top most of the time. Humour was still on top-form this week - Probie and Tommy man-dating, Probie's cream, "Raging Bull, "Blinder's on... BLINDER'S ON"

Great opening 3 episodes anyways!

Mr E

Didn't see that ending coming at all... wow.

tvnutz

Finally caught up! Watched all of season 3 last week and the first 3 eps of season 4 today and yesterday! Brilliant show,loving it and shocking end to Episode 3, didn't see it coming at all.

That article is very interesting, doesn't sound like a very happy set at all and makes Denis Leary out to be a right pr!ck. No episode this week I assume because of 4th of July etc.

tvnutz

tvnutz wrote:

Finally caught up! Watched all of season 3 last week and the first 3 eps of season 4 today and yesterday! Brilliant show,loving it and shocking end to Episode 3, didn't see it coming at all.

That article is very interesting, doesn't sound like a very happy set at all and makes Denis Leary out to be a right pr!ck. No episode this week I assume because of 4th of July etc.

Hopefully it will be back next week. That interview made Dennis Leary out to be a right arsehole, you wouldn't thonk it when your watching the show. The whole cast seem to gel together really well.

Basq

No new episode til July 18th according to my TV planner.

kaimera

'Parently it aired a week early...

tvnutz

Ye there was one last week but was there one this week? i.e last night in the states?

ElNino

Yes and it is available now. Better late than never

kaimera

lmfao.

Excellent scene with the crew discussing the chief!

EdgarAllenPoo

It seemed a bit meh to be honest (I did like the therapy scene though). If I never see Denis Leary with his shirt off agina I'll die happy. Christ on a bike he's ugly.

The did episode entitled Black air yet? According to tv.com it did.

Mr E

Thats the one they're talking about, GDM

kaimera

christ, didn't expect that ending to ep7.

Good old chuckle at the new proby stuff in ep06
Sean and the mothers house. lmfao. idiot.
Poor Lou and the nun. Hot damn.

But ep7 steals it so far. Excellent intro, very intense and damn, what an outcome. Very good.

Tommy is having probs but damn I can't see him doing it...right?

ixoy

I was actually a little bit disappointed with "Seven". It didn't seem to strike the right balance between humour and pathos, following too much towards the latter.
Having said that there were a few good moments:

Basketball Team: 3,2,1, VAGINA!

and Sean and Mikey's talk about the house burning down and the bitch slaps

As to the end, I don't believe he's going to do it. If he was, it would have cut after he dropped NamelessBaby. As it cut out before then, it means he didn't go through with it but will still have to live with the consequences of his almost action. As much as Sheila is a nutjob, she might take care of the baby better than Janet.

Basq

No chance Tommy is dropping the baby... it would ruin any credibility he had left on the show as a leading man, the whole cliffhanger seemed too obvious that he wouldn't do it.

Episode 7 definitely was lacking something - but in saying that, the "baby fire" at the start was phenomenally well filmed and played out.

The one thing that's annoying me as of late is the passages we're subjected to Tommy reading from the Bible - it's not particularly the fact we're subjected to it - it just feels more like filler to add in the religious element.

KerranJast

Just watched Ep 8.

The kitchen fight and the fire hallucination were brilliantly done. Leary and Roth really feckin went for it.

I was dissappoined by episodes seven and 8. There was no way he was dropping the baby. Two very boring episodes in my opinion and apart from the nightmare scene, there was a huge drop in quality from previous episodes.