BBC’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’

omahaid

That was something else wasn't it? Wow

mike65

Pub as portal, makes sense to me.

sheehy898

EPIC!!!!!!!!!SIMPLY EPIC!!!!!!!

tony1kenobi

Perfect.

My only question is what decade Chris died in.......absolutely fantastic ending......it all starts again.....

Basq

Am I the only one who was a tad disappointed? Especially the silly ending of bringing in another potential Sam Tyler asking for his iPhone.

The episode was grand.. nothing special.. but the ending was a bit silly!

Sorry, but it wasn't a patch on the ending of 'Life on Mars' in my eyes!

RichTea

That was brilliant!

Motley Crue

So, if I get this right, Alex has died. Nelson is some kind of gatekeeper and when it was right for all of them to die he took them into the Railway Arms. Gene Hunt is someone who helps Policemen cross over to the "good" side where as Jim Keats helps them go to hell.

An interesting end to the series, and one which I saw coming, although I was more surprised by some things then others

Disappointing that Alex didn't get to wake up

Major disappointing that we didn't get to see Sam Tyler one last time, or Annie

I did enjoy the very end though - pity they're not going to do anything with it

omahaid

basquille wrote: »

Am I the only one who was a tad disappointed? Especially the silly ending of bringing in another potential Sam Tyler asking for his iPhone.

The episode was grand.. nothing special.. but the ending was a bit silly!

Ya, the probably could have wrapped Genes story up too instead of new Sam, but overall I'm happy. Still have questions though

DublinWriter

tony1kenobi wrote: »

My only question is what decade Chris died in.......

1960's...he said 'Fab' quite a lot.

Motley Crue

tony1kenobi wrote: »

My only question is what decade Chris died in.......absolutely fantastic ending......it all starts again.....

Looked modern enough, and Chris seemed to hint in a previous episode he knew about Nelson Mandella's release as fact when it was mentioned to him...I think he's from modern day

tony1kenobi

basquille wrote: »

Am I the only one who was a tad disappointed?

I would guess yes.

Motley Crue

basquille wrote: »

Am I the only one who was a tad disappointed? Especially the silly ending of bringing in another potential Sam Tyler asking for his iPhone.

I liked that, but I was upset we never found out about the crazy guy at the start of Ashes to Ashes, who was he on the phone too and what was the connection with Alex's parents...who did he call and why did he know Alex

Basq

Motley Crue wrote: »

I liked that, but I was upset we never found out about the crazy guy at the start of Ashes to Ashes, who was he on the phone too and what was the connection with Alex's parents...who did he call and why did he know Alex

That's nothing... just wait til all the loose ends when 'Lost' finishes early Monday morning!

mike65

Chris was wearing a rather "old school" version of the uniform, was there a musical clue a la Shaz?, I canne remember

Motley Crue

mike65 wrote: »

Chris was wearing a rather "old school" version of the uniform, was there a musical clue a la Shaz?, I canne remember

Oasis - Wonderwall was playing when Shaz was stabbed

mike65

Exactly, so was Chris sent off with a musical hint?

the Digitalspy site has collapsed!

Motley Crue

Take the first ten minutes of the episode, and the clues are all there: Chris hears music. Shaz sees the screwdriver that she’s been stabbed with. Ray is grabbing his neck at one point. “We’ve lost sight of who we are” Gene Hunt said in the first 10 minutes. Boy, he was bang on the mark there. The next 50 minutes after that proved it.

tony1kenobi

Motley Crue wrote: »

I liked that, but I was upset we never found out about the crazy guy at the start of Ashes to Ashes, who was he on the phone too and what was the connection with Alex's parents...who did he call and why did he know Alex

Layton...he was already dead and knew it....I would say that can be said for why Thordy knew all about Sam...and Alex' perception of her situation....they were just more aware of their predicament than the coppers were....even Gene had forgotten.........

I'm super happy...I have the feeling if I went back and watched the whole lot from the start I wouldn't be left with a huge amount of plot holes....a brilliant finish!!

horgan_p

Well i thought that for once a series ended "just right" - well written and gave all the characters we came to know and love fitting endings. not just endings but also explained why they sometimes did what they did - e.g. ray with the soldier earlier in the series. Gave the characters meaning i guess.

And (hopefully) they can , like a good book, put it on the shelf and be proud of what they did instead of trying to repeat the magic. they did it once and i must admit i was doubtful of ashes , but they did well.

ToniTuddle

Motley Crue wrote: »

Looked modern enough, and Chris seemed to hint in a previous episode he knew about Nelson Mandella's release as fact when it was mentioned to him...I think he's from modern day

He was talking to some dude on a bench and he said that Alex had told him that Nelson Mandella was going to be released. Remember seeing that!

Missed out on some of the dialouge due to the Mother trying to speak to me to which I replied ....WOMAAAAAAN SSSSSSSHHHHH! Ooops. I'll make her a cup of tea and say sorry

Like the idea of the pub as well.

But come on people we should all be in mourning here!!!! The flippin Quattro is DEAD :eek:






:pac:

Basq

mike65 wrote: »

the Digitalspy site has collapsed!

Probably due to the morons on there..

.. I went on at 10pm on the dot:

Errr.. I don't get it?

Can someone explain the last 5 minutes?

Save them Sam!

I was on the phone... who's this Gene Hunt guy?

So... I could understand everything up to the 'It's a Knockout' skit... anyone care to explain what happened after that?

And my reaction..

Motley Crue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJLpVptgJA

Basq

Would have loved a John Simm appearance... in some form or another!

mike65

I'm glad reports of his apparence were wrong, it would have unbalnced the ending a bit. This was about Bolly, Chris, Ray and Shaz (and Gene who now has some iphone bothering goon to deal with!)

Motley Crue

Here's one thing for you, at one point Gene says his name is Nigel, and then says he's only joking....but....

St Michael the Archangel is the Patron Saint of Policemen

ixoy

Well that was better than I expected - they did a damned good job with this and I felt the ending was very fitting! That Guardian article did a good job of summing it and I like the idea of Gene Hunt as a sort of lost soul helping out other coppers. Fine performances all round too - their reactions to their deaths were particularly moving (esp. Montserrat's Shaz).

Now I believe they had this ending in mind all along but... why was Gene in Sam's past as we saw in Season 1? He is some sort of guardian sure but how did she see him in her past?

EveS

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/may/21/ashes-to-ashes-final-episode
Interview with the creator in the Guardian gives a nice explanation...

Basq

EveS wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/may/21/ashes-to-ashes-final-episode
Interview with the creator in the Guardian gives a nice explanation...

Great in-depth interview to be honest..

tony1kenobi

Motley Crue wrote: »

Here's one thing for you, at one point Gene says his name is Nigel, and then says he's only joking....but....

St Michael the Archangel is the Patron Saint of Policemen

I don't get the link between Michael and Nigel??...

ixoy wrote: »

I believe they had this ending in mind all along but... why was Gene in Sam's past as we saw in Season 1? He is some sort of guardian sure but how did she see him in her past?

You mean Alex yea?....isn't it Genes' world?....it all turns out to be his story and it goes how he wants it to so he can get them where they need to go.....that's what I got from it anyway.

I thought it was a nice touch to not have the intro voiceover or even opening credits.....it felt like a stand alone epilogue.

8mv

Started following this series late, but loved it. Some day I'll go back to LOM and enjoy the whole thing.