Dublin Murders - BBC One & RTE One

easy peasy

I'm really enjoying it but it is difficult to take note of every detail.

One that I thought was very interesting was in the flashback to the teenagers in the woods, Jonathan roars at the painter guy to hurry up when they are running and when he catches up, he looks concerned and says that there is someone else in the woods

Sleepy

Finding it hard to work out how they're going to wrap this up without some supernatural explanation regarding changelings or something after

Cassie's childhood imaginary friend / split personality turning up dead in the forest

... If that's the way it's going, I'm wondering if

Rob is also a changeling (his lack of memory of what happened, the lack of harm done to him, the repeated image of the wolf), and possibly Rosalind Devlin (she seems to be too perfect.... perhaps her twin's changeling?)

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It seems an odd route for the story to go though when the rest of it seems to be going for such a "realistic" feel.

strandroad

Sleepy wrote: »

It seems an odd route for the story to go though when the rest of it seems to be going for such a "realistic" feel.

Tana French's books all have some elements of the unexplained to them. Sometimes it's a protagonist who is untrustworthy or misleading, sometimes elements of old traditions are brought in, sometimes it almost borders on supernatural but still can be explained by delusions or someone's fragile mental state. I haven't watched the series yet but if it's faithful to the books some things will remain unsaid or only hinted at. If the series feels very realistic there's a chance it might end up as a disappointment for some viewers, not all will be neatly wrapped up at the end unless it departs from the books.

lola85

Was that Tubridy on the late late in the second episode?

Surely he wasn’t doing it back then.

Agent Coulson

lola85 wrote: »

Was that Tubridy on the late late in the second episode?

Surely he wasn’t doing it back then.

He wasn't it was Kenny.

You would think the RTE part of the production would have spotted that.

geecee

It might have been Tubridy's Saturday night show (Tubridy Tonight?)

SozBbz

Am I the only one finding it kind of sh1te but kind of compelling at the same time?

Some of it is so ridiculous it verges on comical, but I've no intention of turning it off at the same time.

Its a weird one!

Sleepy

strandroad wrote: »

Tana French's books all have some elements of the unexplained to them. Sometimes it's a protagonist who is untrustworthy or misleading, sometimes elements of old traditions are brought in, sometimes it almost borders on supernatural but still can be explained by delusions or someone's fragile mental state. I haven't watched the series yet but if it's faithful to the books some things will remain unsaid or only hinted at. If the series feels very realistic there's a chance it might end up as a disappointment for some viewers, not all will be neatly wrapped up at the end unless it departs from the books.

If they don't explain

how Cassie's split personality / imaginary friend physically manifested as a corpse or how Adam wasn't injured despite being found in blood soaked, shredded clothes

I'm going to be pretty pissed tbh.

extra gravy

SozBbz wrote: »

Am I the only one finding it kind of sh1te but kind of compelling at the same time?

That's the best description of it I've seen so far! Feels like it's tried to have a Hinterland/Shetland vibe to it but it's not a patch on either of those.

otnomart

extra gravy wrote: »

Feels like it's tried to have a Hinterland/Shetland vibe to it but it's not a patch on either of those.

Agree, for me Shetland is the gold standard on Brit-Scandi, and Dublin Murders does not come even close !

donkeykong5

geecee wrote: »

It might have been Tubridy's Saturday night show (Tubridy Tonight?)

Are the main detective and Ryan tubridy related in real life .they are spitting image of each other

riddles

I’ve no clue what’s going on in general. A girls found murdered in the woods. People don’t realize Nidge is a major drug dealer. A character called Lexie is dead. I’ll see it through but a lot let complexity and filler could make it a four parter if not 6 at a push.

The end of ep the dad punches the other guy in the nose - the police are right in position to hear a revelation that they are likely involved in the 85 thing. How did they get there so fast? Then despite the Adam chaps life being immersed in the topic he goes “may as well head off now for a shag this stuff I’ve been obsessing about can wait!”

starbaby2003

I am really enjoying the show. Glad I have sky plus though. There is a lot of pausing, consulting and rewinding. I don’t think I’d watch it on my own. It’s creepy.

swim2

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Are the main detective and Ryan tubridy related in real life .they are spitting image of each other

The main detective is brother of TD Eoghan Murphy, in real life...

Messi19

swim2 wrote: »

The main detective is brother of TD Eoghan Murphy, in real life...

I'd never have know that

Bellbottoms

Sleepy wrote: »

If they don't explain

how Cassie's split personality / imaginary friend physically manifested as a corpse or how Adam wasn't injured despite being found in blood soaked, shredded clothes

I'm going to be pretty pissed tbh.

I have a feeling you are going to be very disappointed.

I suspect we have already been given the reason for the duplicate. "Met a tutor on the street, moved back from the US etc etc. They have already told her who she is before she says anything"

As for Adam. I don't see that being explained.

I understand that it isn't explained in the books.

Remember the RTE show about the missing child. It's going to be that all over again.

Bellbottoms

OmegaGene wrote: »

Please don’t ruin it by discussing what’s explained in the books

I don't want to ruin it. I was just advising a poster that they might like to lower there expectations.

I haven't posted any explanations from the books.
And I can't seeing as I have never read them.

donkeykong5

OmegaGene wrote: »

His name is cillian Murphy and he changed it to killian Scott for obvious reasons

Surprised his brother didn't do the same

Heraldoffreeent

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Surprised his brother didn't do the same

Change his name to Cillian Scott?

prunudo

OmegaGene wrote: »

But crying makes him horny

Between this and orange fanta, Killian plays very complex characters.

Larbre34

The dark side of our two heroes in episode 4 was excellent, some stinging dialogue.

Declan A Walsh

It is better to watch it on BBC1 for at least two reasons. 1. There are no ads. 2. It is on earlier in the week, so you can see it sooner. The only downside, if indeed it is one, is that BBC1 split it up between Monday and Tuesday.

fin12

Is anyone having problems trying to watch this on the rte player, the episode won’t upload, have been trying to watch this show since last night. So f*cking annoying.

donkeykong5

OmegaGene wrote: »

Easy to solve that, stop watching RTÉ it’s just crap anyway and stop the episode when it’s finished so you don’t have to endure the preview

Watching it on BBC. No adverts.

fin12

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Watching it on BBC. No adverts.

I haven’t seen any episodes so trying to catch up on them all. I don’t think u can use bbc player in Ireland

pinkypinky

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Are the main detective and Ryan tubridy related in real life .they are spitting image of each other

I agree they look really alike in this particular role. I never thought it when I saw him in other things.

Not related that I can discover from a quick google (with my genealogy hat on). Killian Scott is Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy's brother though, as mentioned above.

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What clown in RTE decided to put a show people might actually watch on from 930 to midnight in the middle of the working week?

The same clown who gave the green light to Doireann Garrihy's new 'comedy' and all of Amy Hubermans back catalogue of shíte im guessing

prunudo

prunudo wrote: »

Between this and orange fanta, Killian plays very complex characters.

Killian is a an outstanding actor and was excellent as Tommy. You certainly wouldnt think he was a middle class Dub anyway the way he done it. He caputred the childlike innocence of Tommy in Season 4 of Love/Hate after suffering severe brain injuries very well.

fin12

OmegaGene wrote: »

There are ways of watching iplayer here or you can just stream it on another site

It’s ok I got it working. Used google chrome instead.

donkeykong5

fin12 wrote: »

It’s ok I got it working. Used google chrome instead.

Best thing I've watched in ages.