Kin - RTE & AMC

Ten of Swords

Every single cast member has been talking to the papers each week, or tweeting teasers, except Francis Magee.

I haven't seen a single thing in the paper attributed to him, he must not be giving interviews about the show at all. Maybe it took a bit of detoxing for him to get out of the Bren frame of mind, it has to take a toll playing a character that twisted

rob316

That was great. Sick to see the end of bren but you can only be a horrible bastard for so long before someone gets ya. Frank was unexpected, I wondered what the point of him all season was, we got our answer in the end.

De Bhál

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568016#Comment_120568016

As he was getting kicked around the place by Bren earlier in the episode, I said, that's the best bit of acting from Aidan Gillen all season and he hasn't opened his mouth.

8mv

Great end to the season. Glad Aiden Gillan went out with a bang - good performance. As someone else asked though - what was the big job Bren was setting up ?

Beechwoodspark

Francis Magee was not happy to be written out of the series, he wanted to do minimum 2 series as was the original agreement but the producers reneged on it. Hence he’s done no press for it.

JP Liz V1

No IFTAs noms for Kin

rob316

I would presume the arc for season 3 is the cops trying to take down the family.

Did rte have to give that warning about suicide at the start really? I had forgotten about it to be honest but remembered then when Frank did the deed so saw that coming.

Gadgetman496

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568030#Comment_120568030

Well, he did appear in both seasons.

Ten of Swords

Aiden Gillen pulled it out of the bag in fairness. I have been critical of him his season but he nailed it in the last episode.

When the awards come around though I still reckon Francis Magee will do well but I think Maria Doyle Kennedy put in an great performance as the sister trying to keep everone in her family balanced while similtaneously being terrified and psychologically abused in her own home. She stil brought out her nasty Kinsella streak in the last episode though when she visited the witnesses mother at her job.

KrustyUCC

Rte spoiled the ending with the warning about suicide beforehand

sonofenoch

Anyone recognise the character playing Jess's mother.....she had a minor role as the junky/love interest of Hinds 'the coach' in the movie Veronica Guerin

small shout but I recognised straight away for some reason

Gadgetman496

So Amanda is going to have a baby, is that what she said to Nuray Batuk at the end?

Ragwort and Stones

Not saying with hindsight but I felt Frank was an obvious killer from early season. He was so pointless he had to do something.

Michael was too obvious, Jimmy and Viking are a pair of gobshites. Birdy was probably next most likely after Frank.

Gadgetman496

So, the hit-and-run victim was a relation of the lollypop kids, is that all?

The Molly storyline is still up in the air too.

threetrees

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568043#Comment_120568043

Not sure if Chuck from Glenroe is able to take down the Kinsellas!

That's 2 great actors gone for Season 3 now, you'd have to imagine the collaboration with the Baaaadooooks will be big in S3, and the baby that Amanda is carrying! Presume that's Mikey's after the one night stand. That's going to make Jimmy feel inadequate.

No mention of pharma lady at all, that was a red herring.

FintanMcluskey

I've never seen a man shorter than his mother as in Anthony's case.

Photobox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568049#Comment_120568049

Thanks! Was bugging me alright how I knew the face. I thought it was excellent ending. I had it recorded and missed the warning at the beginning thankfully..

Ten of Swords

^^True, the actor is 19. This image is from Season 1 so I guess he'd have been 17 here

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568060#Comment_120568060

Preggers by Mikey?

Gadgetman496

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568125#Comment_120568125

Most likely

mistersifter

The actor playing Anthony is related to the director. McKennas.

Gadgetman496

Anthony has something to tell Amanda!!

I killed the lollypop kids

My driver killed their relation

Bren killed the driver and buried him in a barrel full of foam

I went back to the hit-and-run scene and I think I was spotted

I've been very busy Mum

Ten of Swords

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568075#Comment_120568075

That wasn't explained very well at all. Based on that scene all we know the woman knocked down was called Angela, and presumable Glen's family either knew her (local to the neighbourhood maybe) or possibly a relation. The picture of her at the vigil didn't really look much like the woman laying in the road but that scene was so dark it was hard to tell.

The woman who spotted Anthony and told d'mother was going to lay the teddy bear where Glen died which was close enough to the hit and run spot I guess

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568030#Comment_120568030

He did two seasons.

Seathrun66

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568032#Comment_120568032

Not involved. Kin not broadcast in 2022.

Jesus life came at Anthony fairly fast tonight, watching his wannabe Heisenberg grandad in action 🤣

Must say i really enjoyed this season. Bren will be a loss. Looks like the Kinsellas and Badooooooooks have formed a strong and formidable partnership.

dalyboy

Entertaining season overall. Agreed about Bren. This show needed a big over-arching presence and I’m disappointed to see him gone.

Aiden Gillen has done what he did with his love/hate character and moved on after only 2 seasons.

Leaves some moving parts for season 3. What was the €60k 2 days work Amanda offered to yer man Bren bashed about (can’t remember his name) ?

hopefully we don’t have to wait another 2 years to find out

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568075#Comment_120568075

No i think one of the relatives of the lollipop lads happened to be paying her respects to the girl who was knocked down in the same incident and spotted Anthony.

Gadgetman496

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568197#Comment_120568197

Was the driver of the SUV who shot the Batuk guy at the airport/field the guy Amanda offered the 50k and 20k bonus to if all went well?

Ten of Swords

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568197#Comment_120568197

The €60K was for shooting Hamza in the aircraft hangar. He was the guy in the front seat of the jeep that shot him