Mare Of Easttown | HBO Spoilers

JP Liz V1 · 20-02-2021 2:56am #1

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Mare Of Easttown

Guy Pearce Joins HBO Limited Series ‘Mare Of Easttown’, Reuniting With Kate Winslet

https://deadline.com/2021/02/guy-pearce-joins-mare-of-easttown-hbo-limited-series-kate-winslet-reunion-1234690570/

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

expectationlost · 20-02-2021 5:36pm

hmmm why would you cast guy pearce

JP Liz V1 · 20-02-2021 8:43pm

expectationlost wrote: »

hmmm why would you cast guy pearce

He is a decent actor

Agent Coulson · 31-03-2021 6:29pm

New trailer

Starts April 18th on HBO in the States, I'd imagine Sky Atlantic will have it her.

JP Liz V1 · 31-03-2021 7:47pm

https://twitter.com/skytv/status/1377331145348636687

Agent Coulson · 19-04-2021 4:04am

A slow burning opening episode and I really enjoyed it.

Kate Winslet's screen presence is just so captivating.

Cartman78 · 20-04-2021 10:52am

Looking forward to starting this after wasting several hours of my life watching Your Honour

Galwayguy35 · 20-04-2021 9:09pm

Bit of a slow start but picked up towards the end of the episode, will tune in next week to see how it goes.

Not a very likeable bunch of characters though, especially Mare who seems to be a bad mannered alcoholic.

Charlie19 · 20-04-2021 10:02pm

I thought this was very well done but you'd expect that from anything that HBO are involved in.

gmisk · 23-04-2021 8:07pm

Just watched episode one...I thought that was a cracking first episode.
Top notch cast.
Kind of reminded me of happy caller oddly, looking forward to episode 2

Nigel Fairservice · 23-04-2021 10:25pm

I really enjoyed episode 1. Looking forward to what is to come.

Homelander · 24-04-2021 2:14pm

Excellent first episode. Loved every second, proper drama with an excellent cast.

Agent Coulson · 26-04-2021 7:19pm

Some serious good acting going on in this show.

That ending this week really is the classic small town and it's secrets.

Snake Plisken · 26-04-2021 8:27pm

Strong second episode. Kate Winslet is excellent as Mare. You could see how she has kept everything bottled up about her Son.

Hodors Appletart · 27-04-2021 7:42pm

watched the first two together, the scene setting and slow start in Ep 1 was brilliant.

I thought it was obvious from early on what was happening

with the young girl going to meet her new fella

but I was not prepared for

it to be the new girlfriend and just how vicious she was. She's not the killer though.

lots of interpersonal relationships to unravel.

I thought Winslet was top notch, she's a very good actor though, the supporting cast is doing a great job too.

gmisk · 27-04-2021 8:03pm

Top notch episode 2.
Kinda glad it's weekly, Winslet is terrific

SimonTemplar · 27-04-2021 9:39pm

I'm really impressed by this. Very strong and engrossing character-based drama. Winslet is absolutely fantastic. I'm completely invested in her character due to her performance. She's captivating without being too showy.

Thelonious Monk · 27-04-2021 9:42pm

It's great, a bit melodramatic at times but I like it. I was just asking my friend why super suave handsome writer professor Guy Pearce would be interested in a rough granny with a limp, seems a bit far fetched. But then it's usually the bloke banging someone way out of their league so it's nice for a change!
It looks like Deer Hunter land.

Cina · 27-04-2021 10:22pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

It's great, a bit melodramatic at times but I like it. I was just asking my friend why super suave handsome writer professor Guy Pearce would be interested in a rough granny with a limp, seems a bit far fetched. But then it's usually the bloke banging someone way out of their league so it's nice for a change!
It looks like Deer Hunter land.

Kate Winslet looks like a Rough granny? You need to go to Specsavers pal!

Thelonious Monk · 27-04-2021 11:01pm

Oh she's bloody gorgeous but I think they've purposely kind of roughed her up a bit for this role no?!

Nigel Fairservice · 28-04-2021 2:57am

Great second episode. The story is building nicely.

They're fond of Rolling Rock beer on this show! Think it's a Pennsylvania beer. I don't think I've seen it in Ireland in 15-20 years.

Hodors Appletart · 28-04-2021 7:59am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

It's great, a bit melodramatic at times but I like it. I was just asking my friend why super suave handsome writer professor Guy Pearce would be interested in a rough granny with a limp, seems a bit far fetched. But then it's usually the bloke banging someone way out of their league so it's nice for a change!
It looks like Deer Hunter land.

I think there's more to the interest this dude has shown in Mare than meets the eye, unfortunately it's exactly because he's a suave silver fox and she's a grizzled aul wan - and also because it seems to be a well-layered and well-written drama, they don't just throw in a soapy love story for the sake of it.

Cina · 28-04-2021 9:15am

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Oh she's bloody gorgeous but I think they've purposely kind of roughed her up a bit for this role no?!

Actually no, apparently she's not wearing any makeup at all (except for at the party for Guy Pearse, obviously). Supposedly it's the same for a lot of the actors in it. Pretty cool.

Final Boss · 28-04-2021 11:29am

Brilliant show. Love the dark backdrop. The whole tone of it is spot on. Great casting too.

SimonTemplar · 28-04-2021 8:38pm

Cina wrote: »

Actually no, apparently she's not wearing any makeup at all (except for at the party for Guy Pearse, obviously). Supposedly it's the same for a lot of the actors in it. Pretty cool.

Yeah, I suspected this was the case rather than actively "roughing her up". I think she looks great for a 45 year old wearing no makeup.

mollser · 30-04-2021 11:01am

Mr.S wrote: »

Good first episode, if a little slow but sets it it all up nicely I think.

The concept is getting a a bit receptive though, I've lost track how many 'small town murder mystery' show's I've watched on BBC / Netflix and HBO over the last 2 years - hopefully this one cuts through.

Hi Mr S

Would you have any recommendations for similar on Netflix other than Ozark and Bloodline? We love these sort of shows, haven't come accross many of them the last few years, especially ones that don't turn into some sort of supernatural or similar sh!te! I know BBC are excellent for the foreign ones, keep missing those though.

Absolutely glued to this the last 2 nights, I think its really excellent - really strong and quick character development, going to be some dark stuff I think!

Cheers!

30-04-2021 11:45am

Just watched Ep1, bloody brilliant and Kate Winslet so good. Was going to get on with other things but now starting Ep2

barney shamrock · 30-04-2021 12:09pm

gmisk wrote: »

Top notch episode 2.
Kinda glad it's weekly, Winslet is terrific

She's an amazing actress, that scene when she was talking to the therapist about her grandson was an an incredible piece of acting.

30-04-2021 1:12pm

Episode 2 was excellent, can't wait for the next!

JP Liz V1 · 30-04-2021 2:43pm

I think Jean Smart also adds to any show she is involved in

30-04-2021 5:56pm

I'd love to be able to watch all the episodes together, loved the first 2, can't wait for the next one.

SimonTemplar · 30-04-2021 9:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd love to be able to watch all the episodes together, loved the first 2, can't wait for the next one.

Yeah, it's the perfect show for a rainy Sunday binge. It's bloody brilliant though. Really impressed by Winslet.

Mad_maxx · 01-05-2021 9:47am

Cina wrote: »

Kate Winslet looks like a Rough granny? You need to go to Specsavers pal!

shes completely unglamorous in this

stargazer 68 · 01-05-2021 9:50am

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd love to be able to watch all the episodes together, loved the first 2, can't wait for the next one.

Watched the 2 last night. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one. Kate Winslet really is excellent. Guy Pierce character is a bit dodgy imo.

Agent Coulson · 03-05-2021 10:22am

Great job this week not dragging out that ending for a couple of episodes like a lot of shows would have done.

extra gravy · 03-05-2021 11:46am

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-04-29/mare-of-easttown-hbo-kate-winslet-accent-dialect-coach%3f_amp=true

Interesting article about the difficulty of the Southeastern PA accent and how Winslet mastered it. Makes her performance even more impressive.

PokeHerKing · 03-05-2021 11:50am

extra gravy wrote: »

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-04-29/mare-of-easttown-hbo-kate-winslet-accent-dialect-coach%3f_amp=true

Interesting article about the difficulty of the Southeastern PA accent and how Winslet mastered it. Makes her performance even more impressive.

I thought originally the way she was pronouncing her O'hs was weird but soon realised it must be a trait of the area theyre in. Similar to the way Canadians say aboot.

Madelyn · 03-05-2021 1:35pm

Watched 15 mins and turned it off.. Terrible show or so I thought. Having read this thread Im going to start it again and watch all the first episode.

Madelyn · 03-05-2021 1:38pm

Cina wrote: »

Kate Winslet looks like a Rough granny? You need to go to Specsavers pal!

She looks rough in this tbh.. not a nice person at all. We are used to seeing her all glammed up. I think lots of people still think of her in the titanic.. No one stays young forever.

Lucas Hood · 04-05-2021 12:37am

Watched first 2 episodes tonight. Decent enough.

I feel like I've seen something very similar story wise to this recently though. I can't remember what exactly.

TomTomTim · 04-05-2021 8:15am

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Watched first 2 episodes tonight. Decent enough.

I feel like I've seen something very similar story wise to this recently though. I can't remember what exactly.

Some of it is ripped off from Happy Valley. Mainly the protagonists character and the whole backstory of her bringing up her grandchild because her own child committed suicide.

I've found this incredibly dull so far. 3 hours of boredom with not a whole lot going on plot wise. I doubt I'll finish it unless I hear it's gotten a lot better.

Cina · 04-05-2021 9:33am

Evan Peters plays a great drunk!

I thought the last scene seemed very off, though. Like one minute she's at the bar and the next we're supposed to believe that she managed to slip the drugs into the car, knowing that she would be pulled over and that they'd be found? Also for such a supposedly excellent detective, stealing heroin with specific tags on it, from a case her own chief investigated, and forging the documents - was an incredibly dumb thing to do. A really silly moment in an otherwise great show so far.

Hodors Appletart · 04-05-2021 9:40am

she tipped off the officers that stopped the child's mother was my take on it, she absolutely knew there would be a stop and search because she set the whole thing up.

It was incredibly stupid, but desperate people do very stupid things.

Tipsy McSwagger · 04-05-2021 3:38pm

I lasted up until the last 10 mins of the first episode. Just didn’t care for the main character and her annoying friends and family. Wish it was a bit darker and leave all the emo kids out of it.

alchemist33 · 04-05-2021 11:37pm

Found episode 1 a bit slow and depressing but really enjoyed 2 and 3.
Some random thoughts -
So many Irish surnames. I suppose there must still be places like this in NE USA.
I can see why Gardai have to be stationed away from their home. How can she do a job when she seems to be related to or at least know either the victims or perpetrators?
That was some swerve at the end of ep 3. Hard to know how the story will progress now.
Life looks miserable there

Homelander · 06-05-2021 9:38am

TomTomTim wrote: »

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I've found this incredibly dull so far. 3 hours of boredom with not a whole lot going on plot wise. I doubt I'll finish it unless I hear it's gotten a lot better.

It has 92%/93% on RT so far in terms of critics/audience, 87% audience approval on Google and 8.3/10 on IMDB, so I think it's doing what it set out to do extremely well so far.

I think it's perfectly fair enough to have that opinion, but realistically it's not going to get "better" for someone who finds it boring with nothing happening.

If anything I fear it will go slightly downhill as there's only so many twists, characters and shocking revelations a sleepy town can feasibly cater to.

A lot of solid shows fall down that hole of establishing an excellent base that starts to unravel as things move towards a conclusion. Equally plenty don't, so hopefully this'll be one of those that can hold the ship steady throughout.

So far so good, though, absolutely love it - probably my favourite show this year. Kate Winslet is incredible.

Lucas Hood · 06-05-2021 9:55am

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Watched first 2 episodes tonight. Decent enough.

I feel like I've seen something very similar story wise to this recently though. I can't remember what exactly.

The Undoing was what i was thinking of.

Watched ep 3 the other day. Pretty good i found don't like waiting week to week though.:mad:

Baybay · 06-05-2021 9:56am

Cina wrote: »

Evan Peters plays a great drunk!

So good!

Another poster wondered about the writer & his involvement with Kate, legitimately I think, as he’s a new guy in a town with a recent murder but I get nervous when Evan Peters appears on screen! Both as Zabel & also because the actor is an AHS alumni & I just can’t shake all the dubious roles he’s played on that!
But as Zabel, he’s amused that Mare knows or is related to everyone in town yet he seems to be local enough that he attended his high school reunion in the town. Did they just pick a random town to get together? Being older, maybe she wouldn’t remember him despite knowing everyone else? But he’d surely have heard of such reverence for a high school victory that was commemorated for Mare’s team?
I’m expecting more to Mr Zabel’s story!

Salty Crew · 06-05-2021 9:59am

Just to echo the above - I think it's a superb show. Loaded with interesting characters.

Perfectly respect if the show is not for you and find it boring, but don't agree at all that there's not much happening plot-wise. To name a few:

Murder investigation, who that baby's real father is, questions over the Priests past, Mare's personal demons, her history with another local missing person's case and questions over her ability to deal with the current investigation, the fight for her grandson's custody. Also, I'm starting to wonder about her partner. How he really solved that case that got him this gig. I think there could be something in that.

Hodors Appletart · 06-05-2021 10:27am

Baybay wrote: »

But as Zabel, he’s amused that Mare knows or is related to everyone in town yet he seems to be local enough that he attended his high school reunion in the town.

Just on this - my assumption was that Mare went out of town a bit, I don't think the Mother of the child lives in the same area?

I think the Chief said he'd been contacted by an outside jurisdiction about the stop and arrest.

LeakyLime · 06-05-2021 1:49pm

Absolutely love this series. Best I've watched in a long time. Kate Winslet is superb - she is just magnetic on screen.

Hard to wait for the next episode.

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