RTE's new 8 episode gangland drama with an all star cast.
AMC start date is September 9th I can't see a start date for RTE just a coming soon.
What "lad from the Savage Eye"? I had a look at the cast of the Savage Eye and I'm not sure who, or what, you are talking about. It's probably just me!
I think he means she was impersonating him.
Impersonating who?
Couldn’t think of his name - Mick the Bull, used to go on about “rriiddiinngg”. It reminded me of the mothers weird conversation at her son about riding. That was odd enough in ep 1 - but there seemed to be heavy hints that Michael is the dead son’s biological father, which makes the ‘the night you were conceived’ conversation even weirder.
I thought last weeks episode was enjoyable but had an idea this weeks would be very predictable, there was going to be a load of tears crying over the lad that got killed, which took up half the show and the next part them planning revenge. I had hoped there would be more character building. Frank coming out as being gay is that going to be worked in the story line or was it just for shock value?
There's still plenty of time for the show to mature but it looks to be following a set of guidelines that appears in other gangster shows.
Also I don't think it's shot very well, the lighting is awful in parts or maybe drab and depressing is the style they want.
So far as a crime/gangster drama it's very boring. The amount of screen time given to Amanda when she's just a bit player in the family is just crazy. If 90% of the sopranos was set at home with Carmella fawning over AJ and crying and barely any of the crime/Mafia side, it wouldn't have gotten passed the first 2 episodes.
I have a theory about this, it's widely rumoured in discussions about Irish gangland that it was the mother of one of the high profile victims who bankrolled and directed the revenge attacks. I could easily see a scenario in which Amanda gets fed up of waiting for the family to respond and goes on some kind of solo run. So far the show is taking a number of cues from rumours about real-life developments in recent Irish gangland feuds, it wouldn't surprise me if this was the route they went down - particularly if Jimmy or Michael gets himself shot during an attempted reprisal.
John Boy protecting Hughie same as Frank protecting Eric the Viking, I can see Jimmy or the missus Amanda going after both Frank and Eric
Kweeeeeeeeeeeeelon Moore , hate the way he says the name
"Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaares Riiiiiiiiiiidin" ,every episode, you wouldn't get away with that sort of scene now
I feel like Jimmy is disposable. Michael is not. Amanda is not. Frank is not. Viking is, but they will get mileage out of him first.
For me Claire Dunne is the mvp as Amanda, great acting
I'm enjoying it
It is miles better than some shite RTE has put out before
Just on the background music - completely forgettable.
Nah, she's annoying.
Speaks too slow. Like Tommy from Love/Hate after his brain damage.
You can see the AMC influence in this. You'd think 30% of the population of Dublin are black.
I think you're 100% on the money here and the hinted romantic past with Mikey will be her webs to control the action with... there's a sense that he was the real hard-man of the family before his arrest and you can see him being set up to be so again but dancing to her tune rather than his uncle's.
Like watching paint dry.
The blurry camera shots are starting to annoy me. I’m not expecting a love letter to Dublin or anything, but it’s always good to spot certain landmarks in Dublin dramas and I know where exactly a scene is being shot. You can barely even see the background half of the time.
Having said that, I did find it mildly amusing when Frank was in the car with Eamon and they were approaching the East Link toll bridge and he goes “this isn’t the way to the airport”. Yes, it is - go over the toll bridge and take the Port Tunnel 😁
Early Love/Hate was dreadful, amateur hour .......there was an early episode on Rte2 last night, it was laughably bad compared to what it later became ........if you've ever seen Boyzone's first ever tv appearance (late late show I think) ........that was series 1 and 2 of L/H 🤣
The bull
John Connors was a great character too in love/hate.
Don’t forget the women too in love/hate, the brothel Madame that nidge was banging, the hit woman who shot Darren, Darren sister, siobhan, all great characters.
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Really? I don't think he had to stretch himself too much to play that role.
Michael seems to be responsible for his kids mothers death going by what was said last night, guess that will come out in later episodes.
I know it can't be all shooting every minute but it was a bit slow compared to the opening episode.
Frank getting his lolly licked by the barman was a bit random unless its setting up a scenario where his sexuality will be used to blackmail him.
Dam. Had high hopes for this but its shocking.
A generic poorly written script and dialogue so far, and some surprisingly shoddy and nonchalant acting from what is a solid cast.
The only saving grace was some amazing visuals and camera work in episode 1.
Good production values and cinematography but the story really is grim and cliched. At least love hate had some lighter moments and characters
Maybe you'd be better off with something less gritty, like Nationwide perhaps?
It's all just opinions but for me the character that was Nidge carried it somewhat till he made the show his own......L/H was fast paced from the beginning something this show is lacking but the accusations thrown at Kin were all there also, some terrible dialogue wooden acting and not very believable gangland 'baddies'
I was actually hoping for Bill Whelan......
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