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Hugely overrated show!!!


I just don't get why everyone is raving about this - this is NOT a good show!! Boring, unbelievable, unrealistic, there is no chemistry between the characters, the lead guy is bland, old, boring - and the singing and dancing gets old in a hurry!!!
I wanted to like this - I usually LOVE this kind of thing, esp. when it's a British production, but this? Meh....

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There are some elements that aren't that clear, I suppose, or not that believable, but as a whole, I really loved it.

Watched all six episodes in a row, and I'll gladly watch them again.

Compelling, well acted, decent story, a good hook, it has it all!


L'Amour est mort, vive la Haïne

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The leads have amazing chemistry. Stellan and Nicola, fantastic. Don't know what you were watching!

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Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree, then!!

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I for one was underwhelmed after a promising first episode.

It's that man again!!

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I just don't get why everyone is raving about this - this is NOT a good show!! Boring, unbelievable, unrealistic, there is no chemistry between the characters, the lead guy is bland, old, boring - and the singing and dancing gets old in a hurry!!!


I guess Abi Morgan could have cast her male lead through the agency that has the Calvin Klein account. Perhaps less "romance" I.E. singing and dancing - and more on-screen copulation? Maybe John Woo can be persuaded to direct a Spin-Off about a terrorist assault on Police HQ which River, now a John Mclane-type action hero, repels, winning the heart of the fair maid Rosa. Yippee Ki Yay!!


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What a witty, clever comment! Not.

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Actually, it really was the best comment I've read in weeks. Sucks to be you me thinks.

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Me thinks you are right on, DerrrrDerp.

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a solid 6. completely forgettable.

HUGE SPOILER: when you get to the end you won't even care, you'll just be glad it's over.

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2 episodes in and something is missing.

Finding it hard to pick up again as I can't seem to get invested in the story and suspend disbelief for a character that is unstable publicly and still has his job.

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Disagree. Easily one of the best crime dramas to date. Most of your remarks about the show seem kind of superficial but whatever, to each their own.

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