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Bad writing

posted 7 years ago by sabita (20)
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I have seen some scenes in this series where you end up shouting" Oh, come on!" at the screen as they do not have any ring of truth about them. I know that it's a drama, but lapses in writing can let the whole thing down. Possible spoilers for those who have not seen it yet.

1. In the first episode, Laura's sister, Katy is allowed to walk into Laura's flat while the police forensic team are looking for evidence. Katy is supposed to be an intelligent professional woman and yet she makes this boneheaded move. For a start, there should have been a police officer outside to stop her.

2. Laura writes on social media that she has been raped, publicly naming Andrew. She is allowed to continue to work as a teacher AND and she even carries on teaching his son!!!No school would allow that to happen. At the very least, she would be asked to go on leave.

3. Andrew is told by the investigating officer, Vanessa, that he may have heard that the Crown Prosecution Service have decided not to prosecute him. I am almost certain that he would have been informed officially by letter and or email. No way would it be done by word of mouth.

[–] Camdog (14) 7 years ago

Not to mention when the girl is pregnant and goes to the hospital, Laura contacts the boyfriend and not the father. My wife is a teacher and she just sat there shaking her head at how this situation was not only handled incorrectly, but that no teacher would take that risk, they would do it 100% by the book.

[–] Popcorn Kernel (2368) 7 years ago

The girl was 16 and I think in the UK that is no longer a minor in terms of medical decisions. So the doctors do not need parental consent to treat a 16 year old and they are not obligated to tell the parent about her medical condition. So the girl was legally able to choose who she wanted to notify and Laura went along with the girl's choice. Laura was going by the book, it's just different laws she is going by.

[–] heyteegs (1207) 2 years ago

I do agree there were many moments throughout both seasons where I was in disbelief at the protagonists actions (unlocked windows notwithstanding) but ultimately there were so many twists and turns in the plot that I was riveted. In terms of a viewer wondering who the murderer is, I thought the writing was excellent although I did wonder how I (as a writer) would rewrite those cringy parts. I usually think of that as I watch something but this series had a lot going on all the time so I had to pay attention.