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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 12, 2021 10:16:25 GMT
I'm going for John Corbett, Ste Graham's character. Fits in nicely with his wife, Arnott's drugs, Hastings
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 12, 2021 10:58:24 GMT
I'm going for John Corbett, Ste Graham's character. Fits in nicely with his wife, Arnott's drugs, Hastings Wouldn't Corbett have shown up on the police database? Didn't they say it was a nominal? Although I think Corbett was wiped from the database for his undercover operation so it would make sense if it was him. |
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Post by peggs on Apr 18, 2021 21:08:28 GMT
Apparently shouting at the tv doesn't make people change what they are doing no matter how many times you say 'what are you doing, get out of there'.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 18, 2021 21:08:30 GMT
Eek. That's a cliffhanger.
Glad my Tommy Hunter hunch was right
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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 18, 2021 21:16:29 GMT
Eek. That's a cliffhanger. Glad my Tommy Hunter hunch was right Mine too, had to be him! Another great episode. Hope that smug Ryan git is dead, haha. And I wish the BBC commentators wouldn't talk over the end credits! |
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 18, 2021 21:22:27 GMT
I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things in Line of Duty. But why on Earth did Kate wait until she was there to phone Steve? For an undercover officer she is remarkably easy to dupe!
Jimmy Nesbitt! So many thoughts. Northern Irish, a Corbett/Ted connection?
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Post by stagebyte on Apr 18, 2021 21:27:23 GMT
So fabulous bit of misdirection there with the end face off.
Kate is as bent as they come. Meeting in some abandoned god forsaken hole - She’s not stupid. She knew a confrontation with Ryan was coming. What was all the yelling between them and ‘last chance’ stuff about? SHOOT HIM
And the scooby doo confession by Ryan he confessed to murdering Maneet and Corbett. Why didn’t he just shoot her? Doesn’t seem like a cold blooded killer’s MO to have a conversation first
Side note:
Disappointed with the Tommy Hunter connection as too obvious but I was obviously suffering with a classic case of LOD overthinking there.
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Post by peggs on Apr 18, 2021 21:29:07 GMT
I fear it went the other way. Though yes he's so smug that would be satisfying. I really should have re-watched all of the other series as I'm pretty lost every time someone from the past pops up trying to remember who they were/what they did.
I don't really get why Kate believed Jo was on the level, our previous bent coppers have generally not been out and out criminals but someone who did something and got blackmailed and then it spiralled out of control so why couldn't that have happened to Jo?
It's the annoying smug cops at the top that I really want brought down.
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Post by peggs on Apr 18, 2021 21:33:22 GMT
So fabulous bit of misdirection there with the end face off. Kate is as bent as they come. Meeting in some abandoned god forsaken hole - She’s not stupid. She knew a confrontation with Ryan was coming. What was all the yelling between them and ‘last chance’ stuff about? SHOOT HIM And the scooby doo confession by Ryan he confessed to murdering Maneet and Corbett. Why didn’t he just shoot her? Doesn’t seem like a cold blooded killer’s MO to have a conversation first Side note: Disappointed with the Tommy Hunter connection as too obvious but I was obviously suffering with a classic case of LOD overthinking there. Ohhhhhh, I did rather wonder that. In my tv rantings did query why anyone would meet in a disused lorry park if it wasn't for criminal activity. So if it is Kate, or in fact was any of them would that have been the plan right from the start of series one do we think or something that developed. JM is a man for detail isn't he? And I hate it when things get shoe horned in later that then make earlier stuff non sensical. I suppose if it is Kate then it means I have whole episodes more to wonder why my hair doesn't look as amazing as hers. Unrelated by why does Hastings wear uniform and no one else? Is it cos he's old school? |
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 18, 2021 21:35:18 GMT
So fabulous bit of misdirection there with the end face off. Kate is as bent as they come. Meeting in some abandoned god forsaken hole - She’s not stupid. She knew a confrontation with Ryan was coming. What was all the yelling between them and ‘last chance’ stuff about? SHOOT HIM And the scooby doo confession by Ryan he confessed to murdering Maneet and Corbett. Why didn’t he just shoot her? Doesn’t seem like a cold blooded killer’s MO to have a conversation first Side note: Disappointed with the Tommy Hunter connection as too obvious but I was obviously suffering with a classic case of LOD overthinking there. I'm reminded of The Incredibles, where a big point is made of the villain monologuing purely so that the hero has a chance to escape. We've seen Ryan kill in cold blood, but now he just has to get into a slanging match with Kate because... Also does it bother anyone else that seemingly no officer can shoot to maim? Every single time there are shots fired, criminals who could have huge amounts of information die before help can get to them. AC12 of all people should know how to shoot to maim not kill! |
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Post by stagebyte on Apr 18, 2021 21:41:51 GMT
So fabulous bit of misdirection there with the end face off. Kate is as bent as they come. Meeting in some abandoned god forsaken hole - She’s not stupid. She knew a confrontation with Ryan was coming. What was all the yelling between them and ‘last chance’ stuff about? SHOOT HIM And the scooby doo confession by Ryan he confessed to murdering Maneet and Corbett. Why didn’t he just shoot her? Doesn’t seem like a cold blooded killer’s MO to have a conversation first Side note: Disappointed with the Tommy Hunter connection as too obvious but I was obviously suffering with a classic case of LOD overthinking there. I'm reminded of The Incredibles, where a big point is made of the villain monologuing purely so that the hero has a chance to escape. We've seen Ryan kill in cold blood, but now he just has to get into a slanging match with Kate because... Also does it bother anyone else that seemingly no officer can shoot to maim? Every single time there are shots fired, criminals who could have huge amounts of information die before help can get to them. AC12 of all people should know how to shoot to maim not kill! Yes shoot them in the legs! Too much info is lost. Ryan saying ‘you should’ve took the transfer Kate’ Yelling lots of yelling ‘you drop it’ ‘no you drop it’ Corbett - throat slit without a backward glance Maneet (new mother) dragged to her death and told to shut up before they slit her throat. It all seemed a little staged. Ryan doesn’t strike me as a face off type more a sneak up behind you type! |
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Post by peggs on Apr 18, 2021 21:44:22 GMT
This is why I don't have theories, I read something and go 'that sound convincing' and then someone says someone else and i immediately believe that. It does mean things come as lovely surprises.
I think that about police in real life but don't they always short to kill on the basis that an assailant could still cause harm if you take out an arm or leg or something?
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 18, 2021 21:49:21 GMT
This is why I don't have theories, I read something and go 'that sound convincing' and then someone says someone else and i immediately believe that. It does mean things come as lovely surprises. I think that about police in real life but don't they always short to kill on the basis that an assailant could still cause harm if you take out an arm or leg or something? That's tricky. Only if there is an immediate and credible threat to life. I doubt if someone with a bullet in their leg would be able to do much before another officer tackled them to the ground. Obviously it makes for better telly, shooting criminals indiscriminately, but at this stage I'm not surprised AC12 are getting shut down the amount of shootings, Steve's affairs and The Caddy. Oh and that's before we even get into the fact that Jo Davidson is the product of incest! A line about homozygosity means that Tommy Hunter was related to Jo's mother! Incidentally isn't Anna Maxwell Martin brilliant? Barely ten minutes screen time and she steals the episode with her sneery superiority. |
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Post by stagebyte on Apr 18, 2021 22:14:00 GMT
Love AMM she’s just ICE COLD.
Anyone else frustrated by the end though? I’m so used to bingeing shows. A week is a very long time (to discover Kate’s not dead)
Will be quite sad to see the end of Ryan. The actor playing him has done a brilliant job. I’ll miss his dead eyed serial killer stare 😂
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Post by stagebyte on Apr 18, 2021 22:17:38 GMT
Love AMM she’s just ICE COLD. Anyone else frustrated by the end though? I’m so used to bingeing shows. A week is a very long time (to discover Kate’s not dead) Will be quite sad to see the end of Ryan. The actor playing him has done a brilliant job. I’ll miss his dead eyed serial killer stare 😂 So looking forward to James Nesbitt joining the cast. Anyone think he’s connected to Ted’s past? That was some long lingering look at an old training photo Ted was giving. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 19, 2021 8:59:21 GMT
I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things in Line of Duty. But why on Earth did Kate wait until she was there to phone Steve? For an undercover officer she is remarkably easy to dupe! Jimmy Nesbitt! So many thoughts. Northern Irish, a Corbett/Ted connection? Thought Jo and Ryan were under surveillance |
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 19, 2021 10:33:31 GMT
I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things in Line of Duty. But why on Earth did Kate wait until she was there to phone Steve? For an undercover officer she is remarkably easy to dupe! Jimmy Nesbitt! So many thoughts. Northern Irish, a Corbett/Ted connection? Thought Jo and Ryan were under surveillance That's true, but even then it still seems very lax to assume. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 19, 2021 11:55:20 GMT
Thought Jo and Ryan were under surveillance That's true, but even then it still seems very lax to assume. I was doing a Peggs and shouting at the screen to get out of there also |
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Post by peggs on Apr 19, 2021 18:16:56 GMT
I can suspend my disbelief for a lot of things in Line of Duty. But why on Earth did Kate wait until she was there to phone Steve? For an undercover officer she is remarkably easy to dupe! Jimmy Nesbitt! So many thoughts. Northern Irish, a Corbett/Ted connection? Thought Jo and Ryan were under surveillance Didn't seem to stop him pulling a gun on her last week and no one noticing? I can't actually remember why AMM was in the last series apart from the fact that you really didn't want to be anywhere near her. |
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Post by lynette on Apr 19, 2021 18:30:53 GMT
The surveillance was stopped as soon as that wonderful bag Anna Maxwell Martin appeared - what a performance, next stop pantomime villain Palladium, appeared..she had it ordered from the big boss who is obviously crooked as hell.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 19, 2021 20:32:24 GMT
Thought Jo and Ryan were under surveillance Didn't seem to stop him pulling a gun on her last week and no one noticing? I can't actually remember why AMM was in the last series apart from the fact that you really didn't want to be anywhere near her. She is superior in rank to Ted, which is why she had to interview him when he was under suspicion. |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 19, 2021 21:06:55 GMT
I need to double up on my blood pressure tablets on Sunday.
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Post by peggs on Apr 19, 2021 21:29:27 GMT
The surveillance was stopped as soon as that wonderful bag Anna Maxwell Martin appeared - what a performance, next stop pantomime villain Palladium, appeared..she had it ordered from the big boss who is obviously crooked as hell. But that was after he'd pulled the gun wasn't it or are we to think what they thought was surveillance had actually been infilitrated earlier? I assume all bosses are corrupt now, it's faster and has a high success rate. |
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 20, 2021 9:09:06 GMT
I'm not sure I like the blurring of fact and fiction. First Savile, who may be considered fair game, and now poor Stephen Lawrence and Christopher Alder being combined into one character, which felt insensitive and clumsy.
If Jed Mercurio wants to go down that route, then he should go down that route, but do it properly, rather than as a subplot of a subplot.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Apr 20, 2021 11:29:44 GMT
I'm not sure I like the blurring of fact and fiction. First Savile, who may be considered fair game, and now poor Stephen Lawrence and Christopher Alder being combined into one character, which felt insensitive and clumsy. If Jed Mercurio wants to go down that route, then he should go down that route, but do it properly, rather than as a subplot of a subplot. I'm the other way with those stories, I think it good they are being talked about. I think it is good a writer of Jed Mercurio's calibre is writing around the stories though I can see why they would give some reservations. |
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