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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 1, 2019 16:59:38 GMT
There is something significant about the 'hotel receptionist' - you don't get that much screentime without a purpose. Wish I could have seen what was being typed into the screen.
He lied about the toilet and I don't believe a chain hotel like that would let someone stay there when they clearly couldn't pay...
More to come there - I am thinking surveillance by someone for some (sinister) motive
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Apr 1, 2019 17:16:51 GMT
There is something significant about the 'hotel receptionist' - you don't get that much screentime without a purpose. Wish I could have seen what was being typed into the screen. He lied about the toilet and I don't believe a chain hotel like that would let someone stay there when they clearly couldn't pay... Yeah I feel the same! I was sat too far away from t'telly to see what was being typed, but luckily we have iPlayer... {Spoiler - click to view}  |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 1, 2019 17:17:51 GMT
Thanks for the screen cap
Still think there is more to come from this part of the narrative
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Post by basi1faw1ty on Apr 1, 2019 17:19:56 GMT
Yeah, totally. This is my first dive into LOD, and apart from losing my mind with all those abbreviations, I managed to stay glued to the screen.
Some things didn't make sense, obvs cos I've just gotten into it, but I am kinda invested now.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 1, 2019 17:20:49 GMT
All you need do is find 24 hours to catch up on all the previous episodes before next Sunday!
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Post by alece10 on Apr 1, 2019 18:02:15 GMT
I only discovered Line of Duty at the last series so quite a newby.
I am now going back and watching the old series. Just finished series 1.
The latest series seems to be just as good and it's certainly a must see programme.
Oh the police love their abbreviations don't they. Half the time they don't know themselves what they mean and they are meant be be signed up to the plain English speaking campaign!!!
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Post by BoOverall on Apr 1, 2019 18:22:47 GMT
Oh this is just SO good. I only jumped in at the last series (what a treat that was) but am also now watching from Series 1.
So many little things dangling here and there to draw you in, to make you over-analyse and wonder,......great fun.
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Post by peggs on Apr 1, 2019 18:49:51 GMT
It's taken me 24 hours to finally remember what happened last season, I was getting them all mixed up in my head and didn't have time to re-watch. Watching last night applied {Spoiler - click to view}
'don't get attached to anyone in the first five minutes, they won't survive'
wasn't far off.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 1, 2019 20:03:48 GMT
Thanks for the screen cap Still think there is more to come from this part of the narrative This could be stretching it, but him trying to get rid of some evidence but blocking the loo perhaps? Gah, I refuse to believe Ted is one of them |
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Post by Backdrifter on Apr 1, 2019 22:28:37 GMT
Thanks for the screen cap Still think there is more to come from this part of the narrative This could be stretching it, but him trying to get rid of some evidence but blocking the loo perhaps? Gah, I refuse to believe Ted is one of them So do I, and excellent use of 'gah' by the way. I like a 'gah'. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Apr 1, 2019 22:58:28 GMT
If Ted was corrupt, surely he wouldn't be in financial difficulty...
Unless he is hiding the cash so that he can disappear into the sunset at a later date without having to worry about his police pension..
Or are we just being subject to misdirection?
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Post by dlevi on Apr 2, 2019 6:43:57 GMT
I've loved this show from the start but the initials drive me nuts. Sometimes there are lines of dialogue which contain at least three abbreviations and I have to wonder what the actors do on the set? Do they crack up ? How many retakes do they do? Does anyone ever say to Jed: "Can't we just use the actual words? Please? " In the end it doesn't matter it's al so gorgeously and intricately plotted by the time we get to the final episode we probably won't remember the initial crime which started the chain of events in the first place.
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Post by happysooz on Apr 2, 2019 7:23:40 GMT
Is this the show that had a strong first season, and then season two ended so bafflingly that the BBC issued an explanation?
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 2, 2019 12:53:42 GMT
I can’t believe that Hastings will end up being H / corrupt.
What about Kate though? I mean, she seems suspicious of Hastings - i was thinking maybe she’s an AC12 UCO (using the lingo 😄 ) being used to spy on AC12 iteself, but maybe she’s actually even shadier than that?
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Post by martello736 on Apr 3, 2019 12:12:47 GMT
I think the references to Steve's back are because in the last series we saw Balaclava Man, played by Neil from the Swindon branch of Wernham Hogg from The Office, throw him down a flight of stairs. At the conclusion of series 4 he was still in a wheelchair and unsure how much if any mobility he would have going forward.
I also think it's interesting that in the time since the last series, Kate has become a DI, hence Steve calling her "ma'am". If I remember rightly, in series 4 there was a scene where Ted agreed to back Steve over Kate for a DI promotion as he had more experience than her, so I feel like there's going to be a massive argument at some point in which exposition about what's happened between series and how this has happened is thrown in.
I'm really enjoying this series so far, I think series 4 will always be my favourite as it starred the fabulous Thandie Newton, but this one seems really exciting and a break from the usual format of "corrupt DCI, Kate goes undercover, her cover gets blown at an inopportune moment" etc.
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