I’m well behind here, but few weeks ago I decided to give Gangs of London a go. Wasn’t expecting anything too groundbreaking but figured it might be entertaining. A few points: 1) Crazily OTT fight scenes. Fine if you like that sort of thing. A bit silly though. 2) I’m willing to suspend disbelief, but at times, this show takes the piss. Ludicrous at times. 3) Series 1 had a decent storyline. Series 2 went downhill quickly. Series 3 was underwater. Feels increasingly like it’s been written by a 14 year old who gets a boner watching Bruce Lee films. 4) The Lale episode. No spoilers, but if you’ve seen it, you know the one I mean. Absolutely ridiculous to the point of being unintentionally hilarious. Felt like a fucked up tribute to Die Hard with a female twist written by someone who knows nothing about either Die Hard or women. Or writing.
Summary: Not great, but pretty well shot so it looks slick. Unfortunately, it’s unconvincing tosh and badly written. But if you like a bit of ultra-violent action without having to think too hard about what’s going on, it does the job I suppose.
I’m well behind here, but few weeks ago I decided to give Gangs of London a go. Wasn’t expecting anything too groundbreaking but figured it might be entertaining. A few points: 1) Crazily OTT fight scenes. Fine if you like that sort of thing. A bit silly though. 2) I’m willing to suspend disbelief, but at times, this show takes the piss. Ludicrous at times. 3) Series 1 had a decent storyline. Series 2 went downhill quickly. Series 3 was underwater. Feels increasingly like it’s been written by a 14 year old who gets a boner watching Bruce Lee films. 4) The Lale episode. No spoilers, but if you’ve seen it, you know the one I mean. Absolutely ridiculous to the point of being unintentionally hilarious. Felt like a fucked up tribute to Die Hard with a female twist written by someone who knows nothing about either Die Hard or women. Or writing.
Summary: Not great, but pretty well shot so it looks slick. Unfortunately, it’s unconvincing tosh and badly written. But if you like a bit of ultra-violent action without having to think too hard about what’s going on, it does the job I suppose.
Felt the same 3 episodes into series 1 and bailed! I keep getting told how great it is but can't for the life of me understand what people are seeing? Utter Guff.
I’m well behind here, but few weeks ago I decided to give Gangs of London a go. Wasn’t expecting anything too groundbreaking but figured it might be entertaining. A few points: 1) Crazily OTT fight scenes. Fine if you like that sort of thing. A bit silly though. 2) I’m willing to suspend disbelief, but at times, this show takes the piss. Ludicrous at times. 3) Series 1 had a decent storyline. Series 2 went downhill quickly. Series 3 was underwater. Feels increasingly like it’s been written by a 14 year old who gets a boner watching Bruce Lee films. 4) The Lale episode. No spoilers, but if you’ve seen it, you know the one I mean. Absolutely ridiculous to the point of being unintentionally hilarious. Felt like a fucked up tribute to Die Hard with a female twist written by someone who knows nothing about either Die Hard or women. Or writing.
Summary: Not great, but pretty well shot so it looks slick. Unfortunately, it’s unconvincing tosh and badly written. But if you like a bit of ultra-violent action without having to think too hard about what’s going on, it does the job I suppose.
Felt the same 3 episodes into series 1 and bailed! I keep getting told how great it is but can't for the life of me understand what people are seeing? Utter Guff.
Weird thing is, I kept watching it almost out of disbelief. 🤪 Glad I’m done with it. If they do a fourth series, I won’t bother. Life’s too short.
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1) Crazily OTT fight scenes. Fine if you like that sort of thing. A bit silly though.
2) I’m willing to suspend disbelief, but at times, this show takes the piss. Ludicrous at times.
3) Series 1 had a decent storyline. Series 2 went downhill quickly. Series 3 was underwater. Feels increasingly like it’s been written by a 14 year old who gets a boner watching Bruce Lee films.
4) The Lale episode. No spoilers, but if you’ve seen it, you know the one I mean. Absolutely ridiculous to the point of being unintentionally hilarious. Felt like a fucked up tribute to Die Hard with a female twist written by someone who knows nothing about either Die Hard or women. Or writing.
Summary: Not great, but pretty well shot so it looks slick. Unfortunately, it’s unconvincing tosh and badly written. But if you like a bit of ultra-violent action without having to think too hard about what’s going on, it does the job I suppose.
I keep getting told how great it is but can't for the life of me understand what people are seeing?
Utter Guff.
It's made me a bit gutted I haven't played the games first tbh.
Glad I’m done with it. If they do a fourth series, I won’t bother. Life’s too short.