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  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    did nobody think to tell the makers that this was the last one of the series so they could film some sort of an ending? really disappointing
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Jed Mercurio is too good of a writer. This is definitely not the end of this story. 
     On what basis is he a good writer?

    A story with more holes in it than a pack of polos. Souless characters. Rushed storylines that make little sense. Poor attention to detail.... I could go on.

    I have never understood the hyperbole that follows this turkey of a series around.
    Dont go on, that's enough shit chatted
    If you've just watched another hour of it I can understand that sentiment
  • Cafctekkers
    Cafctekkers Posts: 1,254
    Still feel the whole H story line should have been wrapped up at the end of the previous series. Feels like it's been dragged out for another whole series for no real reason after that finale. 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Jed Mercurio is too good of a writer. This is definitely not the end of this story. 
     On what basis is he a good writer?

    A story with more holes in it than a pack of polos. Souless characters. Rushed storylines that make little sense. Poor attention to detail.... I could go on.

    I have never understood the hyperbole that follows this turkey of a series around.
    Dont go on, that's enough shit chatted
    If you've just watched another hour of it I can understand that sentiment
    Genuine question, if it's been shit since series 2 why have you wasted over 24 hours of your life on it? 
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Not been as underwhelmed as this since 5pm Saturday!!!
  • InspectorSands
    InspectorSands Posts: 5,188
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Jed Mercurio is too good of a writer. This is definitely not the end of this story. 
     On what basis is he a good writer?

    A story with more holes in it than a pack of polos. Souless characters. Rushed storylines that make little sense. Poor attention to detail.... I could go on.

    I have never understood the hyperbole that follows this turkey of a series around.
    Dont go on, that's enough shit chatted
    If you've just watched another hour of it I can understand that sentiment
    Genuine question, if it's been shit since series 2 why have you wasted over 24 hours of your life on it? 
     I have absolutely no idea. 
    Funny enough, my wife normally asks me a similar question when I get back from the Valley.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    I did enjoy Hastings criticism of Buckles' corruption/incompetence, more than a nod towards Boris I would say! 
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Jed Mercurio is too good of a writer. This is definitely not the end of this story. 
     On what basis is he a good writer?

    A story with more holes in it than a pack of polos. Souless characters. Rushed storylines that make little sense. Poor attention to detail.... I could go on.

    I have never understood the hyperbole that follows this turkey of a series around.
    Dont go on, that's enough shit chatted
    If you've just watched another hour of it I can understand that sentiment
    Genuine question, if it's been shit since series 2 why have you wasted over 24 hours of your life on it? 
     I have absolutely no idea. 
    Funny enough, my wife normally asks me a similar question when I get back from the Valley.
    Nowhere near the same thing. Fair enough both have ended in disappointment this weekend mind. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited May 2021
    clb74 said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    There is no way that's the end of it.  If Buckles is H, or the 4th man, I am a 20 goal a season striker. 
    Are you available next season?
    Only if I can play with my mate Omar :wink:
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    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Same as everyone else......wtf was that  ?

    Very poor episode & no way is Buckles the 4th man. JM must have something on the Director General as I cant see any other reason why they would let such a shit ending go out. 
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Maybe the twist is the shit ending
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
    Thats the point I think. Well that's my take on the series. The writer is saying police corruption carries on as normal.
    The corruption continues and gets swept under the carpet no matter what anti-corruption is in place.
    The writer wants people to look at police corruption.  
    There are lots of cases throughout LOD that mirror real life, not just the Stephen Lawrence case. 
    People can't wait to show the world their outrage on social media,  I think it was 21:55 on this thread when it started...gotta tell the world 1st coz I'm so important and my opinion needs to be heard 1st. 
    It's a TV show.
    Police corruption is real unfortunately

  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    I thought it was good BTW. To have a shitty copper from series 1 that everybody thought was just a stooge.
    It's them "bent bastards " that live amongst us.

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,977
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
    Thats the point I think. Well that's my take on the series. The writer is saying police corruption carries on as normal.
    The corruption continues and gets swept under the carpet no matter what anti-corruption is in place.
    The writer wants people to look at police corruption.  
    There are lots of cases throughout LOD that mirror real life, not just the Stephen Lawrence case. 
    People can't wait to show the world their outrage on social media,  I think it was 21:55 on this thread when it started...gotta tell the world 1st coz I'm so important and my opinion needs to be heard 1st. 
    It's a TV show.
    Police corruption is real unfortunately

    I don’t really want it that deep from a Sunday night tv show. Just a decent ending would be fine.
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
    Thats the point I think. Well that's my take on the series. The writer is saying police corruption carries on as normal.
    The corruption continues and gets swept under the carpet no matter what anti-corruption is in place.
    The writer wants people to look at police corruption.  
    There are lots of cases throughout LOD that mirror real life, not just the Stephen Lawrence case. 
    People can't wait to show the world their outrage on social media,  I think it was 21:55 on this thread when it started...gotta tell the world 1st coz I'm so important and my opinion needs to be heard 1st. 
    It's a TV show.
    Police corruption is real unfortunately

    I don’t really want it that deep from a Sunday night tv show. Just a decent ending would be fine.
    Listen to Jeds interviews over the years. He wants people to look into cases.
    It's deep I know and the ending didn't have the big chase or shootout people wanted but I liked how it turned out to be another one that not many guessed. Im Probably in the minority though that are satisfied 
  • That was a Charlton season of a finale.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    edited May 2021
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
    Thats the point I think. Well that's my take on the series. The writer is saying police corruption carries on as normal.
    The corruption continues and gets swept under the carpet no matter what anti-corruption is in place.
    The writer wants people to look at police corruption.  
    There are lots of cases throughout LOD that mirror real life, not just the Stephen Lawrence case. 
    People can't wait to show the world their outrage on social media,  I think it was 21:55 on this thread when it started...gotta tell the world 1st coz I'm so important and my opinion needs to be heard 1st. 
    It's a TV show.
    Police corruption is real unfortunately

    I don’t really want it that deep from a Sunday night tv show. Just a decent ending would be fine.
    Listen to Jeds interviews over the years. He wants people to look into cases.
    It's deep I know and the ending didn't have the big chase or shootout people wanted but I liked how it turned out to be another one that not many guessed. Im Probably in the minority though that are satisfied 
    I don't disagree that's what Jed wants and dropping in the real cases shows that. But he could still have done the shootout/big chase etc, because he has done that throughout and that's what got people gripped. I just think he got the ending wrong because its completely unsatisfied the majority. 
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  • The reveal that Buckles was a key coordinator for the OCG is like finding out that Graham Norton has been pulling the strings for Al Qaeda for the past 20 years.
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    That was a Charlton season of a finale.
    Perfect analogy! End of episode 5 was like back in the Premier League days when we used to sing "we're all going on a European Tour" throughout January and February.
    Tonight's episode was like the last day of the season home defeat to Fulham or whoever that just summed up how shit we'd been for the last couple of months!
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    The reveal that Buckles was a key coordinator for the OCG is like finding out that Graham Norton has been pulling the strings for Al Qaeda for the past 20 years.
    But he wasnt because there was no H. Tommy Hunter was the key man and since he got banged up it was simply OCGs running round with a bit of help from multiple police officers, one of which was Buckles. I personally didn't mind it being him, my disappointment purely came from the episode being flat. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Disappointed. 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    The build up to the interview with Buckles was like something they’d do for Comic Relief, with the big reveal being Mr Blobby or something shit like that in chair opposite. So much filler stuff, characters staring etc,

    The series still had a cracking couple of episodes that literally had the whole country talking about, and very few programmes get to that level. But that was a really poor season decider. Poor content and poorly shot. 
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    Way better alternative ending on here, for anyone who's not seen it:



  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,242
    I thought it was ok, blowing my mind how many people are losing their shit over it. Its set up for another season, still lots of questions that need answering. Like why didn't Steve and Kate not take Chloe out of a pint despite her blowing the whole case open time and time again and essentially carrying AC-12 the whole series. 

    Good news, Jo and her new gash got their happy ever after with a golden retriever, my main man Terry Boyle is away from the manipulative bastards that keep putting body parts next to his vienetta and trying to drown him. Steve is finally going to get the support he needs and hopefully some Cialis and Ted Hastings remains beyond reproach as a fine officer of the law upholding that law to the letter, the letter. I'm looking forward to a series of Carmichael smirking her way through interviews as AC-12 pursue ser Alliser Thorne with merciless intent in honour of Tony Gates, Lindsay Denton, Nurse Lee, John Corbett and sgt Danny Waldron. I also hope someone gets to that rancid old nonce Fairbank 

    It wasn't that bad, standards been set very high and there are plenty of question left to be answered 
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    MrLargo said:
    Way better alternative ending on here, for anyone who's not seen it:



    brilliant, so much better than tonight's episode
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    For a series which has railed against liars being promoted to our highest offices, and their ability to get away with it, it’s not surprising that it had an unsatisfying ending. Because they continue to get away with it…
    Thats the point I think. Well that's my take on the series. The writer is saying police corruption carries on as normal.
    The corruption continues and gets swept under the carpet no matter what anti-corruption is in place.
    The writer wants people to look at police corruption.  
    There are lots of cases throughout LOD that mirror real life, not just the Stephen Lawrence case. 
    People can't wait to show the world their outrage on social media,  I think it was 21:55 on this thread when it started...gotta tell the world 1st coz I'm so important and my opinion needs to be heard 1st. 
    It's a TV show.
    Police corruption is real unfortunately

    This was a drama programme though. Something to relax & enjoy. BBC2 has been running a documentary over the past 3 weeks (funnily enough titled "Bent Coppers - in the line of Duty") all about police corruption in the 70's & 80's. If you want to know about "real life" crime watch that. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    edited May 2021
    One thing I hate about all the final episodes of LOD is the "where are they now" bits....as if it's a real life crime programme. Tonight's took the biscuit with Jo, her dog & partner. They go skipping off into the AUTUMNAL sunset (lovely red & brown leaves everywhere) when we know that the investigation into Gail Vella's murder was only started in mid October 2020 & Hastings got his retirement papers about a month later (date on letter). God knows how long it took to wrap everything up, get Jo into WP and for her to find a new gf.......but it certainly wasn't before November !! 

    So if you are going to wrap everything up with a lovely bow at least make it credible.

    (Continuity is one of my bugbears... )