Bodyguard
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The BBC enforcing a right wing stereotype?Valley11 said:I also found the ‘sneaky Muslim woman’ ending to be in really poor taste. Yes it’s a drama but Muslim women have got enough on their plates at the moment without a mainstream television programme watched by millions reinforcing the right wing stereotype.
It was a bit crass imo.
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Blimey, nowt as strange as folk as they say1
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I'm surprised there is a whole thread for this when it was being discussed on the 'new tv series' thread for weeks.
Enjoyed it for what it was. enjoyed the tense moment on the train in the first episode and the cutting of the wire tense bit in the last ep and bits in between. some of it was totally ridiculous, but enjoyed it anyway. Even though I am convinced about a second series I still was holding my breath as he was cutting the wires as a bit of me thought he would explode.
Killing Eve is better though.1 -
Really ?Valley11 said:I also found the ‘sneaky Muslim woman’ ending to be in really poor taste. Yes it’s a drama but Muslim women have got enough on their plates at the moment without a mainstream television programme watched by millions reinforcing the right wing stereotype.
It was a bit crass imo.
Makes a change for the brains behind the bomb not to turn out to be a middle aged white man.5 -
All of the above.Covered End said:I enjoyed it, but the script had so many holes in it.
As if they'd let a bloke with a bomb walk miles through London ffs.
Also, why did they need walkie talkies, when they could hear each other perfectly well ?
Why did they not stand back when he was deactivating the bomb, sticking on crocodile clips and cutting the first wire ?
But they all stood back when cutting the second wire ? And on and on.
Plus why would the corrupt chief super Craddock not stay around and make sure Budd was shot after the order came through. She handed over to Deepak ?
Must of been her tea break.
The fact that "the weak Muslim woman" was an engineer and the bomb maker was a clever twist and will be applauded by feminists for showing a strong women character. (Even if she was an evil deluded terrorist)
Bizarrely, I still enjoyed the series, even though the script had more holes than a Colandar.1 -
In the context of the drama the implausibility of the Muslim woman Nadiya revealing herself at the end as an engineer and expert bomb maker is the idea that whatever 'Islamist' group she supposedly belonged to would have been willing to lose that expertise by allowing her to blow herself up as a suicide bomber in the first episode; rather than her 'husband', who simply disappears from the plot after the first couple of episodes?Valley11 said:I also found the ‘sneaky Muslim woman’ ending to be in really poor taste. Yes it’s a drama but Muslim women have got enough on their plates at the moment without a mainstream television programme watched by millions reinforcing the right wing stereotype.
It was a bit crass imo.1 -
She's coming back in the next series.....Weegie Addick said:Lost its way after Keeley Hawes was bumped off.
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Episode 2 and 4 were my favourite.0
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Agreed, who started it? Should have been closed by mods straight away...suzisausage said:I'm surprised there is a whole thread for this when it was being discussed on the 'new tv series' thread for weeks.
Enjoyed it for what it was. enjoyed the tense moment on the train in the first episode and the cutting of the wire tense bit in the last ep and bits in between. some of it was totally ridiculous, but enjoyed it anyway. Even though I am convinced about a second series I still was holding my breath as he was cutting the wires as a bit of me thought he would explode.
Killing Eve is better though.1 -
I did half expect the happy family car to blow up as it drove off into the sunset.
Glad we didn't hear at the end the continuity announcer say "Bodyguard will return next year..." No loose ends and like the superb Night Manager no need for a second series.2 - Sponsored links:
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Saw an interview last night where Jed Mercurio said they were thinking about continuing for another 2 to 3 seasons. Filming middle of next year.0
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Why is it when suspects are being questioned they always seem to spill the beans and admit to everything. Not just the ridiculous scenes in The Bodyguard but in most American cop shows like CSI , At the end of the day it's unimaginative , lazy writing and it just ends up looking like Scooby Doo for adults.4
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So the brains behind the bomb plot was old Mr Robinson from the abandoned funfair after all...Bedsaddick said:Why is it when suspects are being questioned they always seem to spill the beans and admit to everything. Not just the ridiculous scenes in The Bodyguard but in most American cop shows like CSI , At the end of the day it's unimaginative , lazy writing and it just ends up looking like Scooby Doo for adults.
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Apologies, my fault. I’m about a thousand posts behind on that thread so hadn’t realised :-(suzisausage said:I'm surprised there is a whole thread for this when it was being discussed on the 'new tv series' thread for weeks.
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She's coming back in the next series.....Weegie Addick said:Lost its way after Keeley Hawes was bumped off.
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....and he would have got away with it if it wasn't for you pesky meddling kids!2
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Been a good series but be honest the last episode was completely unbelievable. So daft in fact I almost stopped watching.
If you are going to pretend it is a serious piece of drama don't have a James Bond ending.1 -
I liked it but also found it a bit crappy. I filed it under entertainment rather than drama. I still enjoyed it though.2
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The fact that the bodyguard was the only one wearing a seatbelt, the driver looked sober when shown leaving the hotel, before a test revealed he was 4 times over the limit. The Princess told her friend she had news she was going to reveal in days about her relationship to a Muslim sitting besides her in the car who also died as well as the driver.
And surprise, surprise; the bodyguard lives, but has amnesia !
This would never happen in real life.
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and the paps following them stood by and took photos instead of helping.......soapboxsam said:The fact that the bodyguard was the only one wearing a seatbelt, the driver looked sober when shown leaving the hotel, before a test revealed he was 4 times over the limit. The Princess told her friend she had news she was going to reveal in days about her relationship to a Muslim sitting besides her in the car who also died as well as the driver.
And surprise, surprise; the bodyguard lives, but has amnesia !
This would never happen in real life.
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Like others I found this enjoyable, undemanding Sunday night viewing and agree that is was refreshing to see a 'proper' conclusion to a programme of this type for a change.3
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did they clarify who targeted his kids school?0
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Jimmy Saville7
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The Muslim girl in custodyMrOneLung said:did they clarify who targeted his kids school?
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odds slashed on being the next Bond apparently. Agreed thought he was a decent actorValleyGary said:Ending was a bit weak, the Muslim bird actually being a wrongen isn’t much of a dramatic twist. Thought the main character played his part well.
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The muslim terrorists (woman in the first episode).MrOneLung said:did they clarify who targeted his kids school?
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Too short and he's Scottish, you can't have a Scot playing Bond...cafcfan1990 said:
odds slashed on being the next Bond apparently. Agreed thought he was a decent actorValleyGary said:Ending was a bit weak, the Muslim bird actually being a wrongen isn’t much of a dramatic twist. Thought the main character played his part well.
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Gave up with it after the third episode. Started watching the fourth and asked myself do I really care? Answer was no, so switched it off. Problem is I'm quite picky about series's, I have to like the characters or at least enjoy them. Also they have a tendancy to go on for an age (script starts to suffer) with a possibility of another series. Much prefer a good film to a good series.0
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He was brutal in the first series of Happy Valley but I think his voice is a bit effeminate for Bond. However it's 2018 and we have a female Dr Who so anything goes now!JessieAddick said:
I also think he's too short. Having watched McMafia earlier this year I think James Norton would be a slightly better choice than Richard Madden.Riviera said:
Too short and he's Scottish, you can't have a Scot playing Bond...cafcfan1990 said:
odds slashed on being the next Bond apparently. Agreed thought he was a decent actorValleyGary said:Ending was a bit weak, the Muslim bird actually being a wrongen isn’t much of a dramatic twist. Thought the main character played his part well.
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What was the deal with the security service guys, were they just a red herring?0
