Weak panel and to have the two thundercunts that are Piers Morgan and Nigel Farage on the same show...terrible decision. The BBC needs to stop inviting that grifting bigot Farage on so much.
I think it’s a pity this show has been cancelled. It’s a good cast and feels a solid continuation of the original run. I was a little less of a fan of the third season’s extended narrative, rather than standalone cases, but it still deserved to continue. Maybe it’ll get a second chance…
God, the discussion around Israel and Gaza was terrible. As usual, it was heavily weighted to sympathy for Israel deaths on October 7th (nobody ever talks about what prompted the attack October 7th) and a downplaying or glossing over of murdered Palestinians. If 1,000 deaths justifies 34,000 deaths in retaliation, what does 34, 000 deaths justify? Is a 34-fold escalation really a proportionate response by a nation merely "defending" itself? Grace was the only good panellist here.
Terrific fun and a really honest continuation of the original series. The vibe was fun but still competitive. I think my only criticsm is the presence of Barney Walsh, which just smacks of nepotism. I think Bradley Walsh is not a bad choice for presenter but they ought to have picked someone else for the second choice, someone with a different energy to bounce off, and preferably a woman.
On a different note, it's sad to see yet another innocuous TV show on here plagued by dipshits with a victim mentality having to moan about "woke" or "PC" stuff, even when it's not present.
Kind of a boring episode and, for the life of me, I can’t see how that guy runs a successful interior design business. He didn’t seem remotely creative and the interiors of the pub/hotel were bland and boring.
Monica was a right sweetheart
Good painting but Steve is not remotely as charming as his dad; he's kinda boring.
While admirable that he was on the right side of history (to some extent), I had to laugh when Leigh claimed there was no racism back when he, a white child as part of a white family in the heart of Zimbabwe in (I guestimate) the 1940s/50s, was living there. Indeed, racism is famously a modern invention as part of the ~wOkE~ movement.
Another enjoyable episode except for how Coste was written. I hope it’s just a blip but she was written as if she was a fairly dim witted cop, whereas in season one she was very much a clever cop but one that tended to push boundaries and challenge authority.
“You are my thimble” oh
A rather weak finale that was very surface level. The ruse at the end was quite enjoyable but there was no exploration of why the conflict was happening.
Flambeau episodes are always a season highlight but this one is also a great 'Scooby Gang' episode. Lots of fun.
Some great lines in this one (“he hasn’t even got enough brains to have a headache”) but kinda wild that one of the horses was called ‘Molest-Me-Not’ :skull:
Contrivance of all contrivances to have the designer of the problematic technology you’ve come across hidden amongst your ranks. Pretty weak and uninteresting story.
"Hurry up! Don't let the flies in!" :laughing:
What a pleasant surprise to see Bill Bailey unexpectedly guest star in this episode, not to mention another The Tribe alum.
A solid end to the current season of Beck and one that was eerily prescient with the sad passing of long-standing cast member Ingvar Hirdwall, as the episode ends with his character, Grannen, informing Beck he’s moving out due to health considerations.
A rather frivolous episode that relies more on the charms of its dynamic duo than a well-plotted story - there are rather a lot of contrivances and some plot holes here and there - but it remains an enjoyable episode, and Ronald Radd is fun as Shaffer. Not the strongest note to serve as the iconic Emma Peel's last episode proper - the previous episode, Murdersville, was a much stronger affair on every front and was Emma-centric, too - but still good fun.
Was great to see Tamara Tunie this episode and was a lovely moment between Warner and Stabler. Hope she appears in future episodes.
Strongest episode of the season so far, likely because it largely relied on the well-established and likeable character of Flambeau, and John Light always has great chemistry with Mark Williams.
I had hoped that Mrs Devine's relationship with Inspector Sullivan had finally hit the skids (and that she therefore might make an exit at the end of this season) but it seems my hopes were shortlived.
Weakest panel in a while. Bronwen Maddox seemed pretty sensible and the best of a bad lot, while Sonia Sodha's comments were fairly normal despite being a massive transphobe - lucky for her that topic didn't come up, I guess. But Jon Ashworth is a rather insipid Labour MP who seems to toe the party line with shallow comments and lacks sincerity, then you had a faceless and deluded Tory MP in Alex Burghart making his underwhleming debut defending the indefensible, i.e. the Tory Party's record in power these past 14 years, who were all rounded off by the hard-right gobshite that is Konstantin Kisin. Hoping next week's lineup is an improvement.
God, I’m such a sucker for a well done (and slightly cheesy) queer romcom.
While arguably not entirely necessary as the series finale, “Boxing Daria”, rounded up the television series well, it was nice to have one last extended visit with the gang and see them take their first steps out of the High School bubble.
This was a rather cartoonish spin on some of the tensions that have arisen off the back of the current situation in Gaza. This show usually handles these things better but this was quite a weak story combined with a weak guest cast.
Hashi Mohamed was a great panellist, I hope he'll be back on again soon.
This started off seeming like it’d be a good episode with an interesting case but the heavy-handed inclusion of the “struggling with my faith” story was tedious and eye-roll worthy.
The story is one only The Avengers could pull off. Campy and surreal, it doesn't hold up to much strutiny but it's a lot of fun and Isa Miranda and Peter Wyngarde are terrific as the faded movie stars contractually obliged to do the bidding of their unhinged director.
Surprisingly tense episode but also highlights how long America has been obsessed with guns that this show did an “awareness” episode like this.
Musical episodes are always divisive (just look at the recent one on Star Trek: New Worlds) but I thought this was pretty successful and a fun “alternative” episode.
A misfire of an episode from a usually consistent series. The setup was too wacky and the jokes just weren't really there for this one.
