The Vanishing Triangle

After sitting through what was a tolerable but not great series, we are presented with an ending that suggests that bigotry and violence are the way to go. If it was intended to show that this was the case, at the time this series was set in, you could perhaps get some satisfaction. I suggest that this is not the case for the majority of viewers..as least I hope so. I never quite understand programs that do this...there are others and I suspect most viewers have seen similar. Perhaps it is not always probable to present positive outcomes. If this ending was a statement then the closing vignettes should have been more pointed.

The plot and acting is compelling enough, but the whole thing is badly let down by the sound quality. Background noises and music are always twice the volume of the actual voices making it pretty wearing to listen to.

If you can bear the sound the then whole thing is fairly watchable, if a little improbable. Journalist turns police woman in a brooding, slightly gritty drama. Nothing particularly new or novel but okay

It has an 18 rating but I'm not entirely sure why. There aren't really any scenes that are worse than you'd get in a typical fictional TV police series.

In summary an okay watch if you can bear the sound mix.

. . . If a TV drama doesn't have an ending, then it shouldn't be given a beginning !

This is one series that should never have been allowed to be released on TV.

{Overall thoughts/opinion:}

~~ The series is mind-blowingly inept.

~~ Poor storyline, with appalling lack of structure.

~~ Why are so many threads left straggling and incomplete?

~~ The ending : WHAT ending?!

~~ Generally, the drama was put together with no solid framework. There is too much flimflamming all over the place. Lots of wildly different plot ideas were included, but these elements were too numerous. This gave the meandering tale NO sense of direction.

The only 2 good things in this drama are:

(1) there was considerable viewing excitement generated in the programme. This at least entertained the audience of this thriller.

(2) the acting was good: the two lead actors did excellent work in their roles, as did the actors in smaller parts. So they showed some true skill in the drama.

Other than that: if I cared to do so, there are a million more shoddy plot components about which I could complain.

But, frankly, I don't give a hoot! The more time spent on this dross drama, the more of my life is wasted.

So: onto watching more promising dramas, I hope . . .

The story, pacing and video side of the production including the acting were very good. However, the overall experience is let down by some rather shoddy sound engineering. Within the first 10 minutes, it should have been obvious to the Director that there was a shortfall. Considering the fact that I grew up in in Dublin and that I had to have sub titles switched on should be indication enough that there was something not so effectively done.

As stated in another review, the sound separation was abysmal for a modern production, even Smart TVs with Dialogue Enhancers and various surround enhancing alternatives did not do enough to help.

The Dublin dialect can be difficult to understand as certain words roll into others so it IS important. The speech coach should have realised this on first review as well and questioned whether it was actors' failings or inadequate sound capture and/or separation.

Interestingly enough, the actor that stands out as being the most articulate is the one who worked on Downton Abbey. Possibly the bigger a production is may demand more resources thrown at actor articulation?

Otherwise, as I said, I found the story very intetesting.

What a disappointment. The series ending was incomplete and left me feeling unsatisfied and frustrated. At least one more episode was required to tie up all the loose ends. Could have rated this much higher if they didn't decide to wrap it up like they no longer cared about creating a full story. Don't waste your time watching it. It's six hours of your life you'll never get back. If the producers had any sense they would have cancelled the release until they had an ending they could sell to the viewers. What a shame. Could have been something special but they chose to cut corners and release a second class product.

I gave it a 2 out of 10 as a decent story was devolping. Sadly it never lived up to its potential.