Episode #1.4

It's Eddie's 50th birthday and The Millers are trying to have a normal day, unfortunately people won't allow them to move on, and with Jamie inside, then become the target.

As with episodes 2 and 3, this one surprised me, it certainly didn't go in the direction I was expecting, I thought it may have ended with the trial, but instead it shows the long lasting impact Jamie's crime has on his family.

Incredibly uncomfortable to watch, this was really heavy going, talk about intense, I watched the whole thing with a sunken feeling in the pit of my stomach, surely a great drama is designed to move you, to make you feel, even if it's bad things, this certainly does that.

Every crime drama and mystery focuses on the victim and the killer, this one goes a step further and focuses on the lives of those trying to move on.

That moment when Jamie phoned, that was like the ultimate knife twist.

It makes you think all sorts, especially about where we're at now, society just seems to be crumbling before our eyes, no respect, no discipline, it's so sad.

I figured Stephen Graham would get a chance to display his talents to the max, of course he does, he's superb here, you almost feel Eddie's anger and frustration.

10/10.

I thoroughly enjoyed the series. Many aspects of it came very close to home for me. I was enthralled by the acting, especially the young boy, who had never acted before. I did struggle a bit with a thick British accents, and was unable to understand some of what they said, but I pieced it together.

I was so impressed by the cinematography, and how the Director and the cameraman circled the room during the psychologist seen and how it followed everyone as they walked around the police station and the school and other locations.

What was the graffiti that was written on the father's truck? I couldn't make it out.

This episode, was not quite what I thought it would be, in terms of final episode, but I ultimately I really enjoyed it for what It was, once I realised just what kind of show i was watching!

This was never a murder mystery, since you know exactly what happened from the first episode! In stead this was about how people respond to this kind of thing, and how you as a parent respond!

Stephen Graham proves he is one of yhe most underrated actors! His performance in this episode is soul chrushing and you can feel all the emotions and frustration he is going through! I really hope he gets an award and recognition for this!

The final scene broke me completely! The soundtrack, the acting, realizing it was over.. I was in tears, sobbing!

This episode started with a bit more of a positivity than previous ones with dad's birthday and so on. However, later it turned out to be a train of terrible events for the entire family.

Stephen Graham's performance here was top-notch! He conveyed father's emotions in an impossible way, e.g. With his outbursts of anger against the biker kids

It was a great finale of the series, showing how decisions of one family's member might affect the rest of them. However, it was especially about parents who feel responsible for their kid's downfall as a human being. A father even deliberates whether he could've done something better raising his kid, not being strict enough with him.

And this final scene with Stephen Graham in tears, saying "I'm sorry son. I should've done better" was an absolute masterpiece!

It's just not THAT good. It feels like people who've rated it this high have only watched netflix in their life so the benchmark is low. The concept is there but it's just simply lacking depth despite feeling like it's dragged at times. The last episode is just so boring and full of unnecessary dialogues which just made me feel uninterested for the full 20 minutes, so what's the point. I really wish the time was used better to create a narrative and back story leading to the incident.

Do i recommend it? Sure, watch it for the sake of knowing what people are talking about, but this is not an example of good tv.