jonaslundell

Binged this yesterday. Now I am re-watching episode 3 as the dialogue and acting is incredible. I think you cannot give this series less than an 8. Or is it one of those that are either a 10/10 or 1/10? Regardless, you need to be in the mood, and it is quite demanding to watch. Almost exhausting.

As a parent I find it sometimes quite painful to watch. It is very demanding, you cannot let go for one second. But it is also very rewarding intellectually. Regarding Tommy, Ryan, Jamie, Jade and the others: I can partly relate to myself as a teenager; The pressure, how you felt lost, how you wanted to be seen. How you just wanted to grow up and get away.

Technically it is very impressive. The Actors are very impressive as well; to do scenes that are one hour long. I assume you could fix that nowadays but still. It is dense but refreshing at the same time.

But the theme, the pain, the pressure on people is so direct and overwhelming is is impossible not to be affected.

While S1 was a decent crime/drama series, S2 starts off like a joke and continue in the same dreadful manner.

Unfortunately a very poor sequel. Story is poor, script is even poorer, acting is terrible and everything is just very low budget, low quality.

And what about the country Wudyan? I thought we had stopped using made up countries? Last time I heard something similar was in Tintin and the Picaros in 1976.

It is a shame that the execution is not good enough since the basic idea of a political thriller is quite good albeit not unique. But the concept of the Scottish police solving international crises on an ongoing basis is quite far fetched.

I think the quality is there but I really think they rushed the last bits too much. Should have been either two episodes or at least a 70min episode. In order to understand, not necessarily agree with, Joels decision you need more background for his demons, longings and grief. And maybe his doubts as well. It is a pity that they decided not to put more 'meat' into this. Besides that it is of course a very well executed episode. It sums it up so well and it really brings down everything to what LoU is all about; it is not another dystophic thriller, or another walking dead. It is one of the most obvious relationship dramas ever produced, just in the narrative of another, mostly sad, world.