Jamestown on Sky 1 - anyone elses watching it?

[ladymarian]

I'm really enjoying it! Some of it is laughable but I really like it! Anyone else?

[GrimDamnFanjo]

Me! It's my guilty pleasure!

[ladymarian]

I thought it was just me for a minute! 😂

[troodiedoo]

Is there a new series?

[ladymarian]

Yes! Series 2 started a couple of weeks ago

[BrieAndChilli]

I just want poor James to get a wife!

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

I actually gasped in horror when he came back from the wharf in the latest episode. :(

[ladymarian]

I know! That was really sad. He needs a woman in his life!

[troodiedoo]

Ooh thanks, will catch up! Did enjoy the first series. Mostly for the beautiful feisty Irish girl.

[yummytummy]

I am enjoying it definitely. But one question how come most of the actors have northern accents? Were the first settlers from the north?

[MinesaPinot]

Yes, me and DH love it (even though Jocelyn gets on my wick).

So sad for James Read in the last episode, my heart broke for him. He so needs someone to love and to love him.

[Peskyelephant]

I like it but the birth scene in the first episode of this series was ridiculous. Heavily pregnant woman falls down a bank into a river there is a cloud of blood and a baby pops out 1 min later.
I also think everyone (especially Jocelyn) looks far too clean.
And also if it was only men in the colony to start with why was Mercy there when the women docked?
Verity is brilliant.

[TinklyLittleLaugh]

I love Mercy. Mercy for James Reid that's what I say (assuming she's meant to be 18 and not 12 or something). Anyway she's far too good for that Pepper(?) oaf.

[BzyB]

Think I could watch it just for James read...
mercy does my head in.

[BrieAndChilli]

Mercy and James do not go together at all!

[mrspapalazarou]

Love this programme, best character is Verity

[OutComeTheWolves]

It's a real slow burner but I'm enjoying it. I wish they'd give verity more screen time though I think she's brilliant and I really want Henry Sharrow to turn into a good guy.

Not sure if I'm just perving on James Read, but I really want to see some romance between him and Jocelyn.

[NamedyChangedy]

I'm watching this too. I'm looking forward to Meredith Rutter having a makeover and finally being worthy of Verity! I do worry about Mercy though... She was the only woman in that place for years presumably, I dread to think what would have happened to her.

[OutComeTheWolves]

That's an interesting thought because she comes across as so innocent and naive. She must have a back story that'll come out soon.

[MrsJayy]

isn't it brilliant the overacting is hilarious but it is the highlight of my week this weeks story with the alchemist was very odd verity and Meredith are my favourites.

[OutComeTheWolves]

Yeah the alchemist was very strange. I'm still not sure I understand why he pretended the mixture have him a vagina when he already had one anyway?? It's like they borrowed the Sunset Beach scriptwriters for a week or two.

[OutComeTheWolves]

Also totally overthinking it now when only a week ago they had James whipped at the post for wearing a doublet when he wasn't posh enough, they were remarkably accepting of a hemaphrodite wandering round in pants one day and a dress the next.

[MrsJayy]

But wearing a garment above ones station is clearly too far I wonder if the widow castelle married james would that lift him up or lower her ? LADYMAN in dress is a whole other awkward situation best left alone

[BrieAndChilli]

I think the wife takes the husbands status as women didn’t have their own status I don’t think?

[OutComeTheWolves]

Does James Read even have a house though? You never see him anywhere except his blacksmith area.
Why did they have sex in the barn?

[MrsJayy]

Ah I see so jocelyns status would drop and she couldn't cope with that I think James read just curls up near his fire at night like a puppy😀