To think Luther is torture porn?

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I know I’m late to the party here, but I’d never seen it until this week. I thought it was quite widely praised but it’s horrendous. Torture porn. I am really a bit sick.

They might as well have titled it “Never open your front door”. Everyone who does gets viciously murdered. I’ve just come downstairs again to see a courier swathing his way through an office attacking workers with a claw hammer and an acid spray. It is like a really bad video game. Everyone going down like nine pins.

DH has to watch it for a thing he’s doing but he’s either going to have to find something else that fits the criteria or go and watch it in the spare room.

I realise the first series was ten years ago but the BBC have carried in making it for a decade.

I could only manage half an hour. It was horrible.

@seayork2020

I like Gillian Anderson but thought she was very one dimensional in The Fall it was alike a ghost was walking around there was nothing behind her character and the ending did not match the show (yes just in my opinion)

@seayork2020 I can see what you mean but I thought she acted like this because of the character’s past history. It sounded like her Dad passed away when she was young which traumatised her and that she had experienced abuse in relationships before. I thought she was protecting herself and that’s why she seemed so cold and detached most of the times. Plus the kind of work she was doing dealing with such a psychopath was pretty awful. (Sorry to derail the thread!)

Watched Luther from the beginning. It's scary yes, me and DH are always gripped. Don't really think about it, it's just a drama on the tele.
It's hardly Torture Porn... Google's what it is
If you're so affected by it then don't watch it.

@SomeoneTellBorisHeHasDandruff yeah I get your point but IMO it did not work, if she was a real person I would get it.

Back to Luther I loved Alice in the fist few series but not the last time she was on the show, I thought it crossed over into her not being likeable as a character (sure if she was real I would not like her at all but her character worked earlier and then not later I don't think)

I won't say anything else for spoiler reasons

I know just what you mean about Gangs of London PoulePouletteEternellement, that scene in the scrapyard and the whole episode at the farmhouse (the way all those shutters come down!!!!), just breathtakingly violent.

Totally with you on this OP. I dislike anything with gratuitous violence in it and particularly detest this whole genre of TV based around men doing horrible things to women. Never understood the appeal.

Loved watching Idris Elba but had to give him up eventually as it terrified me. Used to watch it when I was a single parent with 2 DC and couldn't go to bed afterwards without checking under every bed, behind every door and sometimes the wardrobes as well...

Try 'Moses Jones'.

There’s this ting called an off switch or a controller which allows you to switch channels

@jessstan1

Try 'Moses Jones'.

That was based on the RL “Adam” case wasn’t it? Horrific. I remember the pre-publicity for the drama very well and it was easy to decide to avoid it.

I’m not easily upset but that news story made me cry. Poor little lad.

@ClarenceBoddicker

There’s this ting called an off switch or a controller which allows you to switch channels

Oh so witty

Didn't watch it with DC obvs! They were in bed long before I'd settle down with Idris..

Always something for everyone on the goggle box. Probably a puppy channel for those inclined. Don’t mind people not liking certain programmes but is annoying when they continue to watch them as if they’ve been strapped in the chair with eye-locks on ala Clockwork Orange when they’re aren’t.

I knew what you meant @letsdothetimewarpagain

@ClarenceBoddicker are you experiencing hallucinations?

I always giggle when people watch and entire movie then complain how much sex was in it, maybe stop before the end credits? or assume the warning at the beginning may mean there is sex?

Perhaps I’m being too aggressive and was meant to be light hearted but what did if for me was when it was suggested it shouldn’t be on the BBC but HBO is fine

It’s always been part of HBO’s USP that they can broadcast things (sex, nudity, violence) considered too “strong” for mainstream channels @ClarenceBoddicker . It wasn’t some random thing I invented.

Conversely BBC is free to air and a public service broadcaster with a different remit.

If you believe this sincerely you should write a letter of complaint. Points of view used to be a favourite of mine. Great BBC programme and don’t know what happened to it. Is it still going?

Someone will no doubt oblige you with the infamous Terry Wigan photo, but no I’m not going to be the new Mary Whitehouse. Nice thought.

I’ve not seen Luther, but I recently binge watched Peaky Blinders for the first time and couldn’t believe it was on BBC!!! It’s shockingly violent in places. I love it though 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sorry to be knob. But surely If you’re remotely rational you’ll agree with me that you’re not forced to watch it. The reason you did is because you probably liked it in some way

Funnily enough @IfIHadAHeart I find Peaky Blinders okay. It’s violent but not in the same nihilistic way Luther seems to be. Or at least, that’s how it strikes me. But I agree that this all seems like a new BBC policy on what’s allowed post-watershed.

@ClarenceBoddicker I didn’t watch it. DH did. In the room where the fridge and the kettle are. I’ve just seen fragments the last two nights as I come and go and cook. I think I did reference this in the OP.

No wonder you’re making no sense.

Lol at peaky blinders. It’s very violent and Luther is as well. The beeb can either try to have some popular shows or go down the Mary Whitehouse route don’t know how they can justify the licence fee (forced taxation really) if the latter. They’re already in trouble with the Tories gunning for them. Haven’t paid the license fee for 2 years and can genuinely hand on heart say I don’t watch it. Didn’t switch my TV on for 3 months until recently. Just never home and use the web rather than watch TV

I don't remember thinking it was too gory, but I am not usually bothered by that (though The Fall I couldn't binge watch, too disturbing.)

I just found it way too unbelievable. And I wasn't expecting realism, but I almost wanted to laugh in places at the complete bizarre absurdity of the plot line. If an arm had come down from Heaven and arranged things so Luther could somehow keep his job it would have been just as sensible.

Still get the threatening letters though. Apparently it’s one of the main criminal prosecutions against women and people still go to prison for not paying it when you can avoid prison for sexual assault, robbery and burglary