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BROADCHURCH mon 9pm itv thread 2

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DuelingFanjo · 16/04/2013 12:03

Is it ok for me to start a new thread.

Can anyone tell me why Ellie says about Will Mellor's character:

"if you go into the bookshop in town all his books are in there"?
he is KNOWN to the police for this, plus the petty convictions, vehicle theft and conspiracy to defraud, they say in EP 4. So why is he allowed to write and sell these books?

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MadBusLady · 20/04/2013 10:10

I'll be here! We're nearly halfway through this thread though, somebody better be quick on the draw with the next one. I might go and post on the other thread about it too, otherwise we'll be divided up. The plot is confusing enough!

fruitstick · 20/04/2013 10:59

I've suggested on tother thread that we start a brand new one on Monday night, just for the final, that we can all join together.

intheshed · 20/04/2013 11:13

I think maybe the shock will come when it turns out Tom and/or his dad had something to do with it and Ellie turns all badass to protect them. She has already said to PQ's character she would do anything to protect her son Confused

Or.... she thinks they did it, so does something bad like hides evidence/sets someone up/kills Alec and then it turns out it wasn't them after all...?

fruitstick · 20/04/2013 11:15

I've started a new thread just for the finale, so the other thread can join in.

RedPencils · 20/04/2013 12:21

Thanks Fruitstick. I was never going to keep up with the show and two threads.

AuntieMaggie · 20/04/2013 12:43

The Mirror TV mag only has some of the characters as suspects... coincidence?

fruitstick · 20/04/2013 12:51

Who have they gone for?

ScrambledSmegs · 20/04/2013 13:49

at Jude the Obscure links.

New to these threads, I watched a few early episodes then DD2 decided to stop sleeping. I've caught up now. Missed episode 3 though, barely remember 1 & 2. This will not help in my armchair detective-work! It means I could end up with some very odd theories aliens did it!

So, what do you think DT got from Tom's hard drive?

Northumberlandlass · 20/04/2013 15:28

I actually find myself more excited about Broadchurch than whether or not i've won ebay items i'm currently bidding on!!!

teejwood · 20/04/2013 18:35

Thanks for starting the new thread fruitstick Grin

right - I posted this on t'other thread by mistake earlier today and have only just got back online to put it in the right place, apologies for the repetition to anyone who has seen it there:

Thank you for your kind words on the Jude theory - like I said it probably won't be right come Monday, but if I am right I would be so happy that prime-time, water-cooler drama has such a literary theme. I've quite liked Chris Chibnall's work to date, so if he has written this as an homage to Hardy and Dorset I'd like him even more!!

Re the daughter and why she wanted to pull a sickie that day - my theory is she knew or suspected that Becca and her dad had a date fixed for the previous evening and wanted to be around for her mum in case it all came out or her dad decided to come home and announce he was leaving.

teejwood · 20/04/2013 18:39

AuntieMaggie who has the Mirror left in?

intheshed - I think Ellie is going to get a dose of every working mother's worst nightmare - she's going to find out that she wasn't able to protect her son to date, even though she thought she had. Something is going to have gone on in the background while she wasn't looking, whether that is abuse or bullying or becoming involved in drug running for a group of the adults, alongside Danny.

teejwood · 20/04/2013 18:41

NB - finding out something has happened to your child is every SAHM's nightmare, too, but I'd assume as a copper Ellie reckons she knows what's going on so it will be more of a shock to her!

AuntieMaggie · 20/04/2013 18:42

Beth, Mark, Tom, Joe, Jack Hmm, PQ woman, Nige, Becca, the vicar and Alec Hardy...

And they've given them odds here

Northumberlandlass · 20/04/2013 19:20

Do I now post of the 'finale' thread? I'm confused Smile

MadBusLady · 20/04/2013 19:37

I'm going to post there on Monday night and here for continuing vague rubbish theorizing.

It still could be the whole Joe/Tom thing. One of them is protecting the other. Maybe Danny was bullying Tom, maybe Joe wanted to give him a fright and it went wrong.

Oh, also. Do we definitely know Jack marshall was a suicide? Confused It seemed to be skated over quite quickly but I've not rewatched that episode yet.

OrlaKiely · 20/04/2013 20:06

I like this thread tbh. I'm staying put I think BrewSmile

Northumberlandlass · 20/04/2013 20:59

I've signed in on the finale thread, will stay here till then.

Northumberlandlass · 20/04/2013 21:56

Oh oh oh - advert for Monday's episode just shown on ITV with #closure

Dum dum dum

BOF · 20/04/2013 21:59

How about we don't end this thread until Monday, and then link the other one and all move over?

I'd love us to stay together- we've bonded over eight weeks Grin. I get quite irrationally irritated that there's a separate thread in Chat, I feel possessive of this one!

teejwood · 20/04/2013 22:37

MadBusLady agree with you about Jack - everyone assumed it was suicide but we don't necessarily know that it was.

You're right, BOF and Orla, this is a lovely thread

MrsShrek3 · 20/04/2013 22:59

Grin pleased we've moved on from Brew to Wine
I am spending far far too much time trying to figure this lot out. and every time I think I have my theory, I read something else awesomely clever on here and have to go and rethink....

MrsShrek3 · 20/04/2013 23:01

(sorry to butt in, I'm a long time lurker in your thread. only posted about twiceBlush )

teejwood · 20/04/2013 23:08

In 48 hours we will KNOW.

fruitstick · 20/04/2013 23:13

Oh now I feel bad for starting a new thread Hmm. I have been flirting with both.

The idea was that we stay where we are until Monday, except to post a theory on before then, so someone can crow about how clever they were without scrolling through 20 pages of chatter.

Have already told DH to leave the house and he rejected my offer to watch them all again this weekend so he could catch up Grin

BOF · 20/04/2013 23:17

Yes, yes, absolutely- it was a great idea Thanks, we should have one, sorry! But yeah, mark places and stay here until it starts?

I'm ridiculously excited Grin