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Les Revenants / The Returned

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 09/06/2013 21:06

It's a bit soon for me to have an opinion yet, but it looks interesting enough that I'm recording it to watch later with DH...

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Chubfuddler · 11/06/2013 15:35

MUST STOP READING THREAD

I'm planning to watch this tonight when home alone. Is that a bad plan?

Chivetalking · 11/06/2013 15:39

Have now watched the first ten minutes I managed to miss twice Hmm

Two things occur.

If Lena and Camille are twins why does the shrine photo in Camille's room show them with the same age difference as they have now?

And I'm not sure the driver seeing Victor caused the coach to swerve. Later in the programme he's shown standing to the left of the coach immediately prior to the crash. Surely the driver would have veered to the right if he could see him rather than drive at him?

I think Victor may be some sort of harbinger of events.

AnneEyhtMeyer · 11/06/2013 15:53

Chive - I had a closer look at the picture of Camille and Lena when I watched for the second time and they are pictured as twins.

On first glance I thought it was one older and one younger but it is just the way they have made one head higher up than the other. It is like one is sitting and the other is bending down over her sister.

I think that was done so you didn't immediately know they were twins from the start.

VivaLeBeaver · 11/06/2013 19:38

This is going to be like Lost all over again!

AmandinePoulain · 11/06/2013 19:42

I hope not Vive, I said that to my sister earlier - I loved Lost at the start but I hated the end, it was such a disappointment! I'd hate for this to go the way of Lost Sad.

smokinaces · 11/06/2013 20:02

I missed the first ten minutes annoyingly but I do love what I've seen.

It has hints of the 4400 about it, anyone remember that??

PacificDogwood · 11/06/2013 20:32

Oh, no, don't let it be like Lost!

Glad to see I am not the only person overthinking this Grin.

The Dam is certainly one of the central characters, I think. Or it's water.

I actually think that the only people who reacted somewhat 'normal' to the reappearance of a dead person are Lena and Simon's fiancee IMO - screaming heeby-jeebies are perfectly appropriate in those circumstances.

Like the idea of a suicide pact gone wrong.

The stabbing: she was quite on top of things. Why did she not run away when she had a chance?

The twins have not swapped places, but was Camille complicit in allowing Lena to bunk off 'sick' in order to meet loverboy?? Even though she was a bit in love with him too?

I think Victor DID make the bus sverve - the accident just did not look 'natural' ie a bus going in to a bend too fast would've gone over the edge by its tailend, rather than go straight off.

Victor is spookiness personified

Mr Costa. Hm. Do we know who the woman was he burnt? His sister? Wife? Lover? Secretary? Why burn all the photos??

Tous les questions!!

muminlondon · 11/06/2013 20:50

Yes, like the Victor as harbinger idea - wondered why I was feeling nervous for the nurse. I don't think the twins swapped but it made their horror at seeing each other again more disturbing.

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:27

This story on the BBC website reminded me of Les Revenants. if you scroll down, there is a picture on the right hand side with "Warning! Polluted water known to contain..." and then a list of things. It already says "Dead animals", so it struck me that all you needed to do was add "And DEAD people wmah-ha-ha-ha! Watch the water level drop!!!" and the good people of Derbyshire could have their own spooky TV series to sell to C4 Grin

AitchTwoOhOneTwo · 11/06/2013 21:29

lol it does look GORGEOUS though.

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:29

Pacific re Mr Costa, the majority opinion is it was his wife who had died decades earlier.

Re Lucy, if she is a medium then I think she maybe realised what Serge was and that caused her to pause when she should have run.

AitchTwoOhOneTwo · 11/06/2013 21:30

(i think i might watch episode three now, muwahahahaha.)

flatmum · 11/06/2013 21:32

I am watching ep 3 as we speak hee hee - does anyone want clues? (noooooooooooo!)

Also thought of 4400 and wondered if was a remake.

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:34

Sorry Aitch, but that was an old version of the story which has been updated here - it's just that the story that ran yesterday did not have the picture of the sign. According to the story, they have dyed the water black - which makes it even more creepy!!

AnneEyhtMeyer · 11/06/2013 21:35

Oh I think it is a shame to have to watch ahead - much better to watch at the same time as everyone else and be part of the "event" that something like this is.

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:36

Gah! Take it you have a preview copy Aitch? You too, flatmum?

Does the creepy factor rise in ep 2?!

Fraxinus · 11/06/2013 21:37

When is the next episode on? I am watching on catchup here (no tv)

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:37
Grin
teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:38

Pretty sure it's next Monday, Fraxinus.

smokinaces · 11/06/2013 21:42

Next one is Sunday 9pm

teejwood · 11/06/2013 21:48

Sorry, wrong day - smokin is right it's Sunday!

AitchTwoOhOneTwo · 11/06/2013 21:51

omg now it looks REALLY amazing...

PacificDogwood · 11/06/2013 21:57

How on earth are you watching ahead, Aitch?? Envy

I am still confused by some of the characters, as in who's who: is Lucy the barmaid/medium/possible prostitue (I think not) who gets stabbed in the underpass?
Serge stabs her - where else has he appeared in ep1?

And why is Mr Costa Mr Costa rather than Tom, Dick or 'arry like everbody else??

AnneEyhtMeyer · 11/06/2013 21:58

Actually if people are watching ahead I may have to avoid this thread as I really don't want spoilers.

flatmum · 11/06/2013 21:58

I am just watching it on the internet in French - because I have absolutely no patience and can't wait for anything these days. Maybe I'll wait for you lot to catch up :). Think it is getting creepier.