Top of the Lake. Mmmm....

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Weird but has me hooked. Anyone else watching?

Aw, I really like parts of this, but some of the criticisms on this thread are justified. I'll stick with it for now.

It's quirky but I quite like it!

I'm enjoying it. Elizabeth Moss' accent is bothering me though.

I'm struggling to understand them usually have this problem with US stuff but not expecting this!

It's atmospheric but I kept wondering why the female cop ( sorry forgotten her name) was going into dangerous situations alone, with no back up etc.......

I did enjoy learning that sheeps' vaginas are the nearest and best thing to ours

The closing scene with the shower sent shivers down my spine

It's on BBC2. You could probably watch it on I-player. It makes for uncomfortable viewing in places, but we are sticking with it.

Keep watching people. It gets better and better and I had less trouble understanding the accents in the later episodes. I live in Queenstown NZ, the area where it is set - the lake water is freeeeezing so the guy either drowned or had a heart attack from the cold. They basically give you 20 minutes to survive if you fall in. Brrr!

Peter Mullan is flipping awesome! He steals every scene he is in.

I come from the real top of the lake, Glenorchy. Getting married there in three weeks. So exciting to see the scenery and pick out extras that I know.

We swam in the lake as children, jumping off the wharf and then drying out on the wharf before jumping in again.

Am finding it very slow and a bit boring.
Like The Village. F**king depressing.
I can't take to the Female Cop. She communicates in almost one word sentences. Barely. I appreciate there is history with her mum, but for Pete's sake.
It is deliberately obtuse and weird, just to impress us?
Dh and I are just not sure .....

The best bit was the 7 minute fuck. And how 3 of them attempted to go for the $100 bill. Ha ha.

Watching this with 17 year old DS . I am on the point of giving up as it seems to be going nowhere. Tui's father is truly scary.

I found the first episode good but the second one very slow. I will watch next week but I'm not really hooked.

the scenery is absolutely beautiful.
breathtaking

The guy who went to the hotel room with that woman said his name was Sarge. Sarge was one of the names mentioned by Johno in episode 1 when he was trying to apologise to Robin for something - he also was trying to update her on what some of the local guys were doing now, and one of the names was Sarge. I thought the implication at the time was that Robin had been attacked (raped?) by some of the local young men years ago, although I'm sure we'll find out more as the weeks go on.

I'm not sure about it - it's beautiful to look at and very atmospheric. I do find a lot of the dialogue extremely mumbled though and it's seriously slow-moving.

Grippingly horrible and horribly gripping this week I thought. Was there a room hidden behind the bathroom? What did Psycho Dad hand over to Bent Top Cop in the boat - money or drugs? Why did Brusque Businessman with Chopper take a blind bit of notice of Holly Hunter? Going away this week so will have to wait 3 weeks to catch up!

I'm still not decided on whether I like it or not! The main storyline is interesting but I find the side story of GJ and the retreat odd and distracting. Agree that the scenery is amazing and re-affirms my wish to visit NZ at some point.

It's irritating me and seems a bit daft and also rather grim but I'm going to stick with it. Enjoyed episode 2 more than the first one.

Accents ridiculous. I'm a NZer and having trouble understanding what people are saying (have been in UK for many years though, maybe I've lost my ear for them?)

Police procedures seem less than believable, based on everything I've learned from the Bill, the Killing and Night Cops

I enjoyed helicopter dad, bit of light relief.

The 7 minute fuck was a good change of mood.

Hippy/women's camp / refuge grated on me - far too stereotyped. I don't really get the Holly Hunter character - is she supposed to be a guru kinda thing?

Liked episode 1 but found no 2 slooooow. Loving scary Scottish dad though. He makes it IMO.

It'll get another chance from me but if it doesn't speed up a bit I can't say beyond that.

Yes I was born and raised in that area of NZ. It's just stunning. But just to set the record straight there might be some weird/eccentric characters in that part of the worldand there are also interesting, stable amazing people. I'm not biased!

episode 2 was so slow I actually fell asleep! It looks beautiful but like most thrillers, the rural inhabitants never come off well.

Loved scenery but found it a bit slow and weird. The police are too sexist, the women's retreat seems very stereotypical. Would a girl found to be pregnant be taken to a police station or would she have visits at home from social workers/counsellors?

Is Tui under the shower?

I've been really enjoying it. There is so little worth watching on TV now though so that might be the reason.