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[Elderflower14]

Anyone else watching... I need to ask something.....?

Haha! I think we'd all forgotten about the dissertation by the end. I think she did, it was her way of provoking Leah to start things off.

Ah see I was wondering if it was the opposite, she wanted Leah to be impressed by her and when she was accused of cheating she turned on her and wanted to punish her as she couldn't cope with another abandonment. They were all from the same family so every chance that Rose could be as intelligent if not more!

Sorry, my post didn't make sense. I know that Rose stabbed him with the second knife after Ben told her. I thought the twist might have been Leah doing the second stab I thought that that was where it was leading to.

Just finished it.

I think Rose's head being messed up by her past - Mother commits suicide (leaving her in Cafe) after real Father dumps mother having promised a 'new life' in France. Real Father ignores Rose.
Rose's dead Mother's husband loathes her and blames her for Mother's suicide whilst shacked up with her Aunt. It's not a happy childhood...

I thought Leah was not credible as a Lecturer (tho some recent ones i've come across at Newcastle Uni leave a lot to be desired).
I also thought her H was a bit too easily reeled in by Rose.
But it was a distraction from the JRM thread i guess

The clip about "you don't think we got the right one?" I didn't even see in the series only in the promos. Did I miss it?

It was the end of episode One, I believe, ColdCrumpetsandButter

The female PO and the male were looking at photos of Rose and Leah side by side .

Funnily enough I was thinking about that clip. It was the end of episode 1 indeed, but the rest of the scenes regarding the investigation were focussed more on the female investigator having her suspicions about Rose and wanting to follow them up with her boss not being as concerned. That particular clip didn't really fit.

I agree, Nanny. It set up the whole thing as being a question of 'was it Rose or Leah?' and until quite near the end, I thought there might be a revelation that Leah had started the murder and Rose finished it, or vice versa. But the 'which one was it?' thing just became meaningless when it turned out that Rose was just damaged, vindictive and murderous, and had a willing helper in Ben who could commit her crimes for her when she was in prison.

The trailers suggested there would be doubt as to who was innocent and who was guilty but there was never any doubt in my mind.

"I'm enjoying it, far-fetched as it is in some parts (dissertation - pp who said it would be regularly supervised and commented on by a tutor is correct)."

Not necessarily. When I was at uni "dissertation" was also used for a longer than usual essay with the only supervision being having to send in a very basic plan.

"I think Rose's head being messed up by her past - Mother commits suicide (leaving her in Cafe) after real Father dumps mother having promised a 'new life' in France. Real Father ignores Rose.
Rose's dead Mother's husband loathes her and blames her for Mother's suicide whilst shacked up with her Aunt. It's not a happy childhood..."

Yep and there was also the 'is it nature or nurture' question. I think the stepdad said Rose had been a monster since birth (of course you can argue that's because he saw her as a result of adultery). Did Rose's mum kill herself partly because she knew from an early age that Rose was a monster so when her lover jilted her there was nothing left for her. Or there were attachment issues between mother and daughter.

Loved it! Where was emerald bay cafe? It looked really nice!

I did a search and it looks like Worthing.

Bit far though to meet!

I quite enjoyed it although I agree it was pretty far fetched.

I hated Rose. I would so liked Adam to let her go when she was leaning out on the roof stupid girl.

Oh and a poster asked how Rose would have got Adam's pin code for his phone. Well I don't lock my phone, neither does DH

Bottomplasters Although the university looked like Cambridge I think it was meant to be fictitious so could have been on the coast. You have to suspend disbelief quite a lot with this drama.

I binge watched this morning. Not sure why I watched beyond episode 1. Acting was appalling and I had no sympathy for any of them 🤦‍♀️

The acting was perfectly fine The script was a bit shite however

The acting of the two female leads was spot on. The guy playing Adam was a bit wooden though - he played a very unlikeable character, very badly, IMO.

Yes maybe the script didn't help. But the acting really wasn't good 🙄

I enjoyed it. Thought both female leads were very good. Eyebrows did not register, i.e. normal and perfectly nice. My biggest gripe is that we are supposed to believe Ben's devotion to the point of murder. I mean seeing Rose in her undercrackers must have been nice for him but still... Also, wouldn't he have been done for his part in the murder cover up?

I have a theory and a backstory about Ben I don't have a life
I think he has a dubious past and also a higher intellect than maybe his job as a porter requires. The past means a) he can't do a more demanding job as he needs to stay under the radar and b) he is adept at tracking people, advising on how to cover up murder scenes, killing dogs etc.
The intellect means he is frustrated, resentful and bored in his porter job. Any diversion is welcome, and one in the form of an attractive female student who flatters him is the most welcome sort of all.

And yes, I think it was a plot hole that he didn't seem to have been punished for his part in the murder cover-up. Or maybe, as it was a couple of years later, he was fined/got community service or a suspended sentence?

I salute your investment DarlingNikita

Thanks!