Mother of God: Line of Duty thread 5 - **MNHQ edit**; "We are obliged to warn you that any spoilers will be taken down and used against you. No spoilers, even upcoming characters, please, in the name of the wee man. (aka Steve Arnott)

[IstandwithJackieWeaver]

Hope no one minds me starting a new thread as 4 was filled on one episode.

Ted has been the police so long that they won't necessarily have his DNA on file from him joining. He was arrested and interviewed last series so his DNA may be on the nominal database from then.

There's no evidence that he did anything more than send dirty texts- not even any photos (thank god) The acronyms are probably more for fantasy's sake so BJ Lips makes sense.

Is there any possibility that whoever is named as a partial DNA match is just a ruse to try and flush out Chloe?

Unhealthy overanalysis of the composition of every shot (as predictors of what’s coming) in series 6 leads me to these early conclusions:

Steve is going to be framed and die/be discredited/convicted? (look at how often his head is literally framed especially in Steph’s house).

There’s a bigger picture with Kate and Andrea Wise (usually seen with a window to the outside world behind them)

Ted framed/out of the door

Anyone spotted anything similar? Obviously we see Buckells through glass, partially obscured with the blinds and Jo too.

The whiteboard shots in Steph’s house are very interesting too.

Blimey @TrunshonAndHelmet - your analysis goes far beyond my "go to iPlayer and find the scene in question to replay the dialogue"!

I agree very much about Kate - we know very little of how she came to be an undercover operative ve, and she does seem very capable of compartmentalising her life. She does speak a bit of her past when seeking to strike up common ground with Gates in S1. I wonder if sone/all of that is going to be revealed as a relevant bigger picture from her past, rather than just a story to manuipuiate.

I think the partial match will be to Corbett, the significance being that Jo cannot be Jo, and the rest of this series will be sorting out who she is and what she is up to

And they will discover that Vella's death was a paid contact killing, and that series 7, if there is one, will be about who took out the contract and why.

@MotherOfGodWeeFella

Blimey *@TrunshonAndHelmet* - your analysis goes far beyond my "go to iPlayer and find the scene in question to replay the dialogue"!

Is it a bit extreme? 😂 I think it’s all as important as dialogue (probably more so otherwise it would just be a radio play) but not sure at all how best to interpret it. Steve was filmed going down in the lifts in e3 which is particularly ominous.

@bettytaghetti

Is there any possibility that whoever is named as a partial DNA match is just a ruse to try and flush out Chloe?

Why? No one on the team has any suspicions about her so far, and I’m pretty sure the police aren’t allowed to falsify DNA evidence to try and ensnare someone who hasn’t been seen to put a foot wrong.

@TrunshonAndHelmet

Do I detect a fella Film/Theatre Studies student?

Can't beat a signifier and signified! 😂

[quote TracyBeakerSoYeah]@TrunshonAndHelmet

Do I detect a fella Film/Theatre Studies student? [/quote]
I wish! What’s your take on this? Have you picked up anything interesting from any scenes?

@TracyBeakerSoYeah

This is my favourite 😂

Mine, too, now.

Is BJL not BJ lover?

For heaven's sake!

Stop trying to raise the tone.

Do we know how many episodes this series is? I agree that Gail Vella's murderer might not be exposed until next season although Ryan scaring Jo last week made me wonder if he could be involved somehow.

@bettytaghetti

Is there any possibility that whoever is named as a partial DNA match is just a ruse to try and flush out Chloe?

Chloe was the first person in AC12 to read the report so I don't think it's a trap.

@ForThePurposeOfTheTape

Do we know how many episodes this series is? I agree that Gail Vella's murderer might not be exposed until next season although Ryan scaring Jo last week made me wonder if he could be involved somehow.

7 episodes! They are really treating us

I know. And the last one is of extended duration. I'm almost beside myself waitng for Sunday night. Thank god I've got a full programme of tedious chores events to occupy me once work is finished today.

Only 51 hours to go 🤣🤣

@ThisIsSimplyBeyond

Only 51 hours to go 🤣🤣

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

I've lost track of what's been said but now thinking it must be someone leading from one of the AC units. They have been a quite a few bent AC officers: Dot, Jamie, the women in the last one who stabbed someone in the toilet, Hilton etc

My gut says Chloe isn't bent but who else was that "I haven't said anything have I Steve" for the benefit of? Can only be the solicitor if not Chloe.

Can only be the solicitor if not Chloe.

I’d bet Jimmy knows a few bendy solicitors - he was one himself, after all!

Since I finished my s1-5 rewatch, I’m practically inhaling drama box sets in between new episodes of LOD.

Problem is LOD has ruined all other police characters for me. All these bloody renegades going round talking to witnesses and suspects casually. Not one of these coppers is following the letter of the law. The letter. 🤬

@GlassBoxSpectacular - DP said to me that what Jimmy said to Steve was for the benefit of his OCG supplied solicitor who, if you remember, had prepared a statement from him for the police.

[quote MotherOfGodWeeFella]@GlassBoxSpectacular - DP said to me that what Jimmy said to Steve was for the benefit of his OCG supplied solicitor who, if you remember, had prepared a statement from him for the police.[/quote]
Ah yes, I forgot about the solicitor-prepared statement.