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We just watched Bodkin... what a load of tripe

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therejustbarely · 31/05/2024 20:17

We thought we could just hate watch it and laugh at the two dimensional cookie cutter characters, ridiculously hammy acting, nonsense plot, and what seemed to be a script written by AI ("write a six episode script set in a small village in Ireland about a trio of characters, one Irish investigative journalist running from a dark past that catches up with her, one American whose optimistic enthusiasm is covering up a painful home life, and a young privileged English woman determined to make her own way in the world")

The only temporary bright spot was a few scenes with a bearded fellow that was a baddie with a heart of gold or something. The poor actor did his best with the script but even he couldn't recover when he shouted in all earnestness "I have a thumb in my pocket!"

I've tried to stay away from spoilers in case you're watching. You might as well stop now though. It's not going to get better.

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Aria20 · 31/05/2024 20:20

Hahahaha really sums up how we felt after 2 episodes and gave up. Glad we didn't suffer the rest then if it didn't get better!

therejustbarely · 31/05/2024 20:22

You made the right decision 😄

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MintTwirl · 31/05/2024 20:23

I thought it was rubbish too, DH is the type that wants to watch until the end of the series so I suffered through it all.

Searchingforthelight · 31/05/2024 20:26

Slow
not compelling watching at all
was forced to suffer through it as DH found rural Irish setting appealing
will never get those hours back

MizzMarple · 31/05/2024 20:32

I haven’t finished it yet but aren’t the cliches the point? It’s like a darker version of Only Murders in the Building? Ive found it really funny in places, with a good enough underlying mystery, although as I said I don’t know how it ends yet.

therejustbarely · 31/05/2024 20:36

If the clichés were the point I definitely missed it. I think it would have been better if more tongue in cheek, wink wink a bit at the audience, but it came across as a very serious mystery to us!

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marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 31/05/2024 22:05

I quite enjoyed it, although I agree the first episode was slow.

ConesFones · 01/06/2024 08:31

I quite enjoyed it (and I'm Irish)

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