Gutted. Amandaland

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Am I the only person to feel totally gutted / disappointed / sad … at Amandaland Christmas special ? … I LOVE all the motherland and ALand episodes and this was just awful. Or is that just me?

obvs the first motherland Christmas episode is the gold standard but this is a different show really so can’t be compared

I loved it. Best one of all the Amandaland episodes. Burst out laughing loads of times.. brilliant. Awesome. Don't understand the negative comments.

Yes. In the Motherland Christmas special she had two babies and a toddler, all in a three seater buggy.

Just watched it, I liked it. Jennifer Saunders was fab!

It was good! The reveal about the photo was hilarious.

I thought it was great. Lots of laugh out loud moments and the Jagger premise was hilarious.

Motherland was an ensemble show about motherhood generally, Amandaland is definitely all about the main character readjusting post divorce and total lifestyle change.

@Coralinescat Anne had a baby and then got pregnant straight away with toddlers, as she’s coming out the butchers in the second Christmas special and show finale she has the triple buggy. I think there’s a photo of them up in Anne’s living room.

I found it very disappointing.

I thought it was great - lots of laughs. The reunion of Lumley and Saunders showed that they haven't lost their special chemistry, and you just know that there are still women out there exactly like Jennifer Saunders' character.
I just read a 5 star review of it, too!

Jennifer Saunders overacting… not funny. I also went back and watched Last Christmas, Motherland on iPlayer..much funnier.

Loved JS and the setting - but the gags and story lines were a bit meh sadly. Wanted to like it more than I did tbh.

I loved it. Much better than Motherland which barely makes me laugh. Julia is actually very annoying and totally unlikeable- Amanda is funny, fucked up and selfish but a much warmer character. I loved Jennifer Saunders in this, and the Rolling Stones references were very funny.

I really liked it, but then I know people exactly like Jennifer Saunders’ character.

It was okay enough. Easy watching on Christmas night. Agree with pp that last year's Outnumbered was probably one of the worst things I've ever watched.

I enjoyed it; contrived yes, but funny and fun!

Ah I loved it but the Joan character was rather close to home so that's perhaps why!

Beautiful old fashioned female led comedy.

It was no Motherland but we enjoyed it anyway. Jennifer Saunders a great cast for the mad Aunt and I liked seeing a bit of softness in Amanda’s Mum finally.

Same.

JS and JL together will always be a winner for me so I enjoyed it! Much better than two doors down which is usually brilliant. That was so disappointing

I enjoyed it, I wasnt expecting much but thought Jennifer Saunders was a funny addition- it entertained me for half an hour on Xmas day.

Watched with my 25 year old daughter tucked up in bed and really enjoyed it.

We liked it in this house, though the teens didn't get the Mick Jagger or the haha jokes. Amanda Punch is such a clever actress- when she came into the hallway in her leather trousers in the style of Mick Jagger on stage 😂
Oh and the "damp, dogs and desperation" line!

I thought it was boring.

It was ok. The series was much stronger.

Two doors down was bloody awful.

Really enjoyed it.