Amandaland

[RosieLeaLovesTea]

What are your thoughts on Amandaland?
I really tried to like it. I really did.
but for me it just isn’t as good as motherland. I just don’t think the characters are distinctive enough to really stand out and identify with like in motherland. But I gave see on a few thread and fab groups that people like Amandaland and it’s just as good.

but remember how Amanda kept cleaning mannus after he went near charlie 😂

I want to see Liz’s children with all A* in the exams, and to be the most confident and capable children.

Kevin’s kids - the most loving and gentle kids

Julia’s - the most relaxed unflappable kids

Please - scriptwriters - I know you are reading this - make me happy 🤣.

I think that’s what I miss. The warm, relatable characters like kevin. Amanda comes acrtas quite pathetic.

I played for a local football team in my teens and some of the players' parents absolutely did come along to every match, volunteer to do the oranges at half time, organise trophies at the end of the season etc. It was definitely a bit of a social activity for them as well as for us!

Yeah that’s the point I’m making - they weren’t the same age in the pilot but later they were.

Kevin’s kids when he told them tearfully that he couldn’t make sports day, they just moved their heads to watch tv and carried on eating toast, no emotions! 🤣

Also Manus was an irritating child. Telling tales on Julia in Amanda’s shop. Getting left behind at Halloween party then they think he’s lost. He’s turned into a lovely teen now!

Motherland best bit for me (am sure I’ve mentioned it here) was in the pilot when Liz cuts frozen cheese, cuts through her hand, blood everywhere but she’s absolutely fine, and Julia screaming and almost fainting. Then Kevin mopping up the blood later. So funny.

Im really enjoying it.
I also loved motherland. I resist comparing them - quite different shows.

I love Anne’s bigger role.

I agree it was much funnier.

Do we know why anne moved
to SoHa btw? She was a sahm and sounds like she started work again and kids are now teens so why leave the fancy area from before?

I don’t know why Anne moved. She had a nice place and they didn’t seem hard up or having to downsize.

I agree that is a mystery. Maybe with 4 kids she needed a bigger house.

But she moved to a smaller one.

It was just plot purposes really washt it. They wanted Anne and not the others to be living near Amanda.
They are a funny double act , so can forgive! ( although she wouidnt be moving in real life)

Maybe Anne moved to try and get away from Amanda!

In Amandaland she's become more of a insecure buffoon who is shallow and desperate for attention and unaware of what everyone thinks.
It's definitely a softer view of her.

She had very hard knocks - husband moved on quickly with another woman and had a baby. She lost everything she valued in the divorce, all the things that, in her mind, gave her status. The script writers went hard on her!

I think they are playing it out well though. The bursts of self awareness, and even pathos sometimes, is good.

I am thinking about the scene where her daughter is playing with face products rather than studying.

I am really enjoying Anne, the whole Irish thing, and bloody DARIUS.

Didn't Anne say the school was noted for some thing or other?

I howled when Anne was trying to teach the teens maths. The beautiful equation. I must say. I thought the teens did terrific acting in the maths episodes!

The Darius actor story is sweet. He was homeless and then got this job and turned his life around. Good for him eh?

Contour badger! 🤣. I love the scene where Felicity tells Manus “darling I’ll teach you how to mix a Daiquiri!”.

Did she? It looks smaller but maybe it’s like the Tardis? Or maybe the family had finance issues and had to sell the old big house and downsize. After having twins and baby Niamh.

I want Anne’s Irish mammy to come back. Love her!

God wasn’t she!

Anne’s mammy the actress Maggie mccarthy was born in Wandsworth! She does an Irish accent well.

Wow!! Ah that's so brilliant 🥰

My DD played football for a local team until she was 18 and me and DH went to nearly every match .. great group of parents all watching together. Even when the girls could drive 🤣

I miss it.