Troubled Blood - *Spoiler-laden discussion*

[EllacottObsessive]

Setting this up for Strike and Ellacott fans to talk about spoilery things.

twitter.com/KerrLogan/status/1359838501404106752?s=19

I wonder if Kerr is actually a really nice guy in real life. I’d hate to play a horrible character like that if I was an actress. I don’t mean I’d only want to be some über-perfect Mary Sue type character.
There really aren’t any redeeming features about Matthew that I can think of, no evidence of a messed-up childhood or anything like that. Obviously I’m not saying that a dodgy background is an excuse for how he behaves. What I mean is, I wonder why Matthew is the way he is. Maybe there is no explanation and he is just an arse.

Kerr is fab. His interviews show he totally gets Matt, and that he understands his job is to portray a character with a genuine internal motivation. But he has also read the books and is very much on #TeamStrellacott, even though he likes messing about on Twitter entertainingly. I think he's fab.

What? There are redacted versions of the books?

No, I'm taking the mickey of people who insist that there's nowt in the books to indicate more than platonic friendship between Strike and Robin. I even saw one person say Strike views her like a sister, to which the only response must be 'That's not how brothers are supposed to think about their sisters, people'.
I am suggesting that the only explanation is they are reading books with whole chunks missing...

What I mean is, I wonder why Matthew is the way he is. Maybe there is no explanation and he is just an arse.

Both his parents seem pretty annoying. Maybe the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

Robin didn't like his mum, and his dad seemed a plonker at the wedding.

And Matt's mum.was a southerner who didn't like any expressions of Yorkshire accent from her kids, so I guess it's reasonable to assume that Matt's desire for the superficially appealing and being concerned with appearances stems from that.

Oh :o

But on a positive note, let's enjoy the fact that Strike really likes it when Robin says 'Bugger!' and the Yorkshire really comes through.

(Yes I literally have no life and am living vicariously through a big hairy detective and his feisty intelligent partner...)

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(Yes I literally have no life and am living vicariously through a big hairy detective and his feisty intelligent partner...)

Well, you're not the only one, so thanks

robert-galbraith.com/discover/robert-on-partnerships/

I am JKR and I claim my five pounds.

You were on the money, EO

I just want to know why the book covers show Robin only slightly shorter than Strike when he is supposed to be a hulking 6’3er... I’m not exactly short but a good few inches shorter than a friend of his size.

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I just want to know why the book covers show Robin only slightly shorter than Strike when he is supposed to be a hulking 6’3er... I’m not exactly short but a good few inches shorter than a friend of his size.

Really bad snapchat filters.

I’m old. I don’t know what that is...

Me neither, tbh.

😂

Fair enough about his parents. And I guess there are quite a few men who are pretty controlling/cheaters.

Just come across this thread while looking for others with a similar level of Strike obsession - and here you all are! Have devoured all the audiobooks, the TV series and the wonderful podcasts and just love the characters and world JKR has created. I can listen to the books over and over - find them oddly comforting.I don’t really have anything high-brow to add to the conversation but I have to say I really hope that when TB is edited for TV they don’t cut out the scene with Irene and Janet. I loved those two together and the fart had tears of laughter rolling down my face. How Strike and Robin managed to keep a straight face when that happened (ditto the bit where they interview Betty Fuller and she tells them the reason she had to go to A&E) I’ll never know. Anyway, thanks for the wonderful thread!

100% agree. The farting must stay!

Going back a bit, I can't see the BBC cutting Irene and Janice, their scene when Strike and Robin first visit was when I cracked it. The clue is too good and obvious to miss for the TV adaptation. I can see them skipping Mucky Ricci completely though.

Oh, well done you! I'm usually excellent with twists, and I didn't crack this one. Although, tbf, I was obsessively listening for the plaintive longings of the the two main characters, so I wasn't concentrating as hard as I could have on the case.