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Post by kakewalk on Mar 9, 2024 0:26:16 GMT
Me too. Just finished watching the second ep. All came together at the end thankfully as I was beginning to feel a little lost as there were rather a lot of names and faces to remember. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and yes, the scenery was beautiful.
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Post by Miranda on Mar 9, 2024 1:16:08 GMT
Afraid I was disappointed in it. The first episode was good but the second one was a bit of a mess story-wise. Strands not going anywhere, clues that made no sense then they end with the cliche Strangers on a Train trope.
Good acting and gorgeous scenery but the plot was rubbish. Did it make more sense in the book?
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Post by marion on Mar 9, 2024 9:39:02 GMT
I think the book was more engaging. I mean it is cosy, and of course let’s face it, he writes DinP and the plots there are hardly challenging! 😂 I always enjoy shouting “It’s Strangers on a Train” at the TV though, 😂😂
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Post by linseed on Mar 9, 2024 9:49:31 GMT
It’s following the plot of the book fairly closely, so even though I haven’t seen the second part I can see it’s going to end in exactly the same way. The only major difference is the character of Susie, who in the book lives in a half renovated house and scrapes a living walking dogs, because her husband (I think) ran off with the money. I suppose they couldn’t find a house like that in the area! Also I think Judith is older in the book.
I read one of his DiP books and it was SO SLOW. This series is way better.
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Post by marion on Mar 9, 2024 13:03:18 GMT
Yes I agree… Judith was older, Susie was poorer. Becks also seemed just a little bit ordinary to me whereas in the book I believe she is supposed to be an extremely beautiful and capable woman, unaware of these two traits.
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Post by Miranda on Mar 9, 2024 13:42:00 GMT
I think the book was more engaging. I mean it is cosy, and of course let’s face it, he writes DinP and the plots there are hardly challenging! 😂 I always enjoy shouting “It’s Strangers on a Train” at the TV though, 😂😂 Ahhhh. See, if I'd known that I would have lowered my expectations. A lot!
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Post by Miranda on Mar 9, 2024 13:49:55 GMT
You can also tell it's middle aged(ish) women wriitten by a man. I'm guessing that's the market he's going for? Let down by men, used by their children, finding themselves through danger. At least there was one nice man in it. The rest were all varying shades of barstud.
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Post by marion on Apr 5, 2024 12:47:30 GMT
Whitstable Pearl.
Much as I am enjoying this series, I do feel they are condensing the books too far. This last one, based on Disappearance at Oare, seemed to leave out half the book let alone how she found out various facts, such as Alice’s last name! There was also a guy who owned a fabulous house who featured a lot on the book but didn’t even appear. They have obviously stripped the story down to the bare bones and got rid of any extraneous details, but that also reduces the denseness of the story and the characterisation. I would have preferred a 90 minute format.
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Post by kakewalk on Apr 5, 2024 14:15:30 GMT
Yes, I agree. Not that I have read any of the books, but it does have a rushed feel to it. 90 minutes or even two hours à la Morse would do it. Still, I am enjoying it.
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Post by hoodylover on Apr 5, 2024 18:18:08 GMT
It’s very good. I must look up the books. The policeman is a bit of a wet lettuce considering he used to be one of the Musketeers. I suppose it’s that weird thing called acting
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Post by linseed on Apr 5, 2024 21:11:19 GMT
I agree, I just watched it and Alice’s last name came out of nowhere. I only read one of the books in the local library, and would like to read more.
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Post by linseed on Apr 11, 2024 22:21:45 GMT
I’ve just noticed in tonight’s episode the daughter is played by the same girl as in C 5’s The Cuckoo!
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