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kindkit ([personal profile] kindkit) wrote2015-12-07 07:36 pm
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London Spy



Well, if that's Tom Rob Smith's idea of a story about gay men that's not about tragedy and death, I'd hate to see one he thought was tragic.

What the fuck. What the fucking fuck.

[ETA: Have deleted link to locked post.]

I kind of want to scrub all of the last episode, and great chunks of previous ones, from my brain. And, weirdly, the way to do that is discussion, because it lets me get some distance from my emotional reaction, which is still at the level of "ARRRRRRRRRGH NO NO NO NO DO NOT WANT OH GOD NO WHY???"
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[personal profile] king_touchy 2015-12-08 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I went into London Spy without prior knowledge, so I didn't know the show's creators said it was "about gay men that's not about tragedy and death." Huh. I'd say they missed that mark.

But I loved flawed shows, and I enjoyed this one. It's begging for fic (like much mediocre TV does), so I look forward to seeing what fandom provides.

halotolerant's LJ is locked, alas.

And of course Alex is alive. Keeping Alex in line is the only reason whatsoever why anyone would bother to keep Danny alive. I haven't read any fic yet because I just now finished the last episode, but I expect to see many variations on that theme.
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[personal profile] kindkit 2015-12-08 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Just about the only thing I knew before watching was that the Tom Rob Smith had insisted he wasn't going to do Tragic Dead Gay Men, so you can imagine my surprise.

I normally love flawed shows, or at least some of them, but I felt too deceived by this one. Also too annoyed by the gap between the beautiful art direction and the very good acting, and the incompetence of the plot.

Alex being alive would make sense, but I'm not sure I trust the show to make sense. And even if all is going to be revealed in an S2 that may or may not happen, I personally really dislike cliffhangers. I especially dislike them when I thought I was going to be watching a complete miniseries, not a teaser for some hypothetical future season.

Er, yeah, I'm kind of angry about how the show has turned out. I'm glad it worked for you, but overall it really, really didn't for me.

Sorry about linking to a locked post, by the way.
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