Line of Duty (BBC Police Drama)
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wjb said:
Thats all circumstantial, have you got any evidence fella?
Actually, just in case you have..
Ha. Evidence? Pfffl: none what so ever (tho rewatch that episode with the Alice through the looking glass perspective on and it does kind of hold water. Ish Actually, just in case you have..
I’m probably wrong. I watched the star wars prequels back in the day and came up with a fantastic theory that Yoda was the big bad on the basis that he wanted to return balance to the force, and the only way to do that was to wipe out the imbalance between the Jedi and the sith by engineering the annihilation of the Jedi.
So yeah my powers of prognostication are weak at best, but I am good at cobbling together half arsed theories with little evidence...
One additional thought on Hastings:
Interestingly the part originally was supposed to be a bumbling and hapless buffoon. Mercurio stated that when Adrian Dunbar auditioned he wasn’t that but actually brought something that was good for the role.
What Dunbar has brought, and what works, is the sense of moral certainty and incorruptible standards.
The thing that what both variants of the role have is to place them above suspicion: Hastings is either too stupid or honest to be a bad and therefore not on the radar. The fact that Mercurio was happy to flip a character type from such extremes suggests the important part of Hastings role is to appear to be something he is categorically not. Possibly
Interestingly the part originally was supposed to be a bumbling and hapless buffoon. Mercurio stated that when Adrian Dunbar auditioned he wasn’t that but actually brought something that was good for the role.
What Dunbar has brought, and what works, is the sense of moral certainty and incorruptible standards.
The thing that what both variants of the role have is to place them above suspicion: Hastings is either too stupid or honest to be a bad and therefore not on the radar. The fact that Mercurio was happy to flip a character type from such extremes suggests the important part of Hastings role is to appear to be something he is categorically not. Possibly
Ridgemont said:
Ha. Evidence? Pfffl: none what so ever (tho rewatch that episode with the Alice through the looking glass perspective on and it does kind of hold water. Ish
I’m probably wrong. I watched the star wars prequels back in the day and came up with a fantastic theory that Yoda was the big bad on the basis that he wanted to return balance to the force, and the only way to do that was to wipe out the imbalance between the Jedi and the sith by engineering the annihilation of the Jedi.
So yeah my powers of prognostication are weak at best, but I am good at cobbling together half arsed theories with little evidence...
Haha, I can see them doing it, but all honesty, it would be a mistake to make Ted 'H' imo.I’m probably wrong. I watched the star wars prequels back in the day and came up with a fantastic theory that Yoda was the big bad on the basis that he wanted to return balance to the force, and the only way to do that was to wipe out the imbalance between the Jedi and the sith by engineering the annihilation of the Jedi.
So yeah my powers of prognostication are weak at best, but I am good at cobbling together half arsed theories with little evidence...
It would make a mockery of the past 4 seasons, and most of his catchphrases would be rendered useless
Edited by wjb on Wednesday 6th February 09:06
wjb said:
Ridgemont said:
Ha. Evidence? Pfffl: none what so ever (tho rewatch that episode with the Alice through the looking glass perspective on and it does kind of hold water. Ish
I’m probably wrong. I watched the star wars prequels back in the day and came up with a fantastic theory that Yoda was the big bad on the basis that he wanted to return balance to the force, and the only way to do that was to wipe out the imbalance between the Jedi and the sith by engineering the annihilation of the Jedi.
So yeah my powers of prognostication are weak at best, but I am good at cobbling together half arsed theories with little evidence...
Haha, I can see them doing it, but all honesty, it would be a mistake to make Ted 'H' imo.I’m probably wrong. I watched the star wars prequels back in the day and came up with a fantastic theory that Yoda was the big bad on the basis that he wanted to return balance to the force, and the only way to do that was to wipe out the imbalance between the Jedi and the sith by engineering the annihilation of the Jedi.
So yeah my powers of prognostication are weak at best, but I am good at cobbling together half arsed theories with little evidence...
It would make a mockery of the past 4 seasons, and most of his catchphrases would be rendered useless
Edited by wjb on Wednesday 6th February 09:06
Halmyre said:
But similarly, it would be refreshing for once if a new character or a guest character doesn't turn out to be a bad'un.
Funnily enough I commented on the "Silent Witness" thread about how few other members of staff their forensic science centre seemed to have given how much work it does, and then in the last few episodes they've brought a new assistant to the foreground a bit. And then it turns out she's only there to be the baddie. 
maniac886 said:
Looks bang on form.I like Stephen Graham so I'm glad he's been added to the cast this season.
New series starts on Sunday 31 March. I cannot wait!
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