McMafia

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mikebradford

2,523 posts

146 months

Sunday 28th January 2018
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Glad the gf got shot.
Hopefully he grows some balls, goes on the offensive publicly, shoots some people.

At which point he turns in James bond and sh#gs some good looking eastern European

Halmyre

11,215 posts

140 months

Sunday 28th January 2018
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That was a pretty tense 60 minutes. It's all kicking off now.

cuprabob

14,675 posts

215 months

Sunday 28th January 2018
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Each episode seems to be slow for 50mins and then we get 10mins of action at the end. Still enjoying it though and will persevere to the end.

Mojooo

12,743 posts

181 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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I suspect when the 8 episodes are done, one will be able to say they could have achieved the same quality in 6 episodes.

I hope they don't set it up for a second season by not properly finishing this one up and giving us a proper conclusion.


Le Vette

4,594 posts

235 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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A potentially good two-hour tv movie crammed into an eight-hour series.... rolleyes

rdjohn

6,189 posts

196 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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mikebradford said:
Glad the gf got shot.
Hopefully he grows some balls, goes on the offensive publicly, shoots some people.

At which point he turns in James bond and sh#gs some good looking eastern European
bow

As long as they do not leave it open for another series. Life is just too short.

marcosgt

11,021 posts

177 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Le Vette said:
A potentially good two-hour tv movie crammed into an eight-hour series.... rolleyes
1 hour...

M.

iandc

3,718 posts

207 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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marcosgt said:
1 hour...

M.
+1. I don't mind the slow burn series but this is just too slow with about 10 minutes of meaningful activity in each 1 hour episode.

Mothersruin

8,573 posts

100 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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if this is meant to be his audition for Bond - nah, hasn't got 'it'.

Adam B

27,264 posts

255 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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cuprabob said:
Each episode seems to be slow for 50mins and then we get 10mins of action at the end. Still enjoying it though and will persevere to the end.
they still bottled it at the end, assassin shoots her once in stomach so she survives (but of course will lose baby he never knew he had, cue emotional meltdown and revenge)

Halmyre

11,215 posts

140 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Adam B said:
cuprabob said:
Each episode seems to be slow for 50mins and then we get 10mins of action at the end. Still enjoying it though and will persevere to the end.
they still bottled it at the end, assassin shoots her once in stomach so she survives (but of course will lose baby he never knew he had, cue emotional meltdown and revenge)
Didn't Joseph arrive just in time to prevent her administering the coup de grâce? At that point, only she knew that Rebecca was pregnant, so it wasn't Vadim's plan to cause her to lose the baby.

Adam B

27,264 posts

255 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Halmyre said:
Didn't Joseph arrive just in time to prevent her administering the coup de grâce? At that point, only she knew that Rebecca was pregnant, so it wasn't Vadim's plan to cause her to lose the baby.
Yes he did - not saying Vadim meant to kill baby, but the (presumably professionally-trained) assassin didn't shoot in head/chest or multiple times. A proper closing scene would have seen the gf, the mum and the father's gf all taken out permanently.

Edited by Adam B on Monday 29th January 14:11

joema

2,649 posts

180 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Anyone know why it was called McMafia? I assumed there was some sort of Scottish connection but there isn't. It seems to be about Russians in London .

whoami

13,151 posts

241 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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joema said:
Anyone know why it was called McMafia? I assumed there was some sort of Scottish connection but there isn't. It seems to be about Russians in London .
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-01-01/why-i...

joema

2,649 posts

180 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Makes sense. I remember the chat with the Israeli guy.

vxr8mate

1,655 posts

190 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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joema said:
Anyone know why it was called McMafia? I assumed there was some sort of Scottish connection but there isn't. It seems to be about Russians in London .
In an early episode (1 or 2 I think) the Jewish guy tells us how Burger King could take business away from McDonalds if it wished to do so. He explains how Burger King would open 3 restaurants near each McDonalds leading to patrons spending their money at one of the 3 BK's rather than McD's.

This is the model he uses to start upsetting the Ruskies operation.

warp9

1,583 posts

198 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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I'm finding it vaguely gripping and enjoyable, but think the story is weak. If you're balls deep in Russian mob action knowing a st storm is approaching, are you really going to sit there and scratch your arse for a few weeks to see what happens?

Feels like we're headed for a series 2.

RC1807

12,548 posts

169 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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Pericoloso said:
My attention drifted and now have no idea why that shooting just happened......confused

French lady a Vadim "agent" ?
yes



KTF

9,809 posts

151 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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I guess plunging neckline (with bonus side boob for the French person) swimsuits are the new thing based on last night. I mean, you see them all the time at the local pool...

Laurel Green

30,781 posts

233 months

Monday 29th January 2018
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KTF said:
I guess plunging neckline (with bonus side boob for the French person) swimsuits are the new thing based on last night. I mean, you see them all the time at the local pool...
...and were too pert to have just had a baby.