After Life - Netflix
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I thought it was ok up until the final episode which was quite frankly rubbish.
(Enable negative mode) As if he's studied depression caused from grief, explored it, tried to go a bit dark and then all of a sudden the character just sorts himself out and walks out the other end of the tunnel and all is well in life once more. b
ks. It doesn't happen like that at all. Depression such as that which he explores is fking awful. It can and most likely will follow (haunt) you throughout your life and various actions will compound during the depression to exacerbate it. You don't simply wake up the morning after you've decided to jump into class A drugs and watch a video of your old life with your dead mrs prior to popping into work. You'll loath yourself and barely be able to open the fking curtains, let alone walk the dog.
(Enable positive mode) I think he was trying (with reasonably decent effect) to highlight depression within UK culture because we are apparently 20 years behind the USA in that department. Which is saying something.....
Finer points of the plot aside, some decent characters and very well acted by all I thought.
(Enable negative mode) As if he's studied depression caused from grief, explored it, tried to go a bit dark and then all of a sudden the character just sorts himself out and walks out the other end of the tunnel and all is well in life once more. b
ks. It doesn't happen like that at all. Depression such as that which he explores is fking awful. It can and most likely will follow (haunt) you throughout your life and various actions will compound during the depression to exacerbate it. You don't simply wake up the morning after you've decided to jump into class A drugs and watch a video of your old life with your dead mrs prior to popping into work. You'll loath yourself and barely be able to open the fking curtains, let alone walk the dog. (Enable positive mode) I think he was trying (with reasonably decent effect) to highlight depression within UK culture because we are apparently 20 years behind the USA in that department. Which is saying something.....
Finer points of the plot aside, some decent characters and very well acted by all I thought.
boxst said:
My ending ...
As I mentioned on the other thread, I would have had the Dad go into cardiac arrest just as the carer said 'yes' to going out with him for a drink. Just to make it a little darker and perhaps lend itself to another series.
Thats what I was expecting to be honestAs I mentioned on the other thread, I would have had the Dad go into cardiac arrest just as the carer said 'yes' to going out with him for a drink. Just to make it a little darker and perhaps lend itself to another series.
Sat down to watch an episode of the new series earlier.
Finally stood up after four had flown by.
Sad, funny, brilliant stuff.
Easy to be critical, but when you measure it against some of the saccharin sweet sentimentality we normally get shovelled, I think it’s possibly one of the best things on tv I can remember. And I don’t, as yet, have dementia.
Although, the last time I said that was GoT, and look how that ended up. At least Dennis Pennis is in both.
Finally stood up after four had flown by.
Sad, funny, brilliant stuff.
Easy to be critical, but when you measure it against some of the saccharin sweet sentimentality we normally get shovelled, I think it’s possibly one of the best things on tv I can remember. And I don’t, as yet, have dementia.
Although, the last time I said that was GoT, and look how that ended up. At least Dennis Pennis is in both.
I loved the first season and Gervais obviously got a squillion £££’s to make a second series. As we all know he loves to offend hence the 5 or 6 C-bombs in the first five minutes of the first episode and Dennis Penis’ story of his mate f**king a dwarf and saying it was like f**cking a child! Well.....Ricky...that was just lazy.....could do a LOT better! Don’t know if I’ll watch the rest of the series.
Edited by Lordbenny on Sunday 26th April 21:24
Lordbenny said:
I loved the first season and Gervais obviously got a squillion £££’s to make a second series. As we all know he loves to offend hence the 5 or 6 C-bombs in the first five minutes of the first episode and Dennis Penis’ story of his mate f**king a dwarf and saying it was like f**cking a child! Well.....Ricky...that was just lazy.....could do a LOT better! Don’t know if I’ll watch the rest of the series.
Gratitous use of the 'c' word in any show or film is lazy and doesn't add anything to the storyEdited by Lordbenny on Sunday 26th April 21:24
R1 Dave said:
Loved series 1 so was looking forward to s2, however, I'm 3 episodes in and it's lost its magic for me. Its nowhere near as funny as I remember s1 being and is even more depressing. Hopefully it'll pick up as the series goes on.
Same here. I think the work scenes are the biggest annoyance, the Editor is such a drip you find yourself wanting to punch him (and also certainly the Paul Kaye character).Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff