Totally agree. It will do us good to wait for each episode. It ramps up the tension and means that no spoilers emerge until it has aired.
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Watched the new episode, absolutely loved it. So now I'm starting from the beginning
But I don't want it to be! Catherine will be heart broken at the betrayal
There's a new season?! Y'all just made my year (so far)!!!! Probably won't be available here until next year but I'll take it.
Watching earlier series back there are a few times where Clare says things Catherine would’ve wanted to know/kept quiet
- she doesn’t tell Catherine when TLR goes to the mission
- she tells Daniel that Catherine and his dad/her ex have been having it off again
- just a theory but it’s implied she’s the one that told the drug addicts (who told TLR’s mum) that Ryan was Tommy Lee Royce’s biological son (as who else would’ve told them? It’s not likely Becky’s ex friends would’ve as Catherine was the only person that knew). she would’ve been on drugs and certainly drunk at the time so
S3E1 spoilers thinking of it from Clare’s POV, maybe Ryan had shown interest in visiting TLR and she thought it would be either he visits him unmonitored/unsupervised or they go with him to keep an eye on it. I can kind of see the logic there if that’s the case
- she doesn’t tell Catherine when TLR goes to the mission
- she tells Daniel that Catherine and his dad/her ex have been having it off again
- just a theory but it’s implied she’s the one that told the drug addicts (who told TLR’s mum) that Ryan was Tommy Lee Royce’s biological son (as who else would’ve told them? It’s not likely Becky’s ex friends would’ve as Catherine was the only person that knew). she would’ve been on drugs and certainly drunk at the time so
S3E1 spoilers thinking of it from Clare’s POV, maybe Ryan had shown interest in visiting TLR and she thought it would be either he visits him unmonitored/unsupervised or they go with him to keep an eye on it. I can kind of see the logic there if that’s the case
I’ve just binged watched the first two series, even though I’d already seen them originally. Definitely worth it. I’m sure I missed some of the subtleties first time round. Now I’m going to watch the new episode again too.
It just grips you from the first minute. The writing is fabulous and Sarah Lancashire delivers it impeccably.
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Omg it was amazing still that raw , gritty feeling. SThe acting is top notch , Sarah Lancashire is amazing! James Norton is such a fantastic versatile actor , he's actually posh. When I first saw it I couldn't believe he wasn't a northerner.
The whole cast do a really good job. Gutted it's the final one.
The whole cast do a really good job. Gutted it's the final one.
I'm up to date but my partner wasn't so we've started from the beginning again. In the first series it mentions things from S3 E1, such as names and occurrences. I think that shows the level of writing and I feel this season will tie things up.
Also, I watched an interview with SL and she stated that they purposely waited 7 years to make this series as they wanted Ryan to age naturally to the aged of 16. I love that.
Also, I watched an interview with SL and she stated that they purposely waited 7 years to make this series as they wanted Ryan to age naturally to the aged of 16. I love that.
So I rewatched series 2 ready for series 3...watched new episode and then I went back and rewatched series 1 again ! It really is an excellent watch. SL has me silently cheering her on! Catherine is a fantastic character.
It's superb. I don't know why I didn't watch it when it came out but I watched S1 and 2 over Christmas and just thought it was pitched perfectly. I really enjoyed Last Tango in Halifax but the writing verged into being slightly predictable and twee towards the end but this feels really well planned and taut.
Interestingly, I thought Sarah Lancashire was actually pretty poor in The Accident a few years ago but she is nailing this.
Interestingly, I thought Sarah Lancashire was actually pretty poor in The Accident a few years ago but she is nailing this.
I loved the first episode! I was really looking forward to it and it didn’t disappoint.
The scene with the teacher and his wife sent shivers down me though, very intense…
The scene with the teacher and his wife sent shivers down me though, very intense…
Love that it’s the same actor who’s played him since season 1
That's not the only reason - the filming locations repeatedly flooded so filming kept being delayed. That's why they kept it in real time, as they didn't want to recast Ryan.
He is playing the character (of a horrible b), very well in this series of Happy Valley. I find the character so horrible to watch - I’m terrified of him.
That scene in the bedroom was absolutely terrifying thanks to his performance; I've only seen this actor on Game of Thrones, but he's a great here so far
I just re-started the first series yesterday after wanting a refresh after watching the episode the other night.
The first series is incredible. I forgot how awful TLR is. I’m trying not to spoil in case anyone hasn’t seen it before but the brutalness of the scenes with the young PC & then in the cellar in the episode after. Wow. I remember watching it the first time around & the beep of the radio that continues to play into the credits after the young PC episode - chilling.
Can’t wait to see how the rest of the series unfolds!
The first series is incredible. I forgot how awful TLR is. I’m trying not to spoil in case anyone hasn’t seen it before but the brutalness of the scenes with the young PC & then in the cellar in the episode after. Wow. I remember watching it the first time around & the beep of the radio that continues to play into the credits after the young PC episode - chilling.
Can’t wait to see how the rest of the series unfolds!
The whole scene when they just play the radio beeping and nothing else, haunting, chilling, brutal. One of the best TV scenes going for how impactful it was.
Having binged the first 2 series over Christmas, I'm really struggling to wait a whole week for a new episode. I need to know who's been taking Ryan to see his Dad now, dammit!
Apparently Apple TV had episode 2 available to watch a couple of days ago. It’s been removed now.
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