tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post16901468567492364..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Happy Valley: Episode #2.6Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39209096767798949542018-06-19T09:46:01.144-04:002018-06-19T09:46:01.144-04:00I'm very much looking forward to season three ...I'm very much looking forward to season three as well. And we'll definitely review it.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91463550401966026472018-06-18T12:59:39.693-04:002018-06-18T12:59:39.693-04:00This show was the best, and there will be a final ...This show was the best, and there will be a final series Three! Just broke down and got Netflix and am loving all the fantastic British detective shows, my favorite, especially when the detective is a woman. Atlantaloveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847585472472300685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45349021098732604432016-08-25T23:39:55.786-04:002016-08-25T23:39:55.786-04:00Heather, that was very well said, I completely agr...Heather, that was very well said, I completely agree about the complexities of Ryan's existence. Catherine couldn't let go of her daughter's son, but she must see so many different things in him as he has grown up, and a lot of them must scare her silly. He'll probably turn out fine, but every negative aspect of his personality must remind her of Royce. I have an autistic daughter, so I know how it feels to love a child fiercely, yet also have so many days where you don't know how you are going to go on dealing with them for one more minute. Catherine is tough on Ryan, and speaks her mind when she is unhappy with him, like when he trashed his room, but then she also cuddles with him when he calms down. One day at a time, that's all she can do. Series one was pretty awesome, and this season wasn't as good all the time, but bring on series 3. How bad can it get? Mallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368492098724611717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82975108564202392152016-08-25T10:46:18.210-04:002016-08-25T10:46:18.210-04:00Thomas,
What a great review, thank you. It has bee...Thomas,<br />What a great review, thank you. It has been both fun and revelatory to review this show with you and Billie. I, too, am looking forward to S3, to see where they go with all of this. <br />I'm not as bothered by the Ryan stuff being so overt because if you filter it through Catherine's POV, he holds the highest stakes for her in his little being. He represents a huge leap of faith she took, maybe the first or only in her life of this magnitude, and that's just but one of the half dozen complexities that he represents for her! He embodies her fear more than anything and, with him, she's doesn't have her great detachment she can use in other areas at her disposal. I think the hammer quality of his issues reflects Catherine's lack of objectivity. <br />As for everything else, I was happy with the conclusion of the three stories this season, overall. But the standouts in this last episode for me were the two female-centric conversations Catherine has with Alison (in the hospital) and Francis, respectively. Just astoundingly awesome all around, those two scenes! Makes me love Wainwright at a new level.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91521979957799798572016-08-25T07:42:31.094-04:002016-08-25T07:42:31.094-04:00I thought it was really strong, even though it was...I thought it was really strong, even though it wasn't quite as good as the first season. I was so impressed with the scenes where Catherine held Alison in her arms so tenderly while arresting her, the trouble Catherine took to try to get Frances to see the truth about Tommy (more than I'd ever do), and that last conversation with John Wadsworth where she actually got him to talk about what he would say to get himself down because he'd had intervention training and she hadn't. Kevin Doyle did a great job, too; you could practically see what was going on in his head as his world just disintegrated. <br /><br />Terrific review, Thomas. Thanks so much to you and Heather for taking on this series with me. I hope they do a third, although I'm apprehensive about what direction they might take because I think they're being a bit heavy-handed with Ryan. Poor kid. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com