Love/Hate - Dublin gangster nonsense

[DaveCinzano]

After @Buckaroo mentioned it, I gave the first two seasons of Irish gangster drama Love/Hate a spin.

Frankly, it seemed a bit silly to start with, but after a first series where there's a distinct lack of actual profitable crime, season two seems to pick up a head of steam and offer returns on investment in initially worthless characters.

So whither season three, any good?

Pros:

• Some great tics develop. Witness the rictus grin of one chap in particular.
• Aidan Gillen, making post-Wire hay as a gang boss
• Fran, the ragey fag smuggler, as played by Peter Coonan

Cons:

• Too many pretty types cluttering up the screen, making it the equivalent to Misfits as Brookie was to Hollyoaks
• Similarly, a fondness for glossy musical montage sequences
• Not enough capers being undertaken to pay for all the flash pads

** Please be spoiler-sensitive **

 

[DaveCinzano]

Well, wow, series three was certainly something of a tonal turnaround. And what a finale!

I guess we now have to wait another 46 weeks to see where everything goes

 

[Idris2002]

Sounds even worse than that RTE series set in a restaurant.

 

[butchersapron]

Aidan Gillen can make live stuff appear to be out of synch. It's astonishing.

 

[TruXta]

Can't be any worse than that Moonboy show with Chris O'Dowd.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Aidan Gillen can make live stuff appear to be out of synch. It's astonishing.

I believe they call it 'rimming'?

 

[butchersapron]

I believe they call it 'rimming'?

A proper talent.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

• Too many pretty types cluttering up the screen, making it the equivalent to Misfits as Brookie was to Hollyoaks

Definitely the first thing I noticed when I watched an episode in Ireland last year, which prompted me to buy the series. Far too pretty and not at all scary-looking

 

[DaveCinzano]

Definitely the first thing I noticed when I watched an episode in Ireland last year, which prompted me to buy the series. Far too pretty and not at all scary-looking

In short:

S1 = A bit too pretty, these gangsters
S2 = Hang on, things are getting interesting
S3 = Holy fuck!!!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You mean they're getting ugly and threatening looking by series 3?

 

[DaveCinzano]

You mean they're getting ugly and threatening looking by series 3?

It's all subjective, and I have no idea what tickles your particular pickle, but in general that is fairly accurate.

Maybe not ugly, but more 'ordinary looking lumps' than 'finely chiselled hunks'.

 

[Frances Lengel]

I thought this thread might be about this....

www.imdb.com/title/tt1787054/



It's alright anyway.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's all subjective, and I have no idea what tickles your particular pickle, but in general that is fairly accurate.

Maybe not ugly, but more 'ordinary looking lumps' than 'finely chiselled hunks'.

I must have been pissed when I watched that episode in pub in Ireland. There's only one pretty boy.

The rest aren't convincing looking criminals though

(Just watched first two episodes)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That Hughie's a bit of a loony

If he ever took his sock off in front of me, I'd start running

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

ah, Hughie's deaded

 

[DaveCinzano]

ah, Hughie's deaded

Nothing lasts forever!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The rate people are being killed off, there'll be nobody left for Season 4

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

3 more episodes of Season 2 left. Think I'm going to have to order Season 3

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Started on Season 3 now.

Episode 1 - 1 dead
Episode 2 - yet to see if anyone dies

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just finished Season 3

Spoiler

Was that the sister of the two brothers that did the deed at the end?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Just finished Season 3

Spoiler

Was that the sister of the two brothers that did the deed at the end?

SPOILER TAGS

...and, yes.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

SPOILER TAGS

...and, yes.

I didn't say what she did or who she did!

Spoiler

I said to friend as soon as I saw she was a bit obsessed that she was trouble

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oh, I've just seen a spoiler for Season 4

 

[DaveCinzano]

Oh, I've just seen a spoiler for Season 4

Best not share it, then

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Best not share it, then

OK, don't want to spoil it for you

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[N_igma]

Agree that it's a slow starter but boy does it come good. Think Fran is the best character funny as fuck. Nidge is an evil cunt. Looking forward to season 4. Fuck knows when it'll be aired out here though!

 

[Idris2002]

I believe they call it 'rimming'?

CARCHETTI FOR LEADERSHIP.

 

[grit]

Makes me extremely homesick watching it. However its easily the best Irish television drama ever made.