tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post4666186301226545011..comments2024-03-26T16:25:34.559-04:00Comments on Longish: Vera Series 6 - Dark Road - Episode ReviewHannah Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-31902558644780113292024-01-19T13:24:53.955-05:002024-01-19T13:24:53.955-05:00Another arrgant dumb-ass American who thinks that ...Another arrgant dumb-ass American who thinks that because he visited the UK once and spoke to a policeman he understands the whole situation here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-9548425964002944882024-01-01T01:14:55.262-05:002024-01-01T01:14:55.262-05:00Personally I’m in Australia & love this series...Personally I’m in Australia & love this series from the start 🤩 I do find it weird the a police officer doesn’t have something to defend themselves, there are alot of things apart from guns that can defend themselves in self defence! <br />& it is quite ignorant to think if Police officers have a gun that in turn our children would have a gun, there are a lot of famers for eg: that have guns over their & there children know exactly where they are and the keys to unlock them! Guns should be illegal for a citizen but not the police! They put there lives on the line everyday for us!!!! <br />Vera is coming to one of our more popular channels soon! & I really cannot wait 5 stars 🌟 from me 🤗Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-56296246209802907712021-10-14T22:51:59.231-04:002021-10-14T22:51:59.231-04:00Once again, beautiful lanscape, horrible voice by ...Once again, beautiful lanscape, horrible voice by the lead actress, and a boring plot, the “bad” guy being obvious early on. Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270262448914658553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-25717626200379472722021-05-31T14:16:52.985-04:002021-05-31T14:16:52.985-04:00Langdon Beck, to be pedantic but yes, I too wonder...Langdon Beck, to be pedantic but yes, I too wondered what the hell the Northumberland and City police were doing in Co. Durham. Still, it's all 'oop north' so what the hell.Fred Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388728941437661724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-1304133637490787192021-02-28T22:20:46.464-05:002021-02-28T22:20:46.464-05:00Asa viewer in Australia who loves this show-Friday...Asa viewer in Australia who loves this show-Friday night is murder mystery night- I thought this was an outstanding episode of Vera. Yes there were a lot of sub plots and twists- your standard red herrings-but that's stock in trade for a quality detective show (i.e. Endeavour). i WAS IN BITS AND TOTAL SHOCK when Bethany was shot- i could not believe that someone who held all the power would shoot someone in the back and not even blink. I admit, VERA'S REACTION AND GENUINE GRIEF HAD ME IN TEARS AS WELL. Brenda Brethlyn never disappoints and her insistance on interviewing the killer over this and the original murder was very high impact. One of the best episodes i have seen in a while and has left me wanting more.9114Roverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041017477710332133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-53392249805520626062021-02-28T22:13:11.359-05:002021-02-28T22:13:11.359-05:00Can i just say, as someone who watches the show co...Can i just say, as someone who watches the show constantly and enjoys it, Bethany's death was a HUGE shock to me- very emotional, and heartbreaking-all the more for the fact we DID NOT see it coming. I certainly thought the show portrayed the heartbreak and tragedy of it all- Brenda Brethlyn did an excellent job of portraying a person who is now suffused with doubt and guilt over the whole episode. What that means for her future relationships, only time will tell. I was in bits because I could not believe anyone would shoot another person in the back -especially when he already had the upper hand.9114Roverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041017477710332133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-69934577250688030362020-08-02T13:56:58.329-04:002020-08-02T13:56:58.329-04:00No idea why they used the Langdale Beck Hotel, a w...No idea why they used the Langdale Beck Hotel, a whole county away from NorthumberlandTom Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922021303525318772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-50638897798192072212020-02-09T18:00:37.893-05:002020-02-09T18:00:37.893-05:00I absolutely love this show! ♥️I absolutely love this show! ♥️Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527113965705667336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-57254324378774397492019-05-04T10:03:16.702-04:002019-05-04T10:03:16.702-04:00That's wild! Somebody didn't do their rese...That's wild! Somebody didn't do their research.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-68464120034337885232019-05-01T01:59:28.906-04:002019-05-01T01:59:28.906-04:00Who wrote this episode? Don't they know it'...Who wrote this episode? Don't they know it's illegal to own a handgun in mainland UK so there's no way he could've had a firearms licence for one which Bethany fails to check. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942759074175594610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-14516121317376775462018-06-04T11:17:27.206-04:002018-06-04T11:17:27.206-04:00Hello to just look at the problems Guns are causin...Hello to just look at the problems Guns are causing,Kids dieing,in our school killings,women's being shot on and on But how can we stop guns from coming to our country when we are making them Bernitha Mingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-69023512676762734882018-05-23T10:02:06.166-04:002018-05-23T10:02:06.166-04:00Well, they had to get rid of Beth any anyway, sinc...Well, they had to get rid of Beth any anyway, since the actress was leaving the UK to play a lawyer in the States on The Good Wife.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685547320478476119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-67791174623572347542017-07-27T23:16:28.665-04:002017-07-27T23:16:28.665-04:00I'm sorry that some ugly Americans stumbled up...I'm sorry that some ugly Americans stumbled upon this review and couldn't help but try to make it political. Let me apologize for my ignorant peers.<br /><br />That being said this was a really disappointing episode. It seemed, as this review noted, the whole thing felt rushed, and your "convenient, Deus ex machina psychopathy" is a superb summary. It was overly-contrived to produce the scenario of Bethany's death. Most obviously - are guns somehow permanently attached to houses? Wouldn't it be quite obvious that the psychopathic character might have it on his person? Shouldn't the supposedly street-smart Vera, who already knew about the gun, have just told Bethany, during her tediously prolonged cell call, to let him go? And not put up a fight which would have been pointless anyhow, since he was a very robust man, who was clearly willing to be violent even without a gun! I enjoy the the better UK crime dramas precisely because they avoid those type of moments of puerile drama and overly dramatized suspense. I don't want to feel like I'm watching the banal gloopiness of "Chicago Fire" or whatnot, where every episode has a secondary character skirting with death. So, for me the series kind of jumped the shark with this one. (remember we on US PBS are just seeing them now) I don't know if I can go on watching anymore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-92132975988909610442017-05-22T09:34:21.083-04:002017-05-22T09:34:21.083-04:00#LoveYourPassion#LoveYourPassionHannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-11487989968976620142017-05-21T05:25:15.950-04:002017-05-21T05:25:15.950-04:00Idiotic gun loving AmericansIdiotic gun loving AmericansAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720299275658847576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-39375933420937188702016-03-23T04:43:13.547-04:002016-03-23T04:43:13.547-04:00Actually, your assumptions that turn out to be qui...Actually, your assumptions that turn out to be quite wrong, are offensive. I spent time in the UK and have talked with police officers in your country and most would rather go home alive. Perhaps that's why more and more have access to firearms in the trunks of their cars or by having armed response officers present on a routine basis. Your assumptions about American police show a pretty thorough ignorance of the facts, as well. Yeah, we shoot people for dropping their H's and swallowing their vowels. Be careful! You must be Guardian reader. But in the "real" world--at least what this episode portrays of it--the fact of the matter is that DC Bethany Whelan would be alive if she were carrying a firearm. Maybe you could have talked your way out of it with your "purty" mouth, but let's hope you never have to find out.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-29454189644415577242016-03-22T22:27:55.018-04:002016-03-22T22:27:55.018-04:00I know plenty of serving policemen in the UK and n...I know plenty of serving policemen in the UK and not one wants to routinely carry a weapon<br /><br />they are regularly surveyed and this has been constant for decades<br /><br />I would never carry a gun myself for any purpose other than clay pigeon shooting or something, so you would lose your bet<br /><br />you may think guns are the solution but we don't, they are the problem - your ignorance of British society and attitudes and your assumptions are rather offensiveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600902162988182335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-59396858375869031622016-03-22T22:22:55.425-04:002016-03-22T22:22:55.425-04:00I bet you wouldn't be saying that, Richard, if...I bet you wouldn't be saying that, Richard, if you were a police officer. Or couldn't, being dead and all.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-30742248000478823242016-03-22T22:03:25.659-04:002016-03-22T22:03:25.659-04:00there is nothing absurd about preventing the polic...there is nothing absurd about preventing the police running round carrying guns, we are very happy about it<br /><br />means most criminals and every normal citizen are not carrying them either<br /><br />the absurdity is moronic town sheriffs and other badly trained thugs shooting innocent people dead on a routine basis for minor incidents<br /><br />I'd much rather our police force than yours that's for sureAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600902162988182335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-32959034608942270702016-02-09T15:04:21.136-05:002016-02-09T15:04:21.136-05:00I can't even begin to count the number of time...I can't even begin to count the number of times I've yelled at the TV: "Take a GUN, you IDIOT!" <br /><br />I don't mean that we don't know the motive, it's just that it sort of came out of nowhere. I hadn't gotten any sort of controlling, angry vibe from him before that. Maybe I just missed it - I'll keep an eye out on the rewatch with the family.<br /><br />Vera's first few seasons were, I thought, quite exceptional (I really loved the dynamic between Vera and Joe) - and though it might have slid into a rut, recently, Brenda Blethyn is always worth watching. This season has been quite good.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-9732146930869590712016-02-09T12:29:02.052-05:002016-02-09T12:29:02.052-05:00British detective shows demonstrate the absurdity ...British detective shows demonstrate the absurdity of trying to police without carrying a firearm. Especially when help is so far away on the moors.<br /><br />I think the motive of the killer was quite clear--he was about to lose his live-in victim. His MIL was about to rescue her daughter and get her away from his controlling/abusive influence.<br /><br />Vera may not break any new ground for a mystery show, but it is still a reliable watch. It will be nice to be able to come here when Sunday's episode ends, too.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.com