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The Tourist

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Santana Sun 02-Jan-22 09:41:59

Not giving anything away if I say the main character gets amnesia after a car accident in the Australian outback. We don't know his name either.
Just wondered if anyone else thought his accent changes from Scottish to Northern Irish? Maybe just bad acting.

Chestnut Tue 18-Jan-22 17:52:48

I have no idea what a boddlawarder is. Does it hold water?

Callistemon21 Tue 18-Jan-22 19:23:00

wink
Say it exactly as it is.

Nandalot Mon 24-Jan-22 11:01:07

Really enjoyed the series. Found it very tense But DH is very annoyed at ending! Kept countering on about it!

Jaxjacky Mon 24-Jan-22 11:47:03

I mistakenly thought it was the last episode yesterday, another week to go, we’re enjoying it.

BigBertha1 Mon 24-Jan-22 11:54:31

We are enjoying it - there are some real comic moments as well as the tension. I just want him to survive.

Grandmabatty Wed 26-Jan-22 15:29:54

I'm only on episode two. It's very tense. The large American man is creepy!

Chestnut Wed 26-Jan-22 16:09:27

You'd better catch up Grandmabatty as the next episode is the last and there will be spoilers here!

Grandmabatty Wed 26-Jan-22 16:11:46

I'm watching on the i player. I'll keep off this thread!

Hellogirl1 Wed 26-Jan-22 21:14:17

Perhaps I`m thick, but up until this week I was enjoying it, but this week`s episode I found very confusing.

MayBee70 Wed 26-Jan-22 22:00:41

Hellogirl1

Perhaps I`m thick, but up until this week I was enjoying it, but this week`s episode I found very confusing.

Try not to think about it too much. I can never understand any plots so just let things wash over me.

Chestnut Thu 27-Jan-22 00:56:46

Hellogirl1

Perhaps I`m thick, but up until this week I was enjoying it, but this week`s episode I found very confusing.

It was just a mish-mash of things that had happened to him that for some reason came back to him under the influence of LSD. However, it didn't really help because he couldn't be sure if they were real memories or just hallucinations. So they left us all guessing somewhat as to his previous life. More will become clear in the last episode.

LullyDully Thu 27-Jan-22 08:24:35

Just thinking how clever actors are. The large America is terrifying in the Tourist but was a cuddly Icelandic detective in another life .
We had to watch the ending of this drama but won't spoil it as it is quite unexpected.

Callistemon21 Thu 27-Jan-22 10:44:05

DH keeps asking "But why is it called "The Tourist"?

No-one can answer him.

Doodle Thu 27-Jan-22 10:48:45

I was watching this and The Fall at the same time. Seeing the same actor in both and both with amnesia was a bit confusing at times. I enjoyed the Tourist. Like Hellogirl I found that episode a bit weird.
I watched the whole series but I preferred The Fall.

Daisymae Thu 27-Jan-22 11:01:49

Have given up with this, too violent for me.

Grandmabatty Thu 27-Jan-22 11:43:57

I binged watched this over thanks to this thread. It was very gory, I agree and I had to look away in bits. But the ending!!! I'm giving nothing away.

Chestnut Thu 27-Jan-22 12:35:38

Callistemon21

DH keeps asking "But why is it called "The Tourist"?

No-one can answer him.

I think because that signifies that having lost his memory he was just an unidentified tourist.

MayBee70 Thu 27-Jan-22 19:11:29

I gave up on The Fall after the first series as I found it too scary but I might give it another go it it’s on catchup.

Eloethan Thu 27-Jan-22 23:13:10

I thought it was dreadful and gave up before the end.

Hellogirl1 Mon 31-Jan-22 21:15:55

I`ve just seen the last episode, so disappointed that it didn`t fulfill it`s early promise.

Jaxjacky Mon 31-Jan-22 21:59:50

Loved it all, including the last episode.

BigBertha1 Mon 31-Jan-22 22:29:14

We enjoyed it I think. Let's hope she leads him to the straight and narrow.

Lip56 Tue 01-Feb-22 13:45:09

Binge watched ! ?

Calendargirl Mon 01-Jan-24 20:43:30

Anyone going to watch series 2?

9.00pm tonight, BBC1.

granfromafar Mon 01-Jan-24 20:51:10

Yes, thanks for the reminder. Have seen lots of clips for the new series and it looks good.