Shetland - new series

Well, no one has commented on the final episode.

Grannynannywanny was correct in her prediction of the killer.

All a bit far fetched.

Yes, too far fetched, and I didn't like the incest storyline, so grim.

I felt suspicious about Kieran from the first episode and every time he appeared. I expected that he wouldn’t be Ellen’s father but the incest story was a shocker.

Yes, far fetched and a complicated storyline. I didn't enjoy this series nearly as much as usual, and even the Shetland scenery looked less appealing.

I thought the ending was awful. I don’t think I’d watch another series.

Well, I actually enjoyed this last episode more than any of the previous ones (surprisingly). I thought the acting was of a slightly higher standard, even Tosh didn’t irritate me as much and the storyline seemed to move forward at a reasonable speed.
Overall though, I’ve really not been enthralled by any of it. Far too many red herrings, poor acting and yet again no solicitor present at any of the interviews. I’m not sure if there has to be one present within a certain number of hours after being arrested but surely if you’ve been arrested for murder, the first thing you would do is ask for representation. Or are we meant to believe that Bobby felt so bad about his part in Ellen’s death that he didn’t really care what happened to him?
I thought the incest storyline was a bit of a cliche, seen it done lots of times before. The character I felt the sorriest for was young Rory. Lost his sister and now his Dad and his extended family.
One thing I did like though was the green sweater Ruth was wearing towards the end, in fact I liked a lot of her clothes. Loved her boots. Also liked the music used throughout, e.g. Teenage Fan Club.
Hopefully, series nine will be better.

I liked the setting and the cast. Ashley Jensen is a good addition. However, I thought they were all let down badly by a very poor plot. It was confusing and unnecessarily convoluted. Next series must be better.
Meanwhile, Vigil was good.

I enjoyed it. New personalities always take a while to settle, not easy to take over from a successful actor I’d think, but the relationship between the two main characters will be worth a watch. Also loved the fact that the others are more in the story hope that continues. I’ll keep watching..

Meanwhile, Vigil was good

I posted a comment about Vigil on Sunday night, granted I revised the old Vigil thread. BlueBelle was the only person to pass comment. Not surprised, for some reason the thread never ever surfaced in ‘Active’, I suspect BB looked on the ‘last day’ section.

Why is this? Would I have been better to start a whole new thread for Vigil? A bit pointless I thought.

Apologies, I digress from Shetland.

Sorry Calendar girl. I only watched Vigil last night on the BBC i-player so didn't look for threads about it at the time it was shown.

Simple and classic, certainly, but of quality, like a whole generation of British series, carried by good actors, and filmed with care.

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Douglas Henshall left Shetland, and I discovered him in the Netflix series, Who Is Erin Carter? . It is a very good series, but you need to stick with it. Henshall isn't in it for the first few episodes, but when he does appear, well, he is far from the goody policeman he was in Shetland! I can recommend it, lots of twists and turns, and a few British actors you may recognise.