ONE DAY on Netflix

I’ve just started listening to One Day on BorrowBox, after a long wait. It’s a bit slow at the moment (Ch. 2), but I’ll stick with it and hope that it improves.

I watched this over a few days, it is so hard to find a decent series to watch these days and I enjoyed it so much, the casting was perfect, now I am disappointed it is over. The final episode was so unexpected as I hadn’t read the book. If anybody can recommend another series as good I would appreciate it.

I think Dexter was a good man who sometimes did bad things. Emma was strong, Dexter was weak.

Yes, when you mentioned things being 'out of character' for Emma I wondered if that is what you meant but she knew it was wrong.

Spoiler alert!!!
Jane… at least Dexter didn’t ever pretend to be anything other than what he was. But Emma had an affair with a married man, something that in the real world I have never been able to find understandable or forgivable. Although I did find it out of character for her and a storyline that imo was unnecessary.

Sparklefizz

JaneJudge

I wish someone had warned me how sad it was

I said when starting this thread to have your hankie ready.

As you've said that you didn't really disliked Dexter, I am surprised you watched more of it, and found it sad.

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I like stuff about people though, I find t interesting. I liked Emma more. I think if I was Emma I would have moved on and met someone who I intellectually connected with. I understand it is about love though.

I did dislike him in the beginning few episodes, the arrogance and drug taking but I've tried extremely hard to bring my own sons up to be respectful and considerate but we saw in the one episode of his own Mothers frustration.

Yes, it made me really sad. The hedonistic one lived, the one who worked hard and was kind and forgiving died. It just made me sad. I didn't dislike him at the end though

JaneJudge

I wish someone had warned me how sad it was

I said when starting this thread to have your hankie ready.

As you've said that you didn't really disliked Dexter, I am surprised you watched more of it, and found it sad.

I'll put it on my list, thanks for the recommendation.

A fantastic series. I too read and enjoyed the book, and the film, although by necessity a precis of the book was good, but this dramatisation is so much better as it draws out the missed opportunities, the developing lives, the growing up that Dexter and Emma do. Highly recommend it

but poor Emma!

JaneJudge
I know, I wish their was a part two where Dexter could be happy.

I wish someone had warned me how sad it was

Dexter was heartbreaking. I haven’t read the book but thought that there were things that Emma did that seemed out of character.

I read the book years ago and enjoyed it, so was quite looking forward to the series.
I watched two episodes and decided to give it a miss, but I read here that someone found the beginning slow, so I went back to it, and just binge watched the rest.
Beautiful acting, really well cast, and I found Dexter to be so tragic and almost unbearably handsome.
Supporting cast also really good, loved it.

I've watched a couple of episodes and really dislike the male character

Friday Night dinner is brilliant Laura. I liked Mum as well

Excellent acting. Hooray for a film that does not rely on special effects!

Louella12

I think I'm lacking in emotions.

I watched this , enjoyed it but wasn't particularly moved by it at all.

Many shows have sadness and trauma. Not sure why this is causing such extreme reactions.

On Tiktok it appears to be a competition as to who can cry more about it!

I believe that the film had a more believable accident than this one as well.

Very well acted and I'd recommend it but it's not caused me any extreme emotional reaction.

Just finished it and feel the same way. I thought the lad who played Dexter was like a young Brad Pitt. It was very well made and acted but it didn’t move me in the way that eg Life After Life did.

Currently binge watching it as I can use SIL’s Netflix account while he’s here. Very well made but part way through finding it a bit depressing to be honest.

Thanks SeaWoozle will give it a whirl.

LauraNorderr

Binge watched One Day, all 14 episodes, thanks to this thread. Now sitting with sore red eyes. Love a good weepy film.
Now can someone recommend a good comedy for balance.

Friday Night Dinner.

My girls used to watch that after a stressful couple of episodes of Breaking Bad!!

Binge watched One Day, all 14 episodes, thanks to this thread. Now sitting with sore red eyes. Love a good weepy film.
Now can someone recommend a good comedy for balance.

I think I'm lacking in emotions.

I watched this , enjoyed it but wasn't particularly moved by it at all.

Many shows have sadness and trauma. Not sure why this is causing such extreme reactions.

On Tiktok it appears to be a competition as to who can cry more about it!

I believe that the film had a more believable accident than this one as well.

Very well acted and I'd recommend it but it's not caused me any extreme emotional reaction.

Sparklefizz

Anyone watching One Day? I read the book by David Nicholls back in 2009 and enjoyed it so much that I deliberately avoided the film version starring Anne Hathaway trying to do a Yorkshire accent.

But ... I decided to give the new version on NF a try, and it is lovely and beautifully acted and now that I'm getting close to the end I am starting to feel bereft already.

Just a tip - have your hankie ready!

Started to watch it earlier on your recommendation and love it already! Thank you 😊

I want to watch this but I'm currently watching last chance U with my son and tbh I thought I would hate it but I'm as hooked as him!

On the strength of this Thread I've started to watch One Day. Now starting episode 4 (or is it 5?), I agree it is a bit slow but think it's beginning to move a little.
Oh.... to be young again.