Line of Duty (BBC)

[Boothjan]

 

[The Fox]

The final episode was an improvement on the previous one, but the entire concept for this series was just bad. We were hoping that Hastings was doing this all on purpose as part of an elaborate plot, perhaps with Lisa as his undercover mole, but alas no.

 

Instead the storyline was basically just that Ted went from being rock solid and risk-averse to a bumbling reckless buffoon, apparently just because he was shacked up in the Linton Travel Tavern, while Lisa turned out to just be a not-very-good criminal. I get that he was meant to be under pressure in his personal life, but come on. Much like Game of Thrones, the writing has deteriorated to the point where they're getting characters to do all sorts of absurd shit purely the move the plot where they want it.

[Yobo Ahoy]

Have to say that final episode was piss poor. The only thing worse than Hastings not being H is an ambiguous ending stretching the story ever-thinner for another series or more. The red herrings and twists have long been a hallmark but they don't even make sense any more. It's getting to Luther levels of stupid decision making by characters - it's one of my pet peeves in dramas and until this series (and maybe S4) it was all fairly plausible. Ish.

 

Speaking of S4, it seems to have got a battering in here but it was nowhere near as bad as this series. I'd much prefer a slow burn series and a barnstorming finale than the other way around.

[Yobo Ahoy]

Also Ted using the classic Homer Simpson excuse.

 

[McFly]

Spoiler

I know Hastings is a super-prude, but recycling his computer because of porn? Aye right. The bloody solicitor ballsing up his case only fot Gill to save him but then it her all along! Ha! 

[Fierce Poodle]

On 06/05/2019 at 10:02, Professor Rob said:

The morse code “four dots” thing was ridiculous.

 

My initial thought was that it was just rigor mortis setting in.

[Minion]

That was a terrible series, worse than the bodyguard even. 

[Vimster]

5 hours ago, Fierce Poodle said:

 

My initial thought was that it was just rigor mortis setting in.

I reckon it was at the time, but Mercurio was running out of ways to link it back so clutched tightly at straws whilst scraping the bottom of a barrel.

[Fierce Poodle]

So many tenuous links in this series. The whole Ted destroying his laptop thing was equally preposterous. I mean, I’ve looked at some ropey old muck on the internet in the past, but not to the extent I’d actually want to trash my computer to cover my traces.

[AK Bell]

12 minutes ago, Fierce Poodle said:

So many tenuous links in this series. The whole Ted destroying his laptop thing was equally preposterous. I mean, I’ve looked at some ropey old muck on the internet in the past, but not to the extent I’d actually want to trash my computer to cover my traces.

 

He was lying. 

[Fierce Poodle]

Was he, though? I mean, WAS HE??

[Bacon Horsemeat]

we'll find out in Season 6!!11

[Fierce Poodle]

I’m past giving a shit, frankly.

 

bent coppaz, innit

[Chadruharazzeb]

Is this getting another series, then? I just watched the last episode with great anger believing that it was the last one ever. It was still shit either way but its crapness may be mitigated slightly if they are going to continue it*.

 

* Please don't continue it.

[pledge]

There's definitely another, and likely two more. He claims to be writing it always knowing they have two more seasons committed to when he's writing it so he knows when the last one is to wrap things up

[Smoothy]

"H"/4th bent senior copper is still Hastings.  

 

You heard it here first.

 

First two were bumped off by him.  Third (Gill) had been gunning for him from the beginning so that she can claim all the spoils herself but failed and is now out.  Hastings claimed pornography caused him to destroy the laptop, despite the fact that his screen clearly displayed the same chat software as the OCG.  He's now unopposed.

[Professor Rob]

If it were Hastings, why would WPC Stabby have been doing her job so well in presenting the evidence against him?

 

Also, in Dot's dying declaration, Kate starts doing the second letter of the name (after Dot has indicated 'H', and goes past 'A' without any reaction from Dot.

[The Fox]

Why they'd think anyone would want *another* season of Hastings skulking about looking shifty is beyond me. Draw a line under this nonsense and get back to catching bent coppers.

[Pete]

3 hours ago, Professor Rob said:

Also, in Dot's dying declaration, Kate starts doing the second letter of the name (after Dot has indicated 'H', and goes past 'A' without any reaction from Dot.

Haven't we established when he said H, he meant the number four? Obvs

[Papaya Dance]

39 minutes ago, Pete said:

Haven't we established when he said H, he meant the number four? Obvs

 

It wasn't dot...dot...dot...dot though was it? It was more dot...dot...dot dot. Which could have meant 'dash dash, dot dot'. Which is MI. Mission Impossible. Tom Cruise is H.

[McFly]

Tbe way this season went along has kinda put me off. Its like after The Sixth Sense came out and there was loads of "twist movies" (I can t really think of any tho) Its all about setting up the twist, to the detriment (sp?) of actual storylines. It seemed cynical i suppose too, like playing tbe viewers for fools almost.

[Vimster]

10 hours ago, The Fox said:

Why they'd think anyone would want *another* season of Hastings skulking about looking shifty is beyond me. Draw a line under this nonsense and get back to catching bent coppers.

Yes, needs to hid the reset button and start a new story arc, get back to rock-solid leadership from Hastings, Steve being an impulsive idiot and Kate stuck in the middle. Or get Kate bumped down so she can start going back to undercover, I don't know, just stop with the whole "all senior officers are bent coppers".

[Jammy]

Steve getting hooked on painkillers for his knackered back is bound to play a part. His addiction will be used to

compromise him somehow.

[Fierce Poodle]

Interesting idea. Perhaps he develops a severe spinal deformity, becoming - if you will - a "bent" coppa?

 

 

[NexivRed]

I liked it. 

[Mawdlin]

8 hours ago, Fierce Poodle said:

Interesting idea. Perhaps he develops a severe spinal deformity, becoming - if you will - a "bent" coppa?

 

 

Plus don't forget his limp todger.

[Triple A]

Bent cocker

[Timmo]

I'm the next series of Line of Duty, we find AC-12 chasing a corrupt police officer going by the alias "CAPTAIN WAISTCOAT". Could it really be Steve Arnott pulling the strings? Things look increasingly this way until in the final episode of the season DCI Kate Fleming carefully rewatches the Cottan death tape and this time notices he was actually wearing six waistcoats. After enhancing the picture she is able to read the lining: "Psych, it's actually Ted Hastings after all, frown on you miserable twat"

[Smoothy]

On 13/05/2019 at 11:03, Professor Rob said:

If it were Hastings, why would WPC Stabby have been doing her job so well in presenting the evidence against him?

 

Also, in Dot's dying declaration, Kate starts doing the second letter of the name (after Dot has indicated 'H', and goes past 'A' without any reaction from Dot.

 

What makes you think she's so "loyal"?

 

And Dot might have been pretty unresponsive at that point.  Yes, a second later.

[Marvin Morris]

So I'm not reading any of the earlier posts in this thread as I wish to avoid spoilers. I just came in here to stay that after all the hype I've started watching season 1. Does the production and acting get better? It's shockingly bad. Was it just really low budget back then? It looks like something that a first year university student would make.