It’s based on the book Slow Horses (2010) by Mick Herron, which I read, as well.
The TV show has already been green-lit for 3 more seasons.
Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House, is one of the most interesting characters on TV.
Slovenly, farting and apparently drunk most of the time. There’s a super experienced intelligence officer under the rumpled facade — with a lot of baggage.
Slough House is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have bungled their job but somehow have not been outright fired.
Those consigned there are known as “Slow Horses”.
They are expected to endure dull, paper pushing tasks, along with occasional mental abuse from their miserable boss, Jackson Lamb, who expects them to quit out of boredom or frustration. …
Set roughly a decade in the future, with some new technology that has changed society in subtle ways, a VR gamer is delivered a connection to an alternate reality, as well as a dark future of her own. …
As a person of wealth and power, Rowling’s inevitably punching down when she engages with critics.
Rowling does a lot of charity work. Is a good person. And should simply stay quiet online — like MacKenzie Scott.
As a big fan of Rowling’s books, this one wastes too much time describing the good and bad of online fandom. Not enough on the painful but entertaining relationship between lovely Robin Ellacott and gruff, unlovable Cormoran Strike.
My best guess is that her mind was not on Robin & Cormoran while writing — but on personal grievance.
And after all this — I still don’t understand her position on those few individuals (0.1% to 0.6% of the population) born with gender identity or gender expression that does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth.
Personally, I don’t care if you are trans, from Transylvania, or choose to medically transition to another sex.
Everyone should have equal opportunity.
OF COURSE when it comes to what sport to play there should be rules. And each sport should set those to be as fair as possible to all participants.
The Devil’s Hour tells the story of Lucy who wakes up by terrifying visions every night at exactly 3:33 AM, in the middle of the so-called devil’s hour between 3 AM and 4 AM.
Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless.
Her mother speaks to empty chairs.
Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that isn’t her own.
When Lucy’s name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, the answers that have evaded her all these years will finally come into focus …
Not sure I can recommend this acclaimed British TV series.
It’s 94% on Rotten Tomatoes — but I found it somewhat confusing.
To be fair, however, Erin Doherty deserves all the acting awards. This is a challenging role.
A mystery about obsession, deceit, identity, and grief …
A lonely twentysomething, Becky Green, becomes obsessed with the suicide of her estranged childhood friend Chloe and assumes a new identity as Sasha to investigate how Chloe died.
Becky starts an affair with Chloe’s widowed husband, Elliot; whereas the rest of the group including Elliot’s mother disapproves of their relationship.
Becky is a confused, unreliable narrator. Her web of lies painful to watch.
Rick McCharles 