What type of surgery? And my very best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Television Hijack - Apple TV Series
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Started off strong but it's dragging on a bit. The acting is great, but there are some flaws in the writing, as been pointed out. I also do not care about the politics. Realistically this should have ended in Hungary.
Microdiscectomy on my back. Watched a video of it before and it looks grim as feck tbh.
I am due to have L4/5 decompression surgery soon. So I hope your surgery goes well.
What politics? The only thing I've noticed is that the people playing cabinet ministers are unrealistically competent.
It started to jump the shark a little on the last one now it's become apparent that
all the hijackers are being blackmailed into it by some really rotten shits who all live on the same street and seemingly can get to anyone with impunity.
Have a feeling that in the next episode Idris is going to
use the info about who the hitman was to turn them against each other
This was such painfully and obviously poor writing just to bring in an incident that will probably be pivotal going forward. I'm not a fan of when shows disrespect your intelligence. "Need a tissue"
I genuinely can't believe TV shows continue to insult audiences with the ridiculously obvious switcheroo in tunnels and blind spots. First Daniel letting the mother go out for a tissue and now not one of them figuring out what happened in the forest when it was painfully obvious.
The rest of the episode was entertaining enough. The son will surely die.
The rest of the episode was entertaining enough. The son will surely die.
Who’s this new gunman?
A pilot planted without any of the other hijackers knowing, for the final stage of the plan.
I think quite clearly the person that the Edgar fellow texted from the new car and new phone. I think they'd kept her in reserve for the final stages of the planes and I think she's clearly capable of handling an airplane and landing it if required. Won't be surprised if they do something ridiculous like go pick up Edgar and fly him to North Africa
Must not have noticed the texting. Thought she was a sky marshal for a brief moment due to her having the gun on her person, but that thought quickly went away.I think quite clearly the person that the Edgar fellow texted from the new car and new phone. I think they'd kept her in reserve for the final stages of the planes and I think she's clearly capable of handling an airplane and landing it if required. Won't be surprised if they do something ridiculous like go pick up Edgar and fly him to North Africa
Yep, when Edgar enters the new car, he immediately texts someone "NOW". Given that the lady's phone vibrated instantly, seems obvious she's a hijacker. Also, she's the same person that Sam was consoling in the first episode if I'm not wrong.
Gotcha. Saw the text, but I didn’t catch the phone vibration, still had the Rays game playing on another screen in vain hopes of a comeback.
Enjoyed that episode. Yeah it’s not brilliantly written but it’s entertaining enough when you just need to switch off. Interesting to see how they end it.
24 did all this type of stuff about 100x better, two decades ago.
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I'm saving this up to watch when I'm on my back for a few weeks after my op.
It's enjoyable, and Idris Elba is cool as feck.
For sure. That was a masterpiece and had so much more tension.
"don't follow us or we'll start killing hostages"
3 black SUV's 20 yards behind at pace on a quiet country road
If they just killed those 2 boomers on the ground they could all call it a day, hostages and hijackers alike.
3 black SUV's 20 yards behind at pace on a quiet country road
If they just killed those 2 boomers on the ground they could all call it a day, hostages and hijackers alike.
Rolled my eyes at the incompetence initially but then remembered that they're the Met Police and began applauding the realism."don't follow us or we'll start killing hostages"
3 black SUV's 20 yards behind at pace on a quiet country road
Since when did it become possible to fire a gun onboard a passenger aircraft without holing the fuselage.
Depends on what the round hits before coming into contact with the fuselage. Could also be using subsonic rounds (@Dr. Dwayne for a confirm or not, I could be talking out my ass here).
There seems to be a lot of shows lately that look like they might be great but only end up middle of the road. I keep watching but I dont know what it is but its just not compelling enough for me. I dont dislike it but its just lacking a bit of something special to make it really good. Maybe over the last decade or so I have seen some really great shows and now have my expectations too high.
I'd agree it's possible. Factory 9mm rounds excepted it could be done with the right powder load and projectile and of course depends on what you hit and where any missed shots or through and throughs hit the fuselage.
I'd guess that altitude would also be a factor in the outcome of any compromise of the fuselage.
Great show, they've not tried to be clever and over complicate it making it very easy to watch.
In other news Neil's dad from inbetweeners seems to be doing alright. Wonder if he's still with the gardener?
In other news Neil's dad from inbetweeners seems to be doing alright. Wonder if he's still with the gardener?
when they came up with this plan to hijack and crash a plane for a short trade how did they expect to get their money out?
I know you're supposed to suspend your disbelief with this crap but come on
your bank accounts would easily be traced and then immediately frozen
I know you're supposed to suspend your disbelief with this crap but come on
your bank accounts would easily be traced and then immediately frozen
Quite enjoyed that until the last 5 minutes.
Was just about to write exactly this.
I found myself wanting the show to be done right about when the plane's doors somehow shut.
Overall it was a cute little series that was enjoyable overall.
Great minds, Cal. I was hoping for some cathartic reunions on the runway but it wasn't to be. Solid series, for sure.
I can see them continuing it Die Hard-style: wrong time, wrong place, right guy.
It would have made sense if some dramatic twist happened right there. Otherwise it was just filler as it was.
For London's sake, I hope they do shoot down such a plane in real life. This was ridiculous with it flying all over
Are planes allowed to fly over key governmental buildings in London or are there exclusion zones?For London's sake, I hope they do shoot down such a plane in real life. This was ridiculous with it flying all over
For London's sake, I hope they do shoot down such a plane in real life. This was ridiculous with it flying all over
I thought the lady who convinced the PM not to shoot it down was making a ridiculous gamble by putting thousands of lives in the hands of Amanda. And of course the ending which was completely unnecessary, felt like they only did that so Elba could throw that cheese line back into the bad guys face.
Was disappointed in the last episode
Still enjoyed it overall, but let down by the ending.
the whole motive for hijacking the plane was silly.
the idea that a hijacked plane could just fly around London was too stupid.
the Home Secretary and that other woman saying they make the decisions and not the PM - again a bit silly.
why would Sam’s son sneak towards one of the cleaners when he knew there were two
also I’m pretty sure if you murder someone on a plane and hijack it, you wouldn’t be immediately absolved of any consequences and be allowed to walk away from it just because you’re family had been kidnapped like Amanda did.
the idea that a hijacked plane could just fly around London was too stupid.
the Home Secretary and that other woman saying they make the decisions and not the PM - again a bit silly.
why would Sam’s son sneak towards one of the cleaners when he knew there were two
also I’m pretty sure if you murder someone on a plane and hijack it, you wouldn’t be immediately absolved of any consequences and be allowed to walk away from it just because you’re family had been kidnapped like Amanda did.
Still enjoyed it overall, but let down by the ending.
Absolute rubbish final episode. Series trajectory was similar to that of the plane...started off in the ascendency, cruised along with a few notable incidents and an occasional veer off course, then ran out of fuel and crashed into an airfield.
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Yeah it sort of ended a bit flat. Was one of the better episodes until the last 5
Absolutely spot on.
Yup. I feel the same. I enjoyed the show a lot and I'm prepared for some amounts of lack of realism but everything in that finale was just a bit nuts.