North Sea Connection

trashcan

caught up with it this evening. Found it ok. Watchable enough, and better than most RTE efforts since Love Hate. Miles better than Kin @nyway. The acting is decent for the most part. I always find Denis Conway watchable, and I’d say he’s not to be easily dismissed as a country bumpkin Guard. Think they are going for a bit of a Brendan Gleeson vibe there. I reckon Bjorn is involved in setting Aidan up with the drug smugglers. He said he had helped him by giving him a contact, and he seemed to be eyeing the Swedish cop up nervously.

Who is the guy playing the stoner/ surfer ? I’m sure I know him from something. Have a feeling it’s an ad, but I can’t place it.

lumphammer2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119605828#Comment_119605828

I agree with most of what you have said ... NSC is decent so far and way better than most RTE efforts since Love/Hate ... I disagree about Kin ... L/H as it stands is the best ... Kin sagged a bit in the middle but the start & end were awesome ... plenty room to even up the ante in season 2 post Covid ...

NSC so far is very watchable ... and has potential to be awesome ... it is miles better than the disappointing overhyped Talen Down as well as obvious trash dramas such as Finding Joy and Striking Out ...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119577454#Comment_119577454

Similar plot. Fishermen and drugs. A bit more comical in parts. There was a farcical bar fight with a midget and the Ros na Run actor at one point

Atlantic Dawn

Poor episode this week, no preview afterwards of next weeks episode.

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119605996#Comment_119605996

Not too bad for me except for the Garda stereotype.

Glad there was no preview. I always switch off during the credits for any of these type of series as I don't want to see any spoilers for the next episode.

RabbleRouser2k

I think the lead actress is underwhelming, imho. When I'm eating dinner, it's on in the background. I've tried. It's not 'The South Westerlies' bad (no Patrick Bergin, so of course it's above average if he's not in it) but the 'tense' moments feel like the lead actress is not strong enough for the part.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119605828#Comment_119605828

Were they hinting that Bjorn didn’t know what the Swedish detective said to him in Swedish?

sully123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119606069#Comment_119606069

Yeah, How long has he lived there? Its the first time he has encountered another swede since?

Bit corny last night. Garda stuff was very unoriginal. Also the stoner screw-up character. Obviously will be the first one to go.

Galwayguy35

That gobby one driving the boat is the most annoying character I've come across in a while.

trashcan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119606579#Comment_119606579

Spoiler alert - was looking up IMDB to try and see where I knew him from, and saw he’s only listed for 3 of the 6 episodes, so I’d suspect you’re correct there.

Memoryman

Genius piece of scriptwriting all the same though with your man giving the gun back to someone who was intent on killing him moments earlier!! She is a forensic scientist's dream wasn't worth her while putting on the boiler suit, she left more than enough DNA evidence around the place with all the cigarette butts!! I mean do they even care to think about the obvious things.

Cartman78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119610327#Comment_119610327

Yes.... and don't forget they also drove off without getting the drugs from the car.

The female hitman (hit-woman, hit-person??) losing her patience in the front of the van is the cringiest segment of TV I've seen in a while.

And who brought the trawler back to dock after she landed the drugs on shore?

Anyway it's comically appalling imho...somewhere between a guilty pleasure and a hate watch for me

sully123

It seems a lot better when they are speaking Swedish

The Princess Bride

Some of d'accents are rather flah, some characters not finishing their words properly too, but that happens in real life here, so...

It's watchable enough, I suppose.

PTH2009

This is not the calibre of some of the great Irish dramas but its acceptable even with the horrible accents and slow pace

Spoiler Warning

So the Swedish auld fella is in the preview for next week, so I guess he pulls through

trashcan

I still think it’s ok. Couple of plot holes though. When they explained to the gang boss what happened to the guy on the boat, why wasn’t his next question “and what about my missing drugs ?” Has he forgotten about them ? Also, has nobody missed the part of the stash the stoner pilfered ? And what about his post mortem ? Isn’t there a chance the autopsy will reveal the shooting, even on a burned body ? (No expertise here, so I genuinely don’t know the answer to that.)I liked the fact that they had the car on video on the phone.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119669154#Comment_119669154

Spoiler Warning

Was there even a body left ?

beertons

Just started this areir. I sussed something straight away with the Swedish guy, the way he said and schedule, at the diner party. Asking the girl if she caught anything fishing.

I'll keep going at it for now.

thesandeman

Only caught up with Sundays episode now. Probably the one with the most twists so far. Even the accents seemed slightly less Oirish.

Atlantic Dawn

A 'ghost' car transporter with 2000 Toyota Corolla's from 1996 fitted with new 500bhp engines sinking off Clifden tonight would make the current plotline more feasible.

thesandeman

Does the Aidan lad remind anyone else of a young Bryan Murray in his Irish RM days?

thesandeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119702797#Comment_119702797

It's a pity they hadn't started filming the second series yesterday before this lad appeared 😃

https://www.afloat.ie/watersport/rowing/coastal-rowing/item/56462-transatlantic-rower-damian-browne-returns-to-sea-after-rescue-to-row-cushlamachree-into-galway-docks

patrickc

that ending, obviously a series 2 coming next year.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119723945#Comment_119723945

If there's not I will be freaked and make my own lower budget version using similar actors 😁

AndrewJRenko

It was very impressive visually, some great scenery and some interesting people, especially the two female leads. The script was weak, with too many strange leaps (do they not think that someone is going to notice the new baby arrival) and stereotypes (the gruff, old, bearded fisherman).

Where is the fishing village shown in the drone shots?

PTH2009

Don't put all your hopes for a 2nd season

'Redwater' That eastenders spin off thing ended on a cliffhanger and never returned for a 2nd season (think the characters are all alive and well in Walford)

This was an OK series with some horrible acting and grandad fighting scenes

ednwireland

shame Lydia mcguinnes can't close her mouth

johnire

I thought it was really awful. The acting was woeful and the story??!! I couldn’t follow it at all.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731728#Comment_119731728

Right back atcha bro.

drserious4

Roundstone, Co. Galway