Kin - RTE & AMC

I think he means she was impersonating him.

John Boy protecting Hughie same as Frank protecting Eric the Viking, I can see Jimmy or the missus Amanda going after both Frank and Eric

For me Claire Dunne is the mvp as Amanda, great acting

I'm enjoying it

It is miles better than some shite RTE has put out before

I think you're 100% on the money here and the hinted romantic past with Mikey will be her webs to control the action with... there's a sense that he was the real hard-man of the family before his arrest and you can see him being set up to be so again but dancing to her tune rather than his uncle's.

The blurry camera shots are starting to annoy me. I’m not expecting a love letter to Dublin or anything, but it’s always good to spot certain landmarks in Dublin dramas and I know where exactly a scene is being shot. You can barely even see the background half of the time.

Having said that, I did find it mildly amusing when Frank was in the car with Eamon and they were approaching the East Link toll bridge and he goes “this isn’t the way to the airport”. Yes, it is - go over the toll bridge and take the Port Tunnel 😁

The bull

Don’t forget the women too in love/hate, the brothel Madame that nidge was banging, the hit woman who shot Darren, Darren sister, siobhan, all great characters.

Really? I don't think he had to stretch himself too much to play that role.

Dam. Had high hopes for this but its shocking.

A generic poorly written script and dialogue so far, and some surprisingly shoddy and nonchalant acting from what is a solid cast.

The only saving grace was some amazing visuals and camera work in episode 1.

Maybe you'd be better off with something less gritty, like Nationwide perhaps?

I was actually hoping for Bill Whelan......

The second episode really moves along slowly...

The scripting is really bad and only for the cast do they get away with it, its really just Red Rock.

The scene where EJS pisses in the bag all I could think was that the emotions coming from the rest of cast was "Jasus!", and then Charlie Cox quietly says "I have to go!"

but so much emotion!

Charlie Cox's character might actually have a story.

Claire Dunne has the unfortunate task of having to share the screen with EJS.

I think they possibly should have killed off the son in a different episode.

EJS completely over acts across all the films and tv shows that he is in.

Overall mediocre. Going avoid reviews and spoilers of next episode.

Actually didn't mind the soundtrack but it should have been an opportunity to provide someone in the Irish/Local industry with some work.

Poor auld Frank probably only asked the barman to put a head on his point 😮

My bad indeed

Sam Keely (Eric "Viking" Kinsella) was a cast member of RTE drama Raw, like Keith McErlean (Doyler). He was also in the RTE crime drama Dublin Murders. Sam appeared in an episode of TV3 mystery drama Jack Taylor.

Both Aiden Gillen and Maria Doyle Kennedy were in Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk.

Yes. It was trite and cliched.

Hes a gangster and hes gay. Wow. Shock horror!. Maybe if his character had some depth and back story it might have had some impact, but it doesnt.

Just really poor writing. Dull and unimaginative.

I saw somebody on here insuating people arnt getting it because it's too slow moving and lacking action. What a load of codswollip. It's the quality of the work that is getting on peoples wick.

Further to the above (Sam Keeley), other connections to legal or detective or mystery dramas: - I may have mentioned some of these before -

Charlie Cox: Lewis and Judge John Deed.

Maria Doyle Kennedy: DDU: District Detective Unit/Making the Cut (RTE), Striking Out (RTE) and Dexter.

Aidan Gillen: The Bill, Law and Order: Trial by Jury and The British Detective.

Emmet J. Scanlan: The Fall and No Offence.

Ciaran Hinds: Between The Lines, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Above Suspicion and its sequels.

Conor Mullen: The Bill, The Silence, Murder Prevention, Heartbeat and Silent Witness.

Incidentally, Conor Mullen was another person in the RTE drama Raw.

Both Charlie Cox and Marie Doyle Kennedy have appeared in Downton Abbey (the tv series).

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