Quirke: "The Silver Swan"

[ravenya03]

Man this show is depressing. That said, I liked this episode better than the first, simply because it felt more like a straightforward whodunit instead of a family conspiracy that Quirke had to unravel. But as with last week, it’s very bleak in tone and sordid in content. Strangely enough, things like murder, drug-abuse, extramarital affairs and

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[issy5209]

I think bleak is certainly the right word, and I do agree with you that this week was better than last weeks (I was actually surprised)
Its also a good lesson in why sometimes sticking to the book so rigidly doesn't always work for television, some of those scenes could have been shortened considerably.
If could be me remembering wrong, but Quirke's past as an orphan in a horror orphanage (If the judge hadn't of rescued him, he most probably would not have survived at all) haunts him, and I would have thought there would be flashbacks or something so we get a sense of why he is the way he is. Perhaps next week.

I certainly feel sorry for Mal - I don't remember him being such a jerk in the books, just more... bowing to convention, but he's certainly not spineless
The Madonna/Whore thing was quite well done here, because all the men are putting women on pedestals in some way, the perfect daughter, wife etc.

Can we please not judge Phoebe for her decisions?Oh god, please, I've remembered what happens. I know I said she doesn't

[ravenya03]

Oh god, please, I've remembered what happens. I know I said she doesn't treat Jimmy that well in later books (she's quite oblivious about him to be honest) but I can see parts of fandom rearing its ugly head.

Especially since I get the feeling that a lot of viewers won't watch the first two episodes, but simply skip to Colin's one. So if Phoebe is acting standoffish or rude, they'll have no understanding why.

[issy5209]

Its an unfortunate bit of fandom (particularly coming from Merlin fans) that they will probably always attack a female character, no matter what.