Ashes to Ashes

This series seemed to hit its stride last night - best episode of the lot I think.

I especially liked the scene where we discover her father blew the car up.

JKLever wrote:Aye, not sure if the ending makes Gene Hunt real or not. Maybe Gene Hunt is a guardian angel... dunno

Yeah, not sure he's not supposed to be real. I mean, it's not like Sam Tyler or her did any leg work to disprove there wasn't a Gene Hunt in the Manchester police in the 70's. Could be some twisted occurance before people die, in the mind of the writer.

It's more like the characters are extentions of Sam and Alex's own personalities and imaginations. Gene is almost the father that Alex never really had, rather than a guardian angel.

Danny, like the writer implies that we go back to a time in our lives that was pivital to who we are and that we make sense of it before we die. Gets us ready for death possibly?

So in this series Alex comes to terms with how her parets die, in the next she could possibly come to terms with leaving her own daughter behind and confront why she has been shot.

eowyn wrote:It's more like the characters are extentions of Sam and Alex's own personalities and imaginations. Gene is almost the father that Alex never really had, rather than a guardian angel.

Danny, like the writer implies that we go back to a time in our lives that was pivital to who we are and that we make sense of it before we die. Gets us ready for death possibly?

So in this series Alex comes to terms with how her parets die, in the next she could possibly come to terms with leaving her own daughter behind and confront why she has been shot.

Yeah possibly, but as I say it isn't implied they're real or not. They change real life events, it's not known whether they're real or not. For instance, Sam stops his dad killing Annie in LOM, it's not followed up whether that didn't happen etc. etc.

Alex has confronted why she's been shot IMO. Her family is linked to Arthur Layton. Layton shoots her.

I thought Gene's Braveheart "we're the police" speech was pretty cringeworthy.

Other than that it was good.

Loved the Supertramp at the end too.

Alex driving the pink tank was cringeworthy.

'What's a pudendum guv?' was very funny...

Have y'heard there's going to be a third series, set in 1989?

The 2nd is going to be set in 1982 isn't it?

Not sure a third series will work tbh. Certainly don't think Phil Glenister will be up for it?

I heard the third series was going to be in 2004. Some dude goes back 4 years and can't believe how good Harmison used to be. Am I seconds away from life or seconds away from a consistent spell of bowling?

Lever - Yeah, pink tank was pretty rubbish. I liked the transformation into the clown and the wink accompanied by Ashes to Ashes in the background.

JKLever wrote:The 2nd is going to be set in 1982 isn't it?

Not sure a third series will work tbh. Certainly don't think Phil Glenister will be up for it?

Yeah, which is only about 5 weeks later.

Suppose we'll have to see the 2nd series before we can judge about a 3rd.

Lara Lara Laughs wrote:I thought Gene's Braveheart "we're the police" speech was pretty cringeworthy..

I think it was supposed to be?

Just noticed this from another blog (and its why this prog is always worth a second watch)

End clip of the series - there seems to be something different about the mural at luigi's cafe (bottom left)

great thread, re -read ...

I've bought the DVDs of LoM for further review.

A to A has been a cracking (nearly) 2 series so far; some of the music has been an unexpected treat. Already looking forward to series 3 ...

I think we must have had a thread somewhere for A2A2 too, Lardy. Enjoy LoM - I still revisit every so often as I love it. I also cycle past several of the locations every day going to and from work!

Brass Monkey wrote:

JKLever wrote:The 2nd is going to be set in 1982 isn't it?

Not sure a third series will work tbh. Certainly don't think Phil Glenister will be up for it?

Yeah, which is only about 5 weeks later.

Suppose we'll have to see the 2nd series before we can judge about a 3rd.

And given the bump, only fair to say now we've seen the second the 3rd series should be great!

What's the cricket relevance of Ashes to Ashes??

Jontyh wrote:I think we must have had a thread somewhere for A2A2 too, Lardy.

Haven't located it yet. It's been an interesting series.

There you go Lardman.
http://www.flamingbails.com/the-flaming-bails-cricket-forum-f1/speaking-of-ashes-t6285.htm?highlight=ashes+to+ashes

Seems we gave up talking about it after ep2. Strange.....

PeterCS wrote:What's the cricket relevance of Ashes to Ashes??

Keeley Hawes now works for the Queensland Cricket Association as a beer wench at all games at the Gabba.

Ta. I do remember seeing that thread before, and the Clapton references ... Derek and the Dominoes were short-lived in the very early 1970s (after his Bluesbreakers stint); from memory he abandoned D and D to join delaney and Bonnie, then Blind Faith, then lost it totally before coming back to Earth and to record 461 Ocean Boulevard.

What, there's a 3rd series coming? Well f*ck me ragged with an angry spaniel.....

3rd and Final Series where they reveal the 'shizzle' that's been going on in LoM & A2A and who Gene Hunt really is.

WTF? Jebus Chreastes.... [graham taylor] Did I not know that [/graham taylor].

Well. Something on the BBC to actually look forward to.

I'm squealing like a shrew inside...

You might want to reign that in a tad, Dan - it's not due on our screens until next spring! They're into about the 6th week of filming at the moment, I think.