I am tempted to just leave this blog post blank under a headline that says it all. But I have got plenty of screenshots, so I better write some text to fill the space between them.
I can’t really say that I was looking forward to season 3 of BS. “Waiting for it” is more accurate – the trepidation about the fate of Daniel Miller in season 3 of the Epix Original series initially caused by Armitage’s suspiciously short time on set and his presence limited to filming in Hungary, was recently fuelled by the latest trailers for the show. Following a similar strategy as pre-season 1, Epix has now released both episode 1 and episode 2 of BS season 3, so finally time to check whether Danny is finally getting the leading role he really deserves.
Recap
Mind you, episode 3×01 starts without Daniel – and in the past. It is November 1989 and the Berlin wall has just been opened. While half of East Berlin is trying to squeeze through to the West, a beige trench coat is going the other way, ostensibly liberating a prisoner from the MfS. We see the MfS being torn to shreds, and the beige trench coat picking up a file and destroying it on his way out. His prisoner is saved, though, and kisses the ground pope-style upon his arrival on the Western side of the wall. Cut. And we realise that what we have just seen is actually a dramatisation of what Daniel is listening to on his iPad. And now the show proper starts – with domestic bliss á la Dansther in a comfy double bed and with some comfy double entendre. Dan and Esther are still an item.
And the beige trench coat in the opening scene is probably the agent responsible for Mama Miller’s death in 1980/whenever. Thus season 3 is set up, hinting at the long longed-for back story of Daniel Miller.
But the action is not happening in bed Berlin this season. Apparently the Russians are planning to invade Estonia, so off go Daniel and Robert (on his last mission before he finally gets to lead his own station in Tokyo) to liaise with their local CIA colleague, called Torres, as well as the Estonian president, Henrik Someone. Sorry, no picture of president but plenty of lashes:
Torres needs to be reined in. And Daniel looks beautiful, doing so.
Right?
Anyway, the Estonians need to be persuaded not to react to Russian provocation. But no sooner have Daniel and Robert have had tea with the president, but the latter tragically collapses. Luckily Robert and Daniel are completely in control of the situation and take him to the hospital where the president is pronounced dead. Suspicious that Henrik may not have died of natural causes, Daniel manages to gather evidence. And then the trouble starts – Daniel is taken by surprise when a stranger (a Russian special ops man whom we have seen in earlier footage) attacks him. Daniel manages to escape to the train station where Robert is waiting for him to board a train back to Warsaw. But at the last minute Daniel decides to stay in Tallinn and sort out the mess – even though he could be in danger.
Phew. Sounds pretty thrilling.
Review
At this stage the makers of BS – although constantly changing (now run by producer Jason Horwitch) – have a knack for initially hitting my expectations and getting me quite excited. Well, ok, letting the third season start with a flashback to 1989, felt a bit lame at first. And was way too long and detailed. But followed up by Dansther domestic bliss actually ticked a big box for me. It was nice to see that the two of them had indeed walked hand-in-hand into the sunset. And woken up together the next day, too. Unlike in previous seasons, their relationship now seemed like a proper relationship rather than the cynical and mutual tapping-of-sources. They seemed comfortable with each other – and maybe that was also a reflection of the comfort of familiarity for the two actors. If this was a ruse to keep the fan girls happy (I doubt that, of course), it certainly did the trick.
Especially so as the beginning of the show also finally promises the resolution to a story arc that I have been waiting for since season 1. Length of the 1989 East Berlin sequence apart, I thought the intro was actually really interestingly done: What looks like a flashback turns out to be actually what Daniel is currently listening to on his iPad. What a clever idea – it certainly reconciled me somewhat over my gripe with the depiction of the events of November 9/10, 1989. Because there was no such thing as immediate looting of the MfS (“Stasi”) premises, whether for files or for prisoners. (In fact, the MfS was largely untouched until several months later.)
On the whole, the first episode seemed exciting in that it was evenly paced, alternating between explanatory scenes and scenes that would push the story forward: the old crew is still in Berlin, now looking to the East, dispatching Daniel and Robert to keep the peace. And new characters are being introduced: Agent Torres in Tallinn seems to be interesting – although I am getting a bit tired of all these rogue agents. Are there actually *any* agents in the CIA who do what they are told and who are not suffering from PTSD?
I was also delighted to see Daniel take up so much space in this episode. He was really front and centre of the action. It raised a few questions for me (because it still hasn’t really been resolved how the supposed desk agent ever got so proficient in field-work spycraft), but on the whole I was glad that he was definitely the starring role.
However, I wasn’t fully convinced that his actions were all that logical. Why insist on remaining in Tallinn after having been targeted by that Russian paramilitary guy? How does it make sense to stay behind and continue investigating when there is a local agent available who knows much more about the circumstances? Well, at least it meant screen time for Daniel.
On the flip side of what I liked, I was annoyed to see Steven Frost pop up in the (newly adapted) trailer again, as well as Hector de Jean. Jeepers, when are these two finally done? What else can Steven Frost possibly add to the whole scenario, and why TF does Hector continuously come back into the fray? For someone who desperately wants out of the service, he must be easily convinced to come back in…
And what is it with pretentious episode titles? I already thought that BS‘s season 2 tic of making every episode title a pun containing the word “right” was rather gimmicky. And now “aut concilio aut ense” – do we now need Latin language proficiency in order to follow an espionage thriller? If the rest of the episodes also get Latin titles, I’ll scream! *ouch*
Finally, a last rant on taking liberties with history. Sure, the true events of November 9/10, 1989 may be details that most of the audience of BS do not know. Since the show is not primarily aimed at the German market, I’ll give the show that they are maybe not as meticulous with the truth as they might be if they knew they were playing to Germans. However, we have yet again a showrunner who touts his own horn and emphasises that BS supposedly is soooooo accurate and relevant and real. Honestly – if Steinhauer, Winters and now Horwitch weren’t such condescending and hubristic arses, I’d forgive the show that it takes liberties with facts. But as is, I find it nothing but annoying to be told how “real” the show is – and then to be disappointed again and again. The whole “looting” and “cover-up” scenario in the MfS just pissed me off. Especially details such as burning rubbish bins – really? Those orderly Germans picturesquely lighting a few bins to conveniently burn the most damning files in? IDK, it’s just yet again a little detail that I find annoying, unconvincing and off-putting.
So yeah, a bit of a mixed bag here. Happy to see so much Mr A on-screen (he’s such an increasingly rare sight… I am content with almost any glimpse I can get!). Disappointed that we are leaving Berlin behind. Glad to see Dansther alive and romping. Worried about the future of DM, though. Because he really took a nasty beating already, and the hints seen in previous trailers, have been upsetting. I’ll write about ep 2 separately.
Frosti und Hector sind einfach nicht tot zu kriegen, die kommen immer und immer wieder 😉
Thanks for all the great screencaps :*
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Die screen caps waren die Rettung…
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Na, IRGENDWAS Gutes muss ja auch das Bulls**t-Bingo zu bieten haben
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So sehe ich das auch.
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Und wenn wir sonst nichts haben, so haben wir doch wenigstens die Screencaps… ? Da gab es ja zum Glück viel Armaterial in dieser Folge – danke für Deine Caps!
Mir ging es ähnlich wie Dir: erst einmal hoffnungsvoll überRAscht ob der intensiven Screentime und der offensichtlich zwischenmenschlichen Manifestation von Dansther. Das dicke „Aber“ scheint jedoch schon wieder durch: Ungereimtheiten historischer oder logischer Natur und der „Stallone für Arme“ in Tallinner CIA-Diensten, den ich von vorneherein für einen Krawallnik halte.
Der lateinischen Episodentitel scheint ein einmaliger Ausrutscher zu sein… Tja… Wehe, wehe, wenn ich auf das Ende sehe?
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Erstmal das Letzte zuerst: Ich hab die gesamte Episode 2 nach dem Titel abgesucht, konnte den aber nirgendwo finden. Wie heißt denn nun die zweite Folge?
Und ansonsten – Stallone für Arme LOL. Ich fand den Torres irgendwie insgesamt zwar sozusagen interessant – aber ungereimt. Zum Einen schon mal die Tatsache, dass die da jemanden als Agenten einsetzen, der an diesem Ort doch schon rein äußerlich auffallen dürfte… Und dann eben wieder diese “rogue agent”-Geschichte. Mönsch, das hatten wir doch schon 10 Folgen lang in Staffel 1 *gähn’… Naja, und das mit Dansther wars dann ja wohl…
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Laut Serienjunkies heißt Folge 2 „Fire knows nothing of mercy“…
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Was ist das wieder für ein wirres Gelaber… *kopfschüttel* Da wäre mir ja nun Latein fast noch lieber gewesen…
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Ich weiß nicht, ob das geholfen hätte… 😜
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Nee, vermutlich nicht…
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Ganz genau. Der gute Mann ist da sowas von auffällig. Um April zu zitieren: “You’re about as inconspicuous as a redneck at a Rihanna concert.”
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Eben. (Obwohl sie das ja in einem anderen Kontext sagt – und zu Daniel, oder?) Passt aber 100% auf Torres.
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Ja, sie sagt es zu/über Daniel aber es passt wie die Faust aufs Auge.
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Stimmt!
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Gut, ich hab mir die zweite auch gegeben. Bin zu allen Schandtaten bereit, wenn wir das diskutieren. (Ich hab sogar Notizen gemacht, diesmal. Streber!!)
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Notizen habe ich auch. Und jede Menge Screenshots. Aber der Beitrag kommt erst morgen. Ich muss mich erstmal seelisch darauf einstellen…
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Yippee screenshots! Immer gemach junge Frau, ich bin auch noch nicht so ganz wieder bei mir.
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I may never fully recover girls…. let there be a play this next year please if there ever is any higher being up there or a BBC series announcement…
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🙂 Erstmal kommt morgen auch noch ein Happy Post!
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Happy, happy, joy, joy! Mystery…
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Danke from all of us!!!
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Eigentlich wollte ich mir Folge 2 heute auch anschauen. Aber nach den ganzen Andeutungen hier und meinem besch… Feierabend heute konnte ich mich nicht dazu durchringen, mir das anzutun. Vielleicht morgen. Falls mich die Reviews nicht völlig eines besseren belehren 🙄. Aber vorher brauch ich auf jeden Fall den Happy Post 🙂.
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Also, was die Gewalt angeht, sind das echt nur 2 Minuten ganz am Schluss, ohne hier extrem zu spoilern. Der Rest ist ganz normales Super Secret Spy Gehabe. Nur so zur Info.
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Das stimmt zwar – aber Nordlicht hat wahrscheinlich schon aus den Andeutungen herausgelesen, dass das Ergebnis der Gewalt höchst unerfreulich ist… Morgen ist auch noch ein Tag!
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Ja, schön ist das alles nicht.
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Sweetie that is a wise choice and a happy choice… I won’t watch that episode ever again…
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Mh, okay, ich hatte mir da schon allerhand schreckliche Dinge ausgemalt (ehrlich gesagt, war ich darauf gefasst, dass jemand bestimmtes stirbt).
Ich weiß nicht, ob es nur mir so ging, aber bei Folge 1 hatte ich irgendwie die jugendfreie Version. Einige Bilder waren ziemlich verpixelt. War seltsam. War das bei euch auch so?
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Ja, dieser Schwachsinn ist mir auch aufgefallen. Das lag daran, dass das eine umsonst Version war, die in den allgemeinen Umlauf geht. Auf Epix selbst ist dann nichts verpixelt.
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Ja, und alle bösen Wörter rausgenommen, was teilweise klang als telefoniert man mit jemandem, der ständig im Funkloch ist.
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Und nicht nur das – es wurde dann sogar der Mund verpixelt, damit man ja nicht auch noch das Wort FUCK von den Lippen ablesen kann *totlach*. Sorry, aber diese Art von Prüderie finde ich sowas von lachhaft…
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Total bescheuert.
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Okay, das hatte ich darauf zurückgeführt, dass ich einfach so schlecht Englisch verstehe 😂.
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Eyelash porn galore!!! *huge contended sigh*
Reading your “waiting for it” immediately made my mind go “waiting for the other shoe to drop” and that’s how I feel about this season.
Things I loved:
>> The Dansther love fest. My shipper heart is overjoyed.
>> Mr. A from every possible angle, especially the laugh lines around his eyes. He needs a definite filter ban on all photo/video now and forever.
>> The amount of screen time for DM. It showed me how much I had been craving feasting my eyes on his acting. Now imagine if the man had superb material to work with.
Likes: Beautiful Budapest (?)masquerading as Tallinn; blood ranking for the St. George goons—a touch of reality; April’s haircut
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Is there something missing here? I only see things you loved and liked. Nothing you disliked????
But totally agree with you on exposing the laugh lines. They did well, doing that. However, I was wondering whether there was instead something happening on top of the head… That hair just irritated me…
BTW – I think that wasn’t Budapest masquerading as Tallinn, but Sopron.
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Ah, I wasn’t sure about the location but it sure is pretty.
No, it’s not that I didn’t dislike anything. My brother stopped by and I cannot trust the WP app not to crash on me (it’s pretty shite) so I figured better safe than sorry, before I have to write all the above again.
Yeah, the hair is a bit hmmm… I hope that’s the role and not a personal choice. 🤭
As for the dislikes, should I even go there? You summed it up pretty well. And I’m simply not invested in the show. I liked season one (as far as I remember; I might have to rewatch it), watched two just so I knew what was going on (and lamented the abysmally skimpy screen time for DM throughout) and now I’m just preparing for the (seemingly) inevitable.
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Ah, I see now, you were just taking a break.
Yep, I also hope that the hair was merely the hair and costume dept – and not RA’s insecurity speaking.
You are absolutely right – don’t go there and simply enjoy as far as you can. It’s just entertainment, anyway.
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Is that Hair Filler or is own? Didn’t he have hair filler as Lucas or no?
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Oi!!!!! Of COURSE he didn’t have a hair filler as Lucas North *indignant* 😉
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Ah Gott sei Dank!!!! Es tut mir leid!!!
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🙂
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Poor Lucas was a little thin at the crown in some shots, so definitely no hair filler!
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Claude had foofed-up-looking hair, and now so does Daniel. Could be that the very short back and (silver) sides give that impression. Teeth, nose and possibly hair corrections – you can stop now Richard!
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Kate I did like April’s haircut and her wardrobe got a big boost too!!
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I don’t know where to start here. Thank you for the comic relief. I needed it this morning along with LoLo’s RA in RL convo about messy RA pampering her. I could use that about now too. I love your Danesther reference! I wanted some real S-E-X with them. I miss the wall sex or dragon pose as I found out yesterday. Sorry knowing some things makes me more upset watching Danny and Esther have a real relationship. I think Richard has just checked out of this series. I didn’t see any real spark in his eyes, his body language seemed stiff and bored… I liked the opening with the Wall in 1989.. I think Danny and Robert went to Talinn totally unprepared and very un CIA like. Daniel was in Chechnya so his radar should have been way up about anyone following or hunting him. I’m depressed so I will stop now.. My flight buddy text me upset at me for calling her an extrovert so that is now upsetting me. I’m a People Pleaser so any time someone is upset at me it stings… let me crawl back into my hole now…
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IDK, I didn’t really think that RA played any less professionally than he usually does. Well, certainly in episode 1 I didn’t notice anything. (Might be a different story when I get to episode 2…)
But yeah, there are a few plotholes there, and the complete unpreparedness of Daniel and Robert one of them.
As for your flight buddy texting you – seriously? People are getting upset about being described as “extrovert”??? Since when has “extrovert” become a swear word? Why is it so upsetting to be called an extrovert? To me extrovert doesn’t have any qualitative connotation – it just describes somebody’s attitude and approach to interaction with others. – Honestly, don’t let that person ruin your day. You quite obviously did not use that word as an insult, so she should just pipe down and stop making a mountain out of a molehill.
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What Guylty said about the extrovert is absolutely true. It’s descriptive and not in any way judgmental. Delete her number and move on.
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I do realize I’m letting this show really mess with my head.. I’m not trying to be dramatic here.. it just tore me up how he was treated like really? This character means that little to you writers?
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Nasty Russian guy just giving up the chase because DM jumped a fence. “Oh! Where’d he go? He disappeared!” 😒
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OMG, yes!!! So ridiculous.
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LOL – omg, spot on, Abi!!!
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Maybe he has a fence-phobia… poor guy.
I also thought it strange that he can just tell the police “Get him” and they do as he wants and run after Daniel all over town.
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Yes, that fence phobia is a serious affliction. Poor Spetsnaz goon—it must really hold him back in his career. 😂😂
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LOL
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Yessss, I agree. So stupid that fence getaway. As is the whole show. There was a character at the beginning who showed up again at the end, and I found myself thinking, “Is that the same guy?…” Shrug. Don’t care and won’t waste any brain cells wondering. It was a pleasure to watch RA close up and to watch him move. The rest of it? Big yawn. When anyone else was on screen, e.g. waitress and new CIA guy, I was bored. (Sorry, young actors.) And I fast-forwarded through all the hideous fights. Watching Valerie be a bad-ass was fun, though.
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This show is so clearly a case of “watching for the plot”… Like you, I couldn’t wait for those “filler scenes” to be over so that I could see Daniel do his spy thing again. And in the fight scenes I looked away…
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Hi Guylty. Where did you find episode 2 of Season 3? ( I didn’t read all your post because I’ve only seen Episode 1 so far – so…Spoilers).
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You can read the whole post. I don’t talk about ep 2 in it at all.
Episode 2 was sent to me because I couldn’t access the link.
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I don’t understand. You couldn’t access the link for Ep 1, so they sent you Ep 2 also? Is it available somewhere? I don’t see it on EPIX website.
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No, a fellow fan sent me the downloaded episode. Epix was not involved.
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okay. got it.
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I don’t think this is available in the UK and sad to say, I’m not that bothered 😕 Wonderful eyelash porn though!
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The first two episodes were released yesterday, Helen. Same procedure as two years ago. And yeah, I don’t blame you…
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I’m sorry to be dense about this, but on what platform was the second episode released, because I only found Ep. 1 on the Epix Website and You Tube?
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Hm, I think it was via Youtube. But I just checked and it says that the video was removed by the user.
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Bad news. So no ep 2 for me tomorrow.
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I wonder if someone unwittingly got the cat out of the bag or if they’ve just realised they were giving away too much too soon.
I wonder if they have a different cut of the episode to air in two week’s time- I’ve heard they changed certain important details from Season 1 before they released it on DVD.
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BS—we may have spoilered our season, but our online behavior will keep them guessing!
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They may want to come across as smart, but there’s ample proof to the contrary.
Come on, Epix guys, you don’t fool anyone! We can tell what you’re up to from a mile off.
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I don’t really think it was an accident. Remember, they did the same pre-season 1. And this kind of thing does of course feed the general curiosity.
As for changing details – did they? I didn’t know that. Very interesting!!! And if that was the case, well, then maybe we need to continue making noise if we want Daniel to survive past episode 2…
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That noise making might not be required…..even if I am not able to believe they will deliver a plausible explanation for that miracle *sigh*
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I see I’m not the only one with doubts despite the “crystal clear” evidence…
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Well, I hoped they wouldn’t go down that road but I watched a ‘inside’ clip from EPIX re the new guy and there was evidence for the return of DM, at least in some way, so…..Bulls**t Bingo strikes again it seems
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I’m basing my feelings on the fact that it’s [spoilers: pummel, pummel, pummel… cut away to other scenes and people… cut back :🔥]
It just seems a weird pacing decision if it’s all supposed to be one continuous event. Of course it doesn’t mean there’s anything to it, it’s just a weird gut feeling I have about this.
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Spot on, Kate! And I have just watched the last 50 seconds of the episode just to clarify the whole thing… If I ever get round to writing my review, it’ll be… damning. Or inconclusive 😂
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Write it! Write it! It will be 2 weeks before Ep 3 airs then you can compare and see what gives..
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Trying to find the time.
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Herba not to throw water on your hopes here but remember Ep 4 synopsis says they bring a fallen comrade home.. fallen to me means D-E-A-D but I cling to a morsel of hope I just don’t think he shot enough over there to make that a reality..
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Unless the words “fallen” and “recover” were two red herrings…
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They could easily kill off some throwaway character we haven’t even met yet in some later episode to justify those words, knowing full well that throwing the words out there will of course lead everyone to assume that it’s a main character biting the dust. I’m just not sure they’re that clever. 🤓🤨
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But didn’t the synopsis on the website say in Ep4 they bring home a fallen comrade so my guess Ep3 somebody discovers his body or the remains unless he scoots away from the fire but isn’t he beaten to a pulp ? I don’t think the whole BS “creative team” is that smart at all. How could Steinhauer do this to this character in this fashion
That is what I am struggling with
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Tbh, I don’t really know with them. So far they have never surprised me as such. The show has only be unpredictable in its predictability – as in: shooting Daniel Miller in 1×01; disclosing who Thomas Shaw is in 2×01; killing the protagonist in 3×02. Judging by the footage, it really is meant to be DM though. There is no mistaking him. Except for that one, last cut…
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Those look like his hips!! I thought so in the trailer a few weeks ago that scene was him on the ground but my wall has gone up now and I ranted yesterday extensively about it so whatever now…
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I am convinced it is him. I have the screenshots to prove it… What a stupid move on their part.
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Guylty he barely filmed this year never posted about his time in Budapest like in and out lickety split. I know he is the consummate professional but he looks
checked out to me may be in his eyes or far off look in his face. I thought ok give it the benefit of the doubt but after the atrocious whole Ep2 bs I only am watching for an explanation why? Also Mina may lose time or a place on that show also what will Esther do w out Daniel
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Yes, I agree with you. It’s definitely him, and he is out.
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We’ll have to watch episode theee now. Touché BS, touché.
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Hehe, I think I will let other people watch from now on – I’ll just close my eyes and wait for others to tell me whether anything important is happening.
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Maybe some flashbacks or missing scenes that explain, for instance, his fidgetting when Robert and he talked to the Marine. His discomfort when the military man was checking his passport was weird. Although, it wouldn’t surprised me if they didn’t explain a thing; this show’s know for leaving loose ends all over the place.
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Speaking of Ep 2 are you gonna right a review anytime soon jou?!
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Considering how underwhelming this show’s turned out to be and how little room they’ve given Richard to stretch his acting muscles, I don’t think I would be in favour of their pulling out an ace (?). I’d have preferred a better scripted send-off if that’s what it was but still…
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Well, I would’ve preferred a less finite send-off. How about just retiring him rather than killing him?
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Taking into account the appalling death record when it comes to his characters, if DM is actually dead, it wouldn’t be a real shocker. I agree with you that having him walk away would (have) be(en) a much preferable farewell. However, that would leave a window open for him to pop up yet again and I do wish hin away from this show. What I object to is the manner in which they’ve written him off. Jeez, a John Porter execution was more than enough and it pales in comparison to being roasted!
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Lilianschild yes exactly I may be scarred now for life after having seen that and then dreaming it all over again
It’s gruesome and totally unnecessary
and for what? Did they do it b/c Daniel was American? B/c he was a spy?!b/c he was wondering around at night looking clueless instead of protecting Sophia? Just handled wrong in my opinion. At least S 2 Daniel as Trevor had a purpose
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Well, I’d rather have the possibility of the character coming back than completely annihilating him. Especially when done in such a violent way, and not even making much sense… A bullet would’ve been quicker and cleaner…
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Certainly. I much preferred the ending he would have got in Season 1 if they had gone with the alternative they’d shot. A hell of a lot more dignified and reasonable.
No, I don’t like the way they’ve written this storyline but then, they lived up to my expectations. I’ve never expected them to do any better judging by their past choices and the general direction of the show so far.
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Just scrolling through photos, not able to see episodes due to geoblocking. Love them all ❤
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Pssst: The pictures are better than the episode 😉
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Spy vs. Spy was a very, very clever detail. (I’m grasping at straws, people, for something “positive” to say!)
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Besotted I mean Richard er Daniel looked great in the black tee!! And the Moro jacket and suit when he enters the Station 😘😘💗💗💗
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:-)) Oh, I know what you mean. In my case it was the lashporn…
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👁 💋
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You’re so quick on the draw there sweetheart!!!
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Moto jacket not Moro sorry!
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Oh wow, thanks for the review Guylty🌻 Been too busy with work to try and watch new season, plus hubs will want to watch it as well . . . So, a good wife would wait until we can watch it together? Right? Well maybe, will see how long it takes for us to get time together first. After all, I’m not a patient wife. Heh 😊
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Watch it now, by yourself—secretly if necessary—for the body and face, and again, later, with hubs for the “plot,” hee hee hee.
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Too late, got home, he wanted his cake and to eat it too.meaning we watched it just a few minutes ago. Will have to watch it again when I’m not so discombobulated on two fronts. 😊
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Damn. But what did you think?
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We both liked it, but he pointed out a few plot holes, like you had. We are both looking forward to the next episode though. 😊
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Well, at least that means he is watching with concentration…
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I’m going to pretend I haven’t seen it and watch it with hubs on Sun. Or maybe not if there is a football game on.
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Well, at least that means you get to see it another time.
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Are you guys Chargers fans? They slinked up to LA now but are doing pretty good this year!
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Just noticed this. Yes, we are fans. Didn’t want you to think I hear ignoring you.
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Kathy oh no worries at all! My eyes picked up on watching football which I do (NFL only) are you gonna watch Ep2 again tonight? Just curious
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I think, a good wife would watch on her own first, just to be able to control her emotions when the Armitage graces the screen. We wouldn’t want to make our husbands feel offended… 😉
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Is Mr G into BS or not so much??? Would he watch it for you if you put it on?
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Nope, he has never seen BS, and I don’t think he’d watch it to humour me. And tbh, I think I prefer watching it on my own, unobserved, free to swoon over luscious lashes and the whole sexy package without having to rein anything in…
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Same. Less tension for all involved and to be fair, I don’t watch his stuff either. *coughAmericanFootballcough*
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Kate, American football rocks!! Grew up with it, love it even more now!!!
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It’s sooo boring/annoying to me. I’m way too German for that.
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No no it’s a thinking game kind of like chess w helmets 😉🤣
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Tosh tosh what does GG say to that? I would think you would get into it as quite the thinker!!!
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Yeah, I like doing my own thing when it comes to ogling 😉
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As it should beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hahaha love it “whole sexy package” great great phrase! Needed that so thank you!!!
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Well, it’s just the truth, right?
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Abso f**k lutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Haha, he wanted to watch it. He likes it and we were both smiling over the already familiar to us, Spy VS Spy comic.
Hubs might be overloading on all the audiobooks though. I should confess, I’ve purchased several more audiobooks. We’ve been listening to The Tattooist and The Other Queen.
He is very tolerant because unlike HG Wells’ The War of the Worlds, which he has listened to at least three or four times on his own, he is noticing that our audiobooks are suspiciously being narrated by one actor. When he mentioned rereading The Turn if the Screw a few days ago, I gave him that audiobook to listen to while he worked. It wasn’t lost on him either that the intro wasn’t read by Emma Thompson. That he hasn’t already given me grief, shows he really is the patient one in our relationship. Of course I admitted a while ago, I find Mr. A ‘easy on the eyes.’ For my hubs, that was, as they say, ‘nuff said.
And yeah, I’ll be watching Berlin Station again sometime, even if it’s on DVD. 😊
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Mimi I think that is the sweetest thing that you ad your hubs listening to Mr A my heart just melted at that!!!
Thank you for sharing that. I like romantic stuff like that !!
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As I have said before, A is a keeper, Mimi. Patient and tolerant – and still enjoying Mr Armitage’s quality work for what it is. Cool.
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Ja, die 2. Folge wurde entfernt. Ich habe sie mir noch anschauen können und war über die letzte Szene gar nicht amused und hoffe, dass es nicht das ist, was ich denke.
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Jou, das war alles auch mein Gedanke, aber ich habe das Gefühl, dass die Beweislage insgesamt so klar ist wie die Szenerie dunkel…
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Ich hab ja immer noch Zweifel. Nicht mal aus fangirl Gründen [#WishfulDrinking] sondern weil ich immer noch nicht glauben kann, dass eine Show, die auf Spannung basiert, die zwei großen Geheimnisse gleich in den Westen 90 Minuten für ümmasust (wie der Franke sagt) verramscht.
Ich weiß, ich weiß…
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Blauäugig, würd ich sagen, blauäugig 👁 😉 😘.
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*in den ERSTEN 90 Minuten??? (Dein Ottokorrekt ist echt der Hammer!) Aber ad res: jou, das klingt unlogisch. Aber ist bei Epix bzw. BS ja schon Tradition. Wir wussten ja schon von Folge 1, Staffel 1 an, dass Daniel irgendwann angeschossen wird. Und vielleicht nicht überlebt. Insofern war schon von Stunde null an klar, dass Daniel/Richard den Produzenten offenbar nix wert ist *hmph*
Ich mein, ok, man hofft ja *immer*, dass es anders kommt, aber derzeit sieht es wirklich ganz ganz dunkel aus…
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Ich weiß. Der Otto spinnt und die Käthe is ‘ne olle Hektikerin, die nicht Korrektur liest. 🙄
Ja, ich glaub es ja selbst nicht, aber irgendwie bäumt sich doch mein gesunder Menschenverstand gegen soviel Idiotie auf.
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Ja, man möchte gerne was anderes glauben… Kenn ich alles schon aus anderen Projekten. Ich habe auch beim Hobbit noch bis fast zum Ende von BOTFA gehofft, dass PJ evtl. das Ende umschreibt, damit RA mal ausnahmsweise *nicht* sterben muss… Jou, naiv, blauäugig, verblendet…
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Jou ist das “you” auf Englisch? Ich kann nicht verstanden diese expression? Ich habe Jou auf Google suchen und nicht gefunden (sp?) sorry sleep deprived right now…
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It simply means yes, Michele.
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Ah, Google was taking me to Dutch-German for you then launching into Sie and its various meanings and I was like wot?? Thanks! You three use it a lot and just trying to keep up here!!
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“jou” is just a colloquial, regional way of saying “yes”. Pronounced “y-a-u” 🙂
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Ahh thank you!! I learn something new every day here! You guys should open a branch office in the States preferably NYC so I can go and kill two birds with one stone!!
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A branch office doing what, though? Teaching German? 😉
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OMG you three are a wealth of info: German colloquialism, culture, obscure movie references, translators, tv series casting recommendations, travel agents, crafting enthusiasts, photographic consultants, screen play and comedy trio writers, adlibbers, shall I go on?????
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Hehe, I see. Well, yes, we could offer our services as general dilettantes…
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I’m sure you three would be more than “employable” by a certain tall lanky now 6’2 Brit who needs help in all those depts.!!!
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Oh, I’d even take a job as the proverbial scarf fluffer for Mr A…
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Yep exactly but he would see your worth right off the bat so your star would rise astronomically in his eyes, girlfriend!!! You three would make a killing though… I mean it may mean a temp relocate to some small overpriced flat in the East Village but hey all in the line of duty right?
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It´s really, really nice of you, Michele, to include me in your song of praise 😘. But I don´t think I should be mentioned together with Guylty and Kate because I think I don´t have any of these skills 😳.
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Nordlicht, OMG I could barely keep up with you lobbing balls back and forth with them so most def you are included in the trio as an INTEGRAL part of the trio…
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You are such a gem, Michele! And I always admire your enthusiasm. That´s so refreshing.
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Ah as you are 😘💗💗
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Oh, I am happy to share the bed with him and save accomodation costs…
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How noble of you 😉. And in that way you could not only save accomodation costs but also heating costs.
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AND I could investigate a number of questions that the fandom is still interested in.
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Such as???
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Well, what would *you* like to know most *grins*
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EVERYTHINGGGGGGGG!!! Alas if I only I knew how to ski!!!
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I can’t believe that this went nowhere… very disappointing. Is there an official catalogue of questions yet to be answered? 😝
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My question is why throw out there in July there will be s QA and then not follow thru? Orser could have at least tweeted yep guys it will be live QA on Sunday?
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Not sure. I think there is one question everyone wants to know, but at the same time is too scared to ask/accepts that it is none of our business.
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About if Danny is dead?
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Nah – that question will be answered soon. I meant the general questions people have about RA.
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You mean what I think you mean I thought that died down is something new up?
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LOL – we are now talking in riddles and around two corners. No, I just meant the sexual orientation question.
There, I’ve said it.
Shoot me, RArmy.
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Yeah that is what I thought you meant by the comment so I am asking not to poke the bear but has something come up? There was a rather nasty comment on his IG pic of the Lodge insinuating bi
status I thought was totally inappropriate
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Not that I know of.
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Ok that’s a subject I wont write about so I’ll shut up about it now didn’t mean to spark anything there
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*Kate grabs popcorn and makes a bet with herself about those questions *
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Kate clues Michele and the crew in on her bet and shares her popcorn with us!!
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Oh no. I’m not going first. (You can have some popcorn, though. 🍿)
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The pleasure and the um pain involved in sharing his bed 🤔👁💗💗💗💗💗😉🤣🤣🤣
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Not sure whether there is any pain. Depends on whether he is a duvet hogger or not.
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Hahaha well the title comes from a Divinyls song and I was trying to be funny and clever at the same time (it’s hard to keep up with you, Kate and Nordlicht and LoLo’s RA in RL productions!!!) Is that a deal breaker if he is a hogger? I would just spoon him all night!!
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So, jetzt hab ich ein Übersetzungsproblem. Ich hab grad fluffer gegoogelt. Das kannst du doch nicht gemeint haben *schockiert schau*?
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SCARF fluffer!!!!!!!!!
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Da ich scarf ja aber übersetzen kann, hab ich nunmal nur nach fluffer geschaut 😂.
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Jou, und das ist dann doch ziemlich heftig… Obwohl ich ja mal schätzen würde, dass manche Fans wirklich *alles* machen würden 😂
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Nun ja, Fandom erfordert manchmal eben das ein oder andere Opfer 😂. Und ich muss mal wieder feststellen, dass man hier echt was lernt (auch wenn ich nicht weiß, ob ich das nochmal brauche). Ich war auch etwas irritiert von der Kombination mit scarf, muss ich zugeben.
Und da wir grade bei Geständnissen sind: Auf Micheles Kommentar mit “employable” fiel mir ein, dass ich mal was gehört hätte, JLo hätte jemanden, der dafür sorgt, dass ihre Nipp*** schön stehen. Da hab ich mich gefragt, ob´s das wohl auch für Männer gibt. Und dann dein Kommentar und die Übersetzung, das passte einfach 🤣🤣🤣.
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Guylty.net – Fangirling mit edukativem Nebeneffekt seit 2012 😂.
Ja, dieser Fluffer-Job hat mich auch eher erstaunt. Klingt aber in dem Kontext, wo er angewandt wird, durchaus logisch. Muss ja eben alles auch da stehen, wo es stehen soll, nech.
Dass es das speziell für Damen auch gibt, hatte ich nicht geahnt. Aber JLo ist ja alles zuzutrauen.
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Ich musste das nicht nachschlagen. Keine Ahnung warum ich sowas weiß…
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Wot??
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I didn’t have to look up “fluffer” as I was familiar with the term.
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Ah I thought you guys were heading off into another tangent…
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*hust* tja, deine Interessenslage deckt sich da immerhin mit meiner. Wir sind also schon mal zu zweit versaut 😂
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The more, the merrier. *Ménagewitz einfüg*
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LOL
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Wir hätten natürlich auch über unsere umfassende Allgemeinbildung sprechen können… Kommt alles auf den Blickwinkel an. 😇
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So ist es. In allen Lebensbereichen informiert!
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She has Alex Rodriguez now as her fluffer !!!
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He gets around…
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Who? And who is Alex Rodriguez?
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Ah ARod is an ex baseball player who is also a business man and a tad younger than JLo but can afford her in every capacity! How are you feeling ? I think this whole BS3 Ep 2 bullshite has affected everyone here in one way or another just my observation 😉😘
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Ah, thanks for the explanation. I had no idea, especially as I know little to nothing about US sports.
As for current state of mind: Depressed.
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Oh no sweetie! Maybe some Spooks S7 or Guy S2 will do the trick!!! I saw your tweet on Stephen Jones!! You gonna attend that play right?
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I’m in!
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Nee, einfach nur des ewigen Trauerns müde. Ob ihn das wohl auch nervt??
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Das frage ich mich auch manchmal – macht einen Method Actor sowas nicht irgendwann mal depressiv? Jetzt mal ehrlich und ohne Flax…
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Ja und am Ende muss das doch auch ein bisschen frustrierend sein. Man erschafft mit so einer Figur ja auch etwas und dann wird das jedesmal in gewisser Weise zunichte gemacht und es bleibt nichts übrig.
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Genau. Zwar hat so eine Rolle damit ein klar abgestecktes Ende – aber eben auch immer eine gewissermaßen negative Konnotation…
Das Ganze wäre wirklich mal ein interessantes Thema, das man mit ihm beschnacken müsste. Nicht wieder die hundertste Frage nach dem Zirkus in Budapest…
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Amen!!
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I thought he would have lasted until Ep 4 at least…
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I would’ve thought that the death of a major character is a major event that is usually used as the ultimate climax of a piece… But who knows – maybe the ultimate climax of the piece is DM resurrecting from the dead in episode 10???
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I would hope so but as I was chatting with Herba he wasn’t spotted in Budapest or Berlin in September. He was breathing into a microphone in a sound studio in London so I don’t think so.. I would love to know WHY this happened the way it did. It seemed very vindictive esp written by a woman.. Maybe it was a good thing most of the episode on YT was so dark I thought I was going blind! He did some very un-Daniel like things anyway…
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Bleibt nur die Frage, was die ganze Diver-Geschichte soll, wenn Daniel in Folge 2 stirbt? So hat ja keiner mehr ein Interesse daran, das weiter zu verfolgen.
Davon abgesehen: wer sagt denn, dass dies genau die zwei großen Geheimnisse sind, die die Macher bewegen? Die haben vielleicht andere Prioritäten.
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Das habe ich mich auch gefragt. Aber vielleicht verbeißt sich ja jetzt die “Witwe” in die Geschichte, im Gedenken ihres Mannes???
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…denn das ist sie Daniel ja schuldig, nur so kann er in Frieden ruhen? Da muss sie dann am Ende aber auch die Drecksarbeit machen und sich an Diver rächen.
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Klar. Aber dass sie dazu fähig ist, hat sie ja schon am Ende von Staffel 1 locker bewiesen. Ich finde, das wäre dann auch eine schöne Parallele, wenn Diver seinem alten Freund von BfV in die ewigen Jagdgründe folgen würde…
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