Unfortunately this Daniel Chalk not being his real name is guff, unless he has legally assumed another identity....but then none of his previous life would "exist".... There is no way any lawyer could divulge anything...
Disappointing episode but I didn't mind the Chalky and Kevin scenes.
Already tired of the Barrys messing around, it's just exactly the same as the Kellys from before.
Connor and Imogen get way too much screentime as well.
Totally agree, the Connor and Imogen plot is getting tedious , the Barrys are boring and predictable. However I did enjoy the Chalky and Kevin story line . Ah well, I'm still watching, sadly, but have to escape to the kitchen because no one else can stand to watch.
I found the Chalky scenes when he talked about feeling shame and how he 'should have been able to stop him' heartbreaking because I've heard those words myself from someone in a similar situation. It's a guilt that a man feels he has no right to feel at all - and to make it worse, that's often what others say about him.
It was a strong story - predictable to some, maybe, but strong all the same and the dilemma about whether to join others from the same institution in a court case is another nightmare that often only crops up many years later.
There is no right or wrong about what a victim 'should' do, only the wrong of the abuse. WR has lost its way a bit recently, and this all came a bit out of the blue in some ways, but both actors played the anger and the doubt very well, I thought, going from what I've seen in 'real life'. I was finding it hard not to cry when Chalky was talking about it being 'his fault'.
I found the Chalky scenes when he talked about feeling shame and how he 'should have been able to stop him' heartbreaking because I've heard those words myself from someone in a similar situation. It's a guilt that a man feels he has no right to feel at all - and to make it worse, that's often what others say about him.
It was a strong story - predictable to some, maybe, but strong all the same and the dilemma about whether to join others from the same institution in a court case is another nightmare that often only crops up many years later.
There is no right or wrong about what a victim 'should' do, only the wrong of the abuse. WR has lost its way a bit recently, and this all came a bit out of the blue in some ways, but both actors played the anger and the doubt very well, I thought, going from what I've seen in 'real life'. I was finding it hard not to cry when Chalky was talking about it being 'his fault'.
I shed a few tears at the Chalky/Kevin story - it was brilliantly acted by the 2, and particularly Tommy Knight as a debutante.
Todays episode was back to how it use to be, I use to get emotional in some scenes and its gone a bit of a comedy recently but its nice they have gone back to how it should be
I quite liked the Kevin and Chalky scenes. Apart from that, it was another disappointing episode. I'm getting a bit sick and tired of the Barrys stiring and Connor and Imogen getting too much screentime while other charatcers are just sitting in the background. Next week's episode looks even more bizzare than ever.
Michael gets more bizarre by the week. Now he wants to keep a pupil who has admitted to arson in school and makes him do a confession in front of other pupils. Please tell me there are no heads remotely like him!
I found the Chalky scenes when he talked about feeling shame and how he 'should have been able to stop him' heartbreaking because I've heard those words myself from someone in a similar situation. It's a guilt that a man feels he has no right to feel at all - and to make it worse, that's often what others say about him.
It was a strong story - predictable to some, maybe, but strong all the same and the dilemma about whether to join others from the same institution in a court case is another nightmare that often only crops up many years later.
There is no right or wrong about what a victim 'should' do, only the wrong of the abuse. WR has lost its way a bit recently, and this all came a bit out of the blue in some ways, but both actors played the anger and the doubt very well, I thought, going from what I've seen in 'real life'. I was finding it hard not to cry when Chalky was talking about it being 'his fault'.
Such a shame that something as serious and deep-rooted as this is trivalised and dealt with in the one-hour format. Never mind that the scars would have faded instead of being raw welts, no-one who has spent the past 30 years hiding from his past and refusing to confront his abuser will do a complete 180 after a 5 minute talk.
As for Michael wanting to keep an arsonist in the school, where's the consistency? What does a pupil he likes have to do to thrown out?
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Put it to rest. We need PROPER DRAMA not fake crap
I keep thinking of new ways and twists for characters but lol... wouldnt happen in this Waterloo Road but would in Waterloo past.
Already tired of the Barrys messing around, it's just exactly the same as the Kellys from before.
Connor and Imogen get way too much screentime as well.
I agree with these points.
Those 2 were tedious enough last year...
Totally agree, the Connor and Imogen plot is getting tedious , the Barrys are boring and predictable. However I did enjoy the Chalky and Kevin story line . Ah well, I'm still watching, sadly, but have to escape to the kitchen because no one else can stand to watch.
It was a strong story - predictable to some, maybe, but strong all the same and the dilemma about whether to join others from the same institution in a court case is another nightmare that often only crops up many years later.
There is no right or wrong about what a victim 'should' do, only the wrong of the abuse. WR has lost its way a bit recently, and this all came a bit out of the blue in some ways, but both actors played the anger and the doubt very well, I thought, going from what I've seen in 'real life'. I was finding it hard not to cry when Chalky was talking about it being 'his fault'.
I shed a few tears at the Chalky/Kevin story - it was brilliantly acted by the 2, and particularly Tommy Knight as a debutante.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-K5HRPZj8
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Todays episode was back to how it use to be, I use to get emotional in some scenes and its gone a bit of a comedy recently but its nice they have gone back to how it should be
Poorly written cliched tat for teenagers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx-K5HRPZj8
Such a shame that something as serious and deep-rooted as this is trivalised and dealt with in the one-hour format. Never mind that the scars would have faded instead of being raw welts, no-one who has spent the past 30 years hiding from his past and refusing to confront his abuser will do a complete 180 after a 5 minute talk.
As for Michael wanting to keep an arsonist in the school, where's the consistency? What does a pupil he likes have to do to thrown out?