Good episode yesterday, the manager was a loony from the moment he attacked a staff member, and Horrocks, with the constant changing of cat pics on her desk and erratic behaviour was another suspect/red herring. Great writing. Nice twist at the end.
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It was okay.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.
Originally Posted by TheGrumpWizard:
“Probably why she was in this one. They also had her prominent in the background with her back turned when Andy was getting a lot of the calls. A decent red herring but maybe a bit blatant after a while. Another decent episode overall though.”
“Probably why she was in this one. They also had her prominent in the background with her back turned when Andy was getting a lot of the calls. A decent red herring but maybe a bit blatant after a while. Another decent episode overall though.”
Same here. It was too blatant and also the final Chloe voice wasn't the same so it was a bit of a let down.
I didn't even clock Jane Horrocks until the credits.
It must be hard to follow ep2. I wonder if they knew how excellent it was after filming it?
Maybe they should have kept it back for the series finale. Each episode could then build up to a show stopping finish.
Well I only just got round watching the latest episode and I thought it was superb. Maybe not quite as good as The 12 Days of Christine but still excellent.
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“Same here. It was too blatant and also the final Chloe voice wasn't the same so it was a bit of a let down.
I didn't even clock Jane Horrocks until the credits.
It must be hard to follow ep2. I wonder if they knew how excellent it was after filming it?
Maybe they should have kept it back for the series finale. Each episode could then build up to a show stopping finish.”
“Same here. It was too blatant and also the final Chloe voice wasn't the same so it was a bit of a let down.
I didn't even clock Jane Horrocks until the credits.
It must be hard to follow ep2. I wonder if they knew how excellent it was after filming it?
Maybe they should have kept it back for the series finale. Each episode could then build up to a show stopping finish.”
BIB: I put it down to a combination of George using some kind of voice modulator thingumajig™ to manipulate his voice, and Andy (ie us, the viewers) hearing a voice unconnected to George because he wouldn't expect his boss to be pranking him.
Originally Posted by KittenParty:
“Good episode yesterday, the manager was a loony from the moment he attacked a staff member, and Horrocks, with the constant changing of cat pics on her desk and erratic behaviour was another suspect/red herring. Great writing. Nice twist at the end.”
“Good episode yesterday, the manager was a loony from the moment he attacked a staff member, and Horrocks, with the constant changing of cat pics on her desk and erratic behaviour was another suspect/red herring. Great writing. Nice twist at the end.”
Brilliant episode again and never saw the ending coming.
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“It was okay.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.”
“It was okay.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.”
there is no way the voice sounded like a 16 year old either
1st and 2nd episode are the best right now. last episode was ok
Originally Posted by St. Anthony:
“I thought there might be a few things going on in the cctv, watched again.
Don't want to spoil anything, but very clever ending that worked first time on me (if you can see what they were doing to the viewer).
Cool episode.”
“I thought there might be a few things going on in the cctv, watched again.
Don't want to spoil anything, but very clever ending that worked first time on me (if you can see what they were doing to the viewer).
Cool episode.”
Oh go on, stick it in spoiler tags ~ I'm intrigued
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“It was okay.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.”
“It was okay.
I felt cheated that the voice of Chloe on the phone wasn't Reece Shearsmith's voice he put on at the end. For that reason I don't think the twist was as clever as it made itself out to be and was a bit of a cheap trick if of course most people aren't going to guess that it was Shearsmith if it wasn't even the same voice as Chloe's.”
I am just re-watching this and agree. It was a woman's voice to begin with? Unless there was something we were missing
Originally Posted by St. Anthony:
“I thought there might be a few things going on in the cctv, watched again.
Don't want to spoil anything, but very clever ending that worked first time on me (if you can see what they were doing to the viewer).
Cool episode.”
“I thought there might be a few things going on in the cctv, watched again.
Don't want to spoil anything, but very clever ending that worked first time on me (if you can see what they were doing to the viewer).
Cool episode.”
Please put in spoiler and explain for me
Originally Posted by BellaRosa:
“Please put in spoiler and explain for me”
“Please put in spoiler and explain for me
”
Can't seem to do spoiler tags on mobile, so just waited a few days... Basically I think they were making you focus on the right hand side of the screen (with the CCTV) so, for many, the ending "shot" would have been a big surprise.
I certainly experienced that, the gun seemed to appear out of nowhere, on rewatching the end the guy actually slowly came into the scene.
The reason it's a man's voice at the end is because it's a recording of his voice live before it has been digitally modulated to sound like a suicidal teen with bad taste in music.
I thought the last episode worked on so many levels - especially if you know anyone who has ever worked as a helpline volunteer.
I thought the last episode worked on so many levels - especially if you know anyone who has ever worked as a helpline volunteer.
Originally Posted by Lab:
“ he wouldn't expect his boss to be pranking him.”
“ he wouldn't expect his boss to be pranking him.”
Doesn't that mean playing a joke on someone? This was hardly a joke.
Originally Posted by holly berry:
“The reason it's a man's voice at the end is because it's a recording of his voice live before it has been digitally modulated to sound like a suicidal teen with bad taste in music.
I thought the last episode worked on so many levels - especially if you know anyone who has ever worked as a helpline volunteer.”
“The reason it's a man's voice at the end is because it's a recording of his voice live before it has been digitally modulated to sound like a suicidal teen with bad taste in music.
I thought the last episode worked on so many levels - especially if you know anyone who has ever worked as a helpline volunteer.”
I guess it also implied that he'd virtually given up making any effort with the subterfuge - the persona had instead become a manifestation of his insanity
Originally Posted by biscuitfactory:
“That was the best piece of drama I've seen this year. I sat totally dumbstruck for about five minutes after the credits rolled.
I'm not usually a fan of Sheridan Smith - I think she's a bit overrated - but she was outstanding in this.”
“That was the best piece of drama I've seen this year. I sat totally dumbstruck for about five minutes after the credits rolled.
I'm not usually a fan of Sheridan Smith - I think she's a bit overrated - but she was outstanding in this.”
Yes I sat there open mouthed too. It was a marvellous piece of television.
Originally Posted by St. Anthony:
“Can't seem to do spoiler tags on mobile, so just waited a few days... Basically I think they were making you focus on the right hand side of the screen (with the CCTV) so, for many, the ending "shot" would have been a big surprise.
I certainly experienced that, the gun seemed to appear out of nowhere, on rewatching the end the guy actually slowly came into the scene.”
“Can't seem to do spoiler tags on mobile, so just waited a few days... Basically I think they were making you focus on the right hand side of the screen (with the CCTV) so, for many, the ending "shot" would have been a big surprise.
I certainly experienced that, the gun seemed to appear out of nowhere, on rewatching the end the guy actually slowly came into the scene.”
Thank you. Ok I can understand that.
I will watch again and concentrate on the right hand side as I was watching more on the character but then I do have to watch some shows a few times as I seem to miss loads the 1st time round.
The ending did leave me
as I never saw that coming but how was he still talking on the phone when he got out of the chair?
Having watched Cold Comfort 3 times now, each time it gets even more clever, like someone said, if you know (which people wouldn't have first time around), what to look out for.
The split screen effect worked very well and only added to the suspense because they clearly wanted the viewer to look elsewhere than at Andy especially being centre of the screen, they knew full well most people wouldn't have got the apparent twist straight away.
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Just when I thought I had a favourite episode of this series, another one comes along and quickly takes it place.
I really hope they get a third series.
The split screen effect worked very well and only added to the suspense because they clearly wanted the viewer to look elsewhere than at Andy especially being centre of the screen, they knew full well most people wouldn't have got the apparent twist straight away.
Spoiler
Just when I thought I had a favourite episode of this series, another one comes along and quickly takes it place.
I really hope they get a third series.
Yet another great one. One of the funniest ones I thought.
I also liked how the twist worked differently from normal.
These guys are fantastic!
I also liked how the twist worked differently from normal.
These guys are fantastic!
Originally Posted by The_Bonobo:
“Yet another great one. One of the funniest ones I thought.
I also liked how the twist worked differently from normal.
These guys are fantastic!”
“Yet another great one. One of the funniest ones I thought.
I also liked how the twist worked differently from normal.
These guys are fantastic!”
Not sure about tonight's, I think it rates close to the balloon one from the last series for me. Next weeks looks interesting though!
Originally Posted by Supercell:
“Not sure about tonight's, I think it rates close to the balloon one from the last series for me. Next weeks looks interesting though!”
“Not sure about tonight's, I think it rates close to the balloon one from the last series for me. Next weeks looks interesting though!”
Really? Oh well we all like different things.
The balloon was for me the only notably weaker one last time but so far this series the only
one I wasn't as keen on was the witch trial episode.
I have enjoyed all of them but those less so. I was laughing with this one from the start.
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