paigow April 3, 2022 Share April 3, 2022 Episode aired Apr 1, 2022 River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies. Link to comment
Athena5217 April 11, 2022 Share April 11, 2022 I love this show, and am sad to see a lack of posts about it. Hopefully people will start watching. I rewatched them first part of the episode and Cartwright was told white tee blue shirt by Spider so it was not his fault. I would have thought it was not a big deal since it was a training exercise. That did not seem to matter as he still ended up in Slough House. Maybe because he didn’t stand down when told. 4 Link to comment
grawlix April 11, 2022 Share April 11, 2022 I found Cartwright's being sent to Slough House confusing. You would think that since this was a training exercise, they would also be recording the communication between the command center and the agents. They could easily confirm that Spider had given the wrong description of the suspect. I guess he was sent to Slough House because of insubordination/recklessness or injury to the airport security agent? 2 3 Link to comment
Sundazed April 16, 2022 Share April 16, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 12:31 AM, grawlix said: You would think that since this was a training exercise, they would also be recording the communication between the command center and the agents. That's exactly what I thought, too. Being sent to Slough House seems like overkill when they could have given him a clerical job at Regent's Park like the other guy. Haven't watched any other episodes yet, but maybe he was deliberately sent there for his protection by his grandfather who pulled strings bc he knows something is up. 1 Link to comment
AheadofStraight April 20, 2022 Share April 20, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 11:28 PM, Athena5217 said: I love this show, and am sad to see a lack of posts about it. Hopefully people will start watching. I'm glad to finally see some posts. I hope this show gets traction! I didn't know about it until a friend who is a fan of the books got Apple+ specifically to watch it. I haven't read it but she says it's an excellent adaptation so far. 3 Link to comment
Rickster April 20, 2022 Share April 20, 2022 (edited) On 4/16/2022 at 5:07 AM, Sundazed said: That's exactly what I thought, too. Being sent to Slough House seems like overkill when they could have given him a clerical job at Regent's Park like the other guy. Haven't watched any other episodes yet, but maybe he was deliberately sent there for his protection by his grandfather who pulled strings bc he knows something is up. Hate to do the book comparison, but…. In the book, in my fuzzy recollection, this goes down in a train and tube station. They clear the station and shut down the transit on River’s orders and in the panic, several civilians are injured and one has a stroke. It’s not immediately apparent that River’s right about the white shirt/blue shirt issue like it is in the show. Lamb implies it is only River’s grandfather’s connection that keeps him from being drummed out of the service. But I agree there are aspects that don’t stand up to close examination. Edited April 20, 2022 by Rickster 1 Link to comment
aghst August 10, 2022 Share August 10, 2022 Wow it immediately drew you in with that open. I thought Slough House was for older spies who've failed to distinguish themselves. So what exactly is Sid's failure that put her there? And the hacker guy seems competent too. Also in this first episode at least, Lamb seems savvy if cruel, like offering a drink to his secretary, who's trying to be a recovering alcoholic and has some tragedy in her past. Looks like the rest of them are ashamed to be there and doesn't want to go to the pub with that guy, so much for team spirit. Link to comment
Rickster August 10, 2022 Share August 10, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, aghst said: Wow it immediately drew you in with that open. I thought Slough House was for older spies who've failed to distinguish themselves. So what exactly is Sid's failure that put her there? And the hacker guy seems competent too. Also in this first episode at least, Lamb seems savvy if cruel, like offering a drink to his secretary, who's trying to be a recovering alcoholic and has some tragedy in her past. Looks like the rest of them are ashamed to be there and doesn't want to go to the pub with that guy, so much for team spirit. Slough House is for operatives who have screwed up or embarrassed the Service, but not badly enough to get booted out altogether. There’s sort of a hope they’ll quit given the type of work Slough House does. Age is not a factor. Edited August 10, 2022 by Rickster Link to comment
akiss November 1, 2022 Share November 1, 2022 I really loved the first episode and enjoy your perspectives. Haven't read the books so I am coming with no expectations whatsoever. I thought all these agents so far were actually good so there is also something else at play for them being at Slough House. Link to comment
LisaM November 21, 2022 Share November 21, 2022 Have read several of the books and just started watching the show. So far, it fits well with my mental pictures of the characters from the first book. Lamb is a bit thinner and less personally disgusting than as written in the series. Link to comment
pasdetrois November 22, 2022 Share November 22, 2022 So he's more disgusting in the books? I just added the first book to my library list, but I may take it off 'cause he's gross enough on TV. (Just kidding. I adore British intelligence stuff so I'll read the books.) Enjoyed the first episode a lot so I'm looking forward to the rest over the Thanksgiving holiday. Link to comment
LisaM November 22, 2022 Share November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, pasdetrois said: So he's more disgusting in the books? I just added the first book to my library list, but I may take it off 'cause he's gross enough on TV. (Just kidding. I adore British intelligence stuff so I'll read the books.) Enjoyed the first episode a lot so I'm looking forward to the rest over the Thanksgiving holiday. YES! The books are quite good. IMO, the first one was a bit slow but the rest move at a bit of a quicker pace. 1 Link to comment
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