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up_the_ante 16 Jan 2019 12:10:54 1,574 posts
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@Blakester I missed half the audio in series 1. Not because of technical problems, but because mumbling is good acting apparently 😅

Blakester 16 Jan 2019 16:37:15 5,234 posts
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Episode 2 was much stronger but still mumble-heavy.

Dougs 16 Jan 2019 18:26:20 100,414 posts
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Is this good again then?

stephenb 16 Jan 2019 18:32:11 3,551 posts
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It's a slow burn but I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

anephric 16 Jan 2019 21:27:33 5,274 posts
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It's okay. It's not really grabbing me all that much but at least it's not risible.

challenge_hanukkah 17 Jan 2019 06:17:50 14,394 posts
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I can't abide fucking mumbling though. What was that shit with Tom Hardy where you needed to put the subtitles on?

Edit:Taboo.

Is the mumbling Taboo bad?

Edited by challenge_hanukkah at 06:19:34 17-01-2019

Zyrr 17 Jan 2019 07:25:09 564 posts
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This had totally slipped off my radar. Good to know it's a bit more like the first (which I really enjoyed) than the second (which was ... okay).

Thanks for the heads-up folks, I'll give it a watch over the weekend.

Syrette 17 Jan 2019 07:42:38 51,181 posts
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@challenge_hanukkah

I've heard and understood every word that's been said, to be honest.

Then again I've been known to mumble a bit myself, so...

azurelas_2 8 Mar 2020 19:37:27 2,157 posts
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I tried watching season 2 again. I gave up at episode 4 since I couldn't tell where the plot was going and what everyone's motivations were.

Imho it's a hot mess, trying to be Noir while coming across as confused.

greg_wha 8 Mar 2020 19:42:00 1,392 posts
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Yeah it was a wee bit of a clusterfook especially after the 1st season was so good.

JoelStinty 8 Mar 2020 19:58:26 9,530 posts
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I didn't even bother with two. I only watched the first season a couple of years back, which was fantastic (As everyone said). Three is great as well, it is mumble heavy though and had to rewind a few scenes now and again.

Talking of Tom Hardy, they had the Dark Knight Rises on Sky One recently and I think they must have re-edited the whole thing. His voice was a lot clearer than the cinema release by a mile. Had no issues understanding him.

azurelas_2 9 Mar 2020 13:54:29 2,157 posts
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I persevered with season 2. It does get infinitely more watchable after the shootout and I even managed to finish it.

It does get better over time, but the first 5 episodes are like watching paint dry while watching shocking acting from Vince Vaughn. "Don't do anything out of hunger, even eating". Seriously?

Edited by azurelas_2 at 13:55:02 09-03-2020

anephric 9 Mar 2020 14:03:16 5,274 posts
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There are some decent bits in S2, but they're setpiece moments (like the orgy house episode and the big shootout), you can just watch them completely removed from the clusterfuck that is the narrative.

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