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Outlander: Through a Glass, Darkly (2016)
Happy that Outlander is back!
Really enjoyed the first episode of the second season of Outlander. As a book reader, I never thought too much about what Frank was doing during Claire's disappearance. Great to explore another part of the world of Outlander, but I was happy to get back to Claire and Jamie. The surprise of the time jump for show-only fans is nothing to the one that we book fans endured. I honestly thought I had picked up the wrong book in the series. Book fans often report throwing Dragonfly in Amber across the room during the first read. I did appreciate the show allowing us to adjust to the change in scenery from Scotland to France by not dropping us directly into the French royal court. I'm looking forward to seeing the court sets & production design by Jon Gary Steele and the costume designs by Terry Dresbach.
Happy Valley (2014)
Highly recommend
Really enjoyed the series. Wonderful writing, great female characters, interesting family dynamics & a good police story. There was more happening in the first 4 episodes than the whole first season of Broadchurch, which I also enjoyed but felt had a very slow build up. Kudos to Sally Wainwright as writer & creator of the series. Thanks to the cast of amazing actors who brought this drama to life. There was an intensity to the crimes presented that made me wonder how they would be resolved. I looked forward to each episode & cheered when the good guys won. Sarah Lancashire was an amazing lead actor & carried the show beautifully. It was great to see James Norton in a different type of role & loved seeing O'Brien, Siobhan Finneran, again.