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RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - femaleBertieWooster - 06-12-2009 08:15 PM
AWFUL. AWFUL. AWFUL. AWFUL. AWFUL.
And one of the reasons I can't watch episodes twice. I might think I want to see them again but there's always something I just can't take. Even covering the eyes wouldn't work for a re-watch of this one.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - almh - 06-12-2009 08:16 PM
I quite liked that dramatic effect of her death. In a non-sick way. I can stand that sort of thing, I just can't stand cringing scenes.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - lwhite53 - 06-12-2009 09:13 PM
(06-12-2009 08:16 PM)almh Wrote: I quite liked that dramatic effect of her death. In a non-sick way. I can stand that sort of thing, I just can't stand cringing scenes.
Yeah, I agree. I'm ok with imaging what happened, but I can't watch those kind of scenes if they actually show all the blood and gore -- seeing it happen really turns my stomach.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - femaleBertieWooster - 06-12-2009 10:44 PM
More often sound is more powerful than image. I doubt they even considered showing any of it.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - almh - 03-01-2010 01:08 PM
I agree. There's very little limit to what you can do on tv, but there is a limit to what you can show. In series 6
Spoiler: show
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - carole9908 - 05-01-2010 09:02 PM
(17-11-2009 09:45 PM)Tomsdouble Wrote: It was the furore following this episode that made me decide to watch Spooks. I remember seeing the plugs for the new spy show at the time and I thought 'that looks a bit synthetic and showy; not watching that'. Never did I think it was a gritty as it was. As soon as I read about people complaining I watched it (episode 3) and totally fell in love with it.
So I knew about Helen's death before I finally saw the episode but I am more than happy to admit I was wrong in those very early days! And having watched some 24 from around the same time ('02), there's no comparison - it's Spooks 6-0 24!
Same here - I heard about the scene & that is what made me start watching the show. That episode is one of the few I feel uncomfortable watching again.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - Kirayuki - 05-01-2010 11:27 PM
They showed this clip of Spooks in the '20 greatest TV shows of the noughties'. I cringed.
My mum says that it made her not want to watch Spooks as it was too horrible, and i've been trying to convince her that's the worst that's happened in the show.
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - Silktie - 06-01-2010 06:49 AM
Ooh, that's quite a bold statement! Your Mum will be upset when she realises there are plenty other gruesome scenes in the programme you failed to mention.
Personally, there were other scenes that were more shocking to me because they actually showed what happened - Spoiler: show
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - Kirayuki - 06-01-2010 01:38 PM
I know what you mean, but i feel that she'll believe me up until a certain point and then not care about it anymore.
(It's just getting her to watch that's the problem).Seriously though, a deep fat fryer is not the nicest thing to think of washing your hair in...
RE: Helen's Gruesome End... - lwhite53 - 06-01-2010 05:55 PM
(06-01-2010 06:49 AM)Silktie Wrote: Ooh, that's quite a bold statement! Your Mum will be upset when she realises there are plenty other gruesome scenes in the programme you failed to mention.Spoiler: show
Yeah, I'll second that. And what about
Spoiler: show