Behind Her Eyes

[lazzbo]

WARNING: SPOILERS




















So, finished this yesterday. I'd read that the ending was and lo, it was so!

Was David drugging Adele just because of the Brighton incident? Which was quite deranged, obviously.

Little Adam's face at the end.

[Luna]

What was the Brighton incident? :goldfish: did Adele stalk the cafe owner?
I couldn’t work out why David stayed with her..

[indigo]

I think David stayed with her because she would make his life hell if he didn't and also he was an accessory to murder, wasn't he? Because he knew about Rob's body in the well? In the book, the café owner's cat is horribly killed by Adele so it wasn't just threats. I need to read it again, really, to see what was true to the book and what was embellished or missed out.

[lazzbo]

On Netflix, she went to the café owner's house and wrote SLUT on the wall (but left the cat alone!).

I too was confused - David didn't think it was murder, Adele told him that Rob overdosed.

I don't get why he drugged her so much and why he had to call her constantly.

[lazzbo]

But yes, Adele clearly would have made his life hell if he'd left her, definitely.

The manic look in Rob/Louise's eyes at the end of the episode was excellent.

[indigo]

I too was confused - David didn't think it was murder, Adele told him that Rob overdosed.

Oh yes. I meant (sorry, it's too early) that he was an accessory to knowing where a body had been dumped.

[lazzbo]

Ah, yes, gotcha. It's true that it didn't look good for him. And he obviously didn't know how nightmarish Adele was going to become.

[Leap]

Oh my god! I just finished this. I couldn’t miss a few headlines about how insane the ending was so I hoped I was prepared, but I was not

I really enjoyed it. I only hated the ending because it was so diabolically good. My plot hole was more about why Louise tipped Adele off about David going to Scotland (as I was braced for a twist, part of me wondered if Louise was going to end up the one plotting all along somehow), oh and casually falling asleep against a burning building but I can overlook it, I was happily along for the ride. Poor Adam. I had to look him up on IMDB to reassure myself he is an actor and okay

I liked that it was only just believably supernatural enough, rather than preposterously so. For a minute half way through I was worried it was all going to end in dream sequences and was prematurely annoyed about it. This was much better.

[indigo]

Also why on earth would you not have read Rob’s book cover to cover in one sitting, especially as it “cured” the night terrors?

We said that.

[Pippedydeadeye]

It was utterly batshit and my main takeaway has been that I want Louise’s khaki quilted bomber jacket.

[lazzbo]

Absolutely agree about the book and the bomber jacket.

Why was he calling her every few hours?!

[Pippedydeadeye]

So he looked dodgy to us?

Surely he knew she wasn’t herself?

I can’t think about it too hard, it was preposterous. I will instead think about her nice flat and the lovely house.

[Leap]

I buy that he could think the murder changed her, although not into a completely different personality. I’m not sure how that could’ve worked from so early in their relationship, the guilt trip manipulation would’ve had to have started almost straight away.

Anyway I loved the twist, I really did. I enjoyed hating her SO MUCH and it was brilliant to have that turned around and to feel devastated for her in the end.

[sally maclennane]

We just finished it, I thought it was shit It was so ludicrous and the acting was terrible. The guy who played David had such a bad accent.

I hated all the dream stuff and agreed about it being so stupid that Louise took so long to read Robs book which was about 10 pages long!

[emma_p]

I watched it a few weeks or so ago but completely agree with Sal. I did love North London location spotting and the bannister of dreams. I am saving all my money for one

[lazzbo]

Straight up, Pip.

Yes, I lost all interest when they started talking astral projection.

I did like the crazy eyes in the car at the end though. And I do love Adam and I am worried about him.

[emma_p]

I hope they don’t think they can get another series out of it

[Pippedydeadeye]

I really don’t want to see any more of it.

The astral projection business came out of nowhere. And why didn’t she read the whole book? It’s wasn’t exactly long.

I spent ages googling khaki bomber jackets anyway.

[emma_p]

Me too with the bannisters

[lazzbo]

It made me want to have a nice crisp bob again.