Say Nothing: Full Series
December 15, 2024 10:40 PM - Season 1 (Full Season) - Subscribe
Spanning four tumultuous decades during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Based on the book of the same name by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Quite a bit, actually. Episode 6 in particular, which concerns the Price sisters's hunger strike, is really upsetting.
posted by Cash4Lead at 9:16 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
posted by Cash4Lead at 9:16 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
This was phenomenal, maybe the best thing I watched all year. I'd recommend it to anyone who misses The Americans (and from a "disturbing content" standpoint, about equal or slightly less than).
posted by windbox at 10:49 AM on December 16
posted by windbox at 10:49 AM on December 16
Episode 6 is the only one that had me fast forwarding through scenes, and I am REALLY uncomfortable watching depictions of torture on screen. I'm honestly shocked they were still doing forced feedings in the 1970s, but I probably shouldn't be.
SPOILER ALERT BELOW:
I was pretty surprised that they ended the series depicting Marian being the one to shoot Jane McConville. Nothing about how they depict the stories being recorded suggests that's what happened (they have Mackers explicitly telling Marian there's nothing on tape about it), and I don't know what documentary evidence there is to back it up.
The real Marian Price is suing Disney+ for depicting it that way.
The series does a good job playing on the audience's tendencies to turn the main characters of a show into the protagonists, and having you constantly questioning whether that's right. Framing the whole series around McConville's disappearance and its consequences for her kids really keeps us grounded in the reality that these weren't good people even while you find yourself nodding along with their belief that they're at war with the British.
I also really liked the ambiguity with which Gerry Adams is depicted. I came to hate him right along with the Price sisters and Brendan Hughes, until the end when I couldn't help but agree that everyone needed to move forward (while also understanding why the others couldn't).
Also after bingeing the series over two nights, my inner monologue now has a Belfast accent, which I don't hate, ngl.
posted by dry white toast at 10:49 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
SPOILER ALERT BELOW:
I was pretty surprised that they ended the series depicting Marian being the one to shoot Jane McConville. Nothing about how they depict the stories being recorded suggests that's what happened (they have Mackers explicitly telling Marian there's nothing on tape about it), and I don't know what documentary evidence there is to back it up.
The real Marian Price is suing Disney+ for depicting it that way.
The series does a good job playing on the audience's tendencies to turn the main characters of a show into the protagonists, and having you constantly questioning whether that's right. Framing the whole series around McConville's disappearance and its consequences for her kids really keeps us grounded in the reality that these weren't good people even while you find yourself nodding along with their belief that they're at war with the British.
I also really liked the ambiguity with which Gerry Adams is depicted. I came to hate him right along with the Price sisters and Brendan Hughes, until the end when I couldn't help but agree that everyone needed to move forward (while also understanding why the others couldn't).
Also after bingeing the series over two nights, my inner monologue now has a Belfast accent, which I don't hate, ngl.
posted by dry white toast at 10:49 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
I'm honestly shocked they were still doing forced feedings in the 1970s
Brace yourself.
posted by praemunire at 11:32 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
Brace yourself.
posted by praemunire at 11:32 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]
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posted by MisantropicPainforest at 5:29 AM on December 16 [1 favorite]