The Returned (French supernatural drama on Channel 4)

Dammit, I went ahead and watched all the remaining episodes, and I got to the end, and now I'm trying to process it, and Elvis Telecom is the only other person who knows what happens and I have to wait another two weeks to sort things out.

*drums fingers on desktop*

At least it's already confirmed there will be a second season.

Confirmed but still a year away at least

> Has anyone thought to check the graves to see if their bodies are still there or what?
> ― paolo, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 8:11 AM (6 days ago)

they have now 8)

yeah i've seen it all too, looking forward to us being able to chat about it.

> (Weird: can anyone tell the difference between the various DVDs of this currently on Amazon?)

one's the film (£9), one's the french edition of the tv series with no subtitles (£33), the other is the english edition of the tv series (out in september, £19)

So when will all the episodes have aired in UK? When can we start discussing and anticipating S02?

that was #6 of 8 (Adele next, possible spoilers in the name of ep 8)

So... who were all those folks stood round the fire at the end of that one?

And who did Lucy see hanging himself? It definitely wasn't Simon, right?

Her vision was inter-cut with Esteban's parents but it's not clear what she was seeing.

I'm not sure who it was, but that sequence did suggest a link between Simon and Jerome. One is dead, the other ~apparently~ alive, yet Lucy behaves the same way with them both.

Holy shiiiiit, what an episode.

Camille thinks she's doing good, but her meddling backfires in stomach-churning fashion when the couple she comforts hang themselves in an attempt to reunite with their dead son.

ok i somehow totally missed this!

a really dark twist, that.

Haha Camille is one hell of a character. Curious to see how the series will deal with the aging of all the young actors during that two year gap

Thanks Koogs.

lost a me a bit, this episode

'lost' being the key word there.

do feel its going to go into that kind of groove.

the fact people cant get away.

Seems like a lot of new stuff to put into a penultimate episode; not being able to leave the town, the returned kinda rotting away (although Victor was doing this the ep before, I guess.) What are the brothers up to?

So. The next ep, I'm guessing will be the Helping Hand dude, right?

I didn't even know there was going to be a second series until now.

Also: Mogwai doing some fine, fine work here.

i'm going to be really bummed if there isn't some resolution by the end of series 1

I fear you will be bummed.

just to let you know i'm totally posting that in 'ilx out of context'

> the returned kinda rotting away (although Victor was doing this the ep before, I guess)

isn't this what's up with lena?

Yeah, but apart from that we don't think she's dead, do we?

Stevie - thanks, I'm honoured.

maybe they all are...

i'm going to be really bummed if there isn't some resolution by the end of series 1

― There shouldn't be a thread for Dennis Perrin tweets. (stevie), Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:39 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I fear you will be bummed.

― kraudive, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:42 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Be glad there's a 2nd season.

My interpretation of what's going on with Lena is that since she's a twin, she shares some sort of quasi-physical linkage (whether it's genetics, or...) with Camille. As Camille rots away, the part of Lena that's "Camille" is rotting away too.

Hmm, trapped in an isolated town with a dwindling food supply and a load of dead people who are literally hungry all the time. Probably isn't going to end well.

The bit with Simon eating his own flesh was beyond disgusting.

I actually lolled when he popped it in his mouth :)

looked like liver

tasted like chicken

Have been enjoying the mordant and half-bored input of Mrs Costa who has obviously seen it all before *sighs*

I know that being lost in the woods in an old trope, but Toni and Stabby Man walking in circles in the woods struck me as being a bit Blair Witchy.

and the way he was dragged down?

Hope the next episode centres around Mrs Costa actually, her flashback would probably illuminate a lot.

Episode name is The Horde. Further details here but minor spoilers, including one detail which confuses me not a little: http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=4473710

Would put quite a lot of money on Jerome being the masked killer at this point.

Still backing Mr Costa for that. Maybe those killings were part of a purge of an earlier wave of returned folk? Do feel like Jerome has got some pretty dark secrets though.

The constant cigarettes outside. If there's one thing French people distrust it's apologetic smokers.

i watched two episodes, told my gf i'd rewatch them with her and we'd watch the rest of the show together but ummmm now i'm on episode 8 so

hooked iow

lol I bet you won't mind watching them all again. I finished a couple weeks ago and I already feel like I could do that.

haha that is exactly how i justified it to myself

still feel a little bad

http://meatandeducation.redmeatinfo.com/sites/default/files/images/mint_humbug.jpg

French subtitles on the ads during the first break.

This is a dumb question but was the village you saw at the end the old one that was being exposed as the water went down or was it the new one being flooded by the leaky dam?

i thought the new one but i think i had to rewatch it a few times and pause it and stare.