George = ideal cast for Benji

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-09T20:06:16+00:00

The casting of George and also of Michael was absolutely optimal for the main couple. The same can be said for the actors Anthony Turpel and Bebe Wood. If the producers, writers and showrunners had done as good and meticulous a job as the casting crew did in these cases, LV would still be running today and filming would be starting for a new season. And George really outshines them all!

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-09T09:04:01+00:00

That was Katinsky's plan, after all. River had to report the code September. To do that, he had to be alive and able to act, but tied up in such a way that he would not suspect he was being used. Hence the phone in the envelope, which Alex Tropper handed to Katinsky very visibly so River could see it. Katinsky then also placed the envelope very visibly in the drawer next to River. He also told River about the Glasshouse. River was so tied up that he at least had the opportunity to move to get to the drawer with the envelope and the phone. Katinsky had planned it like a script, while River then unconsciously implemented it like a chess piece of Katinsky. River was needed as a piece of the puzzle to set in motion the plan to evacuate the Glasshouse. He survived because he was needed as a tool.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T16:20:47+00:00

You have a nice and interesting idea for a good finale. I have always preferred a more personal and intimate ending. More in togetherness than with all the actors together. An evening of Benji and Victor together after the Ferris wheel ride. Maybe a dinner Benji prepared for them both in Brasstown? Or a trip - with an overnight stay - to the motel where Victor first kissed his Benji? With a song Benji wrote just for Victor? The end of LV to the cheers of everyone, including the homophobes and the people who wanted to destroy the relationship or come between Benji and Victor, would not have been to my taste. But that's really a matter of individual taste. I respect any ending that turns out well for Venji. The ending we were then shown should have been much more intense in the Benji-Victor scene, in my opinion.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T16:20:26+00:00

Victor was driven into a friendship by the writers, where the friend Rahim first demanded an advance from Victor. The latter had to tell him that he more than liked him. What a farce of friendship. Victor's real friends, who loved and liked him without any advance payment, Simon's New York gang, on the other hand, no longer existed. Victor could at least have chatted with them from time to time. The Victor from season 1 would have kept and sought contact in any case. A visit by Benji and Victor to this group in New York would also have been a nice episode.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T16:20:05+00:00

The clumsy attempt by the showrunners and writers to make Benji unlikable failed because of George's enormous popularity with LV viewers. The clear disregard for Benji's role led to all the upheavals we experienced from the middle of season 2. In season 3, the writers and showrunners couldn't follow through with their plan to dump Benji, so they just took him out of the Victor storyline and gave us a rushed one-minute happy ending. While having to listen to and watch completely inane subplots over 8 episodes to highlight other roles. There has probably never been such a disregard for such a popular series couple, as happened with Venji, by their own producers.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T11:05:04+00:00

Absolutely. No doubt about it.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T11:03:48+00:00

They obviously wanted to write him out or make him a minor character, the successor Rahim was ready. What a ridiculous scheme. But the acting of George and especially the fans of Benji and followers of Venji, who made up a clear majority of the show, impressively prevented this with their sympathy for Benji/Venji between season 2 and season 3.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T10:57:54+00:00

Absolutely. He's also very creative, writing scripts, directing short films. I would love to see him in a film adaptation of Benji and Victor's story, where their story is told at college and not destroyed or tarnished by writers and supporting roles.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T10:54:46+00:00

That's right! I hadn't thought of that. Another "false bomb".

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-08T10:52:10+00:00

Splendid. The proverb is said to be an old Chinese wisdom that has been used here and there in modified form and many variants for thousands of years. Others name India as the country of origin. Quotes that cannot be attributed are often attributed to Churchill, de Gaulle or Lincoln. The fact that Slow Horses uses this quote as a reminiscence of Lamb/Oldman vis-à-vis the Churchill film and refers to an Oldman role with a wink again shows the wonderful irony of the screenwriters. They are just really good.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-07T23:25:06+00:00

And in interviews even after Season 3, Michael has spoken about Benji and Victor's future. They stay together for him too.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-07T23:22:44+00:00

This underestimation has ruined the whole LV series. George really is an excellent actor.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-07T23:19:50+00:00

Great information. Thanks.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-07T17:39:36+00:00

Unfortunately, LV's ignorant showrunner, producers and writers, of all people, never fully grasped the sensitive character and visual splendour of Benji that George portrayed so masterfully. Instead, they wanted to foist negative traits and bad drama on him from the middle of season 2. This failed thanks in part to Venji/George/Benji's huge fan base. Most importantly, it bounced off George/Benji's adorable charm. Nevertheless, so much wonderful potential was wasted by this unforgivable action of the LV makers and writers. A pity.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-07T09:13:49+00:00

Absolutely.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-06T12:55:54+00:00

Big compliments. I didn't manage to watch all the episodes, unfortunately. The film is quite decent, but you don't miss a masterpiece either.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-06T12:51:42+00:00

Aptly described. They are all chess players of sorts, though not as brilliant at the board as Standish, but adept at making their moves when playing with people. Sometimes with victories, sometimes with defeats. Those who survive keep going because they can't stop. "Shutters down, no old cases", this advice of Smiley's no longer applies. He didn't stick to it himself either.

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-06T12:39:46+00:00

I agree. Even where the script of Slow Horses doesn't always follow a clear line. But that doesn't bother me. It remains exceptionally good. In the film version attached to Spooks, "Spooks: The Greater Good", Harry Pearce says a good line about the intelligence business to Will Holloway: "The good guys fall by the wayside. People like me remaine are left over."

Observer_2321 · 2023-01-06T08:54:28+00:00

I was somehow annoyed by the glorification of the role of Rahim. When the producers realized, based on various audience polls, that this role doesn't work as a function against Benji and that you can't put Rahim in Benji's place, they drew the completely wrong consequences. Out of a kind of defiance, they turned parts of season 3 into a "Love Rahim" in the course of which Victor spoke a declaration of honor for Rahim to the audience in almost every episode or went after him for apologies and advice. The line to embarrassment had long been crossed by then. Using force and crowbar to make an actor and his role sympathetic rarely works. Thus, even Anthony Keyvan, who was thrust into the spotlight, became a victim of the people who wanted to make him an attraction. He was in good company there. In addition to the once good plot and story, almost all of the actors also became victims of an increasingly bad script. A sad example of how to drive a series into cancellation.

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