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Discussion: Season 1, Episode 6 Join the Discussion
68I wanted to believe until the end that there would be a happy ending, but alas, alas.
I just don't have the words and I do not know where to put myself. Days will pass, these emotions will subside, of course, but it seems that this pain for Niall and Ruben is now forever with me.
I know that this story just didn't have another ending, I assumed how it would end from the first episode, but it doesn't make it any less scary and painful to think "death is the only way out for them," because it's a very scary and dangerous conclusion.
PS: And if you want to maximize your emotions, I recommend listening to Ethel Cain — Inbred immediately after the episode, hysteria and a broken heart are guaranteed.
The finale of everything is tryndets
Jamie Bel and Richard Gadd wow
These guys deserve all the Emmys, Globes, etc.
At the same time, I don't feel like I've seen this many times before. We can say that this is a breath of fresh air, at least in the serial world. One hundred percent one of the best new products in the last couple of years! Shot and played brilliantly. The themes of toxic masculinity, traumas that do not disappear anywhere, very non-trivial, confusing and destructive relationships between two "brothers" are revealed very well!
After watching it, such an unusual feeling arises, which is even difficult to express in words. I'll write one word anyway: delight! Gadda needs to be filmed more often, because he does it perfectly.
And how did Ruben end up killing himself? I don't like understatement.
The series is good, of course, but the finale was completely devastating, I haven't felt such emotions in a long time.
At the same time, there are a lot of good comedy scenes in the series. The Doctor Who joke is alive, thanks Richard.
In general, I hope Gadd's next series will be a sitcom, enough of these psychological dramas.
if so, then this is "without you, there is no me"
When Niall's mother gave him a knife, he asked if the blade would reach the ventricle. It's like a hint to us.
Not a single positive character in the entire series (with the exception of Albert).
I'm glad that Ruben found the strength to admit what his father did to him.
He thinks that if Niall hadn't told him about Mona and his son, they would have lived happily ever after. But all the secrets become clear.
The emotions, of course, were the brightest during the viewing. Bravo.
Damn, there's so much pain and suffering because of one cowardly bastard. If he had pulled himself together once and confessed his orientation to his brother, how many problems and deaths could have been avoided!... I am by no means justifying the aggressor Ruben, but the quiet Niall is even worse.
The prison scene is incredibly emotional!! They seem to be laughing, but you have an uncontrollable fear inside, because you know what's going to happen now, you just don't know at what exact moment. And this heaviness of the unknown is boring into the soul...
Overall, I think the series is decent. Richard Gadd should get some kind of reward for it.
Well, the last episode, it's something with something.… From violent drama to absurd comedy. But it was enough to have a little more testicles and admit everything at once.
In any case, I was pleased with the series! 🤌
And of course, bravo to the actors, the young Ruby played by Stuart Campbell is great, Jamie Bell is simply gorgeous, I've adored him since the movie Teleport, an extremely multifaceted and strong actor, and I think no one would have played the role of an adult bambi better, and of course Richard Gadd, a grown-up Ruby, Redneck's appearance, emotions It was amazing, I've never seen it before, and it's a discovery for me. And considering that he is also a screenwriter, I really hope that he will be given the green light to create more TV series, he is very cool at this.
p.s. and of course I was glad to piss people off with my opinion under the previous issues, it's a pity I won't see you again)
Both are hostages of their own traumas, and their bond is both salvation and prison, how much pain there is in every word! And after all, both seem to want to fix something, but they are so confused about their injuries that they can no longer make out... Richard Gadd plays in such a way that you believe his every breath. Tin, how catchy it is.
Gadd also struck with a "Fawn," but this is a special level.
I wish all the awards to this series in the upcoming award season. 🏆
Well, I mean, I understand the general vibe of the series, that our Niall is the kind of sweet kid who gets away with a lot, but Albie seems to have to see right through him. Back at university, he was quite a wise and pragmatic young man, and over the years.
As if Albie should understand that in front of him is a coward and a pathetic loser + didn't he have PTSD and an instinct for self-preservation when he decided to become related to Niall and indirectly to Ruben, who disfigured him for life?
This topic seems to be undisclosed.
The indescribable horror.
I've finished the series, and now I'm not afraid to stumble upon discussions about it on the Internet.
There are certain flaws here, in my opinion, and a certain hyperbolization to enhance the drama, but that's the genre. Nevertheless, the project turned out to be of high quality, for me it is one of the memorable series for 2026 for sure.
Richard Gadd somehow knows how to create the right tension and emotional intensity, revealing difficult topics and internal conflicts, I would like to see more of his projects)
The last episode ended the story well, some scenes were heartbreaking. It seemed to me quite literary and poetic.
I thought about localization and translation of the name. In my opinion, "half-man" also reflects the idea of the series quite well: Niall's and Ruben's masculinity was so abusive that it ruined their whole lives, brought them to the very bottom and ironically took away all the courage and dignity that could have been. And in the end, they turned out to be worthy of each other, which is also "two halves of one whole."
I also like that Gadd does not stretch his series over several seasons, but makes certain statements.
ALBIE: My Prince charming.
We were never shown Alby's perspective on this relationship, but, damn. The main mystery of the series is their marriage.
So it often happens in life that even worthless, pathetic individuals have their own lover.
I also understand the formula of the name, as Niall and Ruben are the same half-human. They form a single whole together, which cannot have a successful outcome. This internal breakdown will always lead to tragedy for both of them, even if they know how to do it right.
The only thing is, I would have revealed more about the story with Alby, because all these adventures of Niall in the hot spots of debauchery are already a little cliche for me on this topic, and they took up a lot of time.
Overall, this is one of the best drama projects in recent years. Gadd is a great guy. Thank you for this emotional attraction!
Why Niall slept with Ruben's wife will also be understood by anyone, a man who has been suffering from a gay crisis all his life suddenly feels attracted to a woman, well, anyone got into his shoes, given that he was fucking TREATED for homosexuality in the 21st century!!! everything is natural, there are no good ones here, these brothers are worth each other. The actors' performance is amazing, I can't remember the last time I felt someone's genius with all the cells of my body.
For more than a decade, pop culture has been telling us about various deviants, trying to convince us that this is all a kind of norm, these are good guys. Something like a teen subculture, but not based on music, but based on sexual preferences. You just have to not be blinded and meet them halfway.
Then Richard Gadd came and took us behind the scenes of all this prettier Moscow under Sobyanin. And there's a natural Silent Hill, where people are boiled alive in soot-covered cauldrons and cockroaches the size of humans crawl on the ceiling. Every element of the series, every line is imbued with so much shame and self-loathing, which I have not seen since the album The Downward Spiral by the vocal and instrumental ensemble Nine Inch Nails. All this was already slightly visible in the Deer, but then they decided to press down to the last drop of pus, not sparing the audience.
The series lacks a lot of dynamics, but there hasn't been such a session of new sincerity for a long time.
Have you tried 2x? The speakers were enough for me for three hours.
in the beginning, I thought that they would show us the story of the "sworn" brothers and how they gradually come closer despite the difference inside and out, and in their mature lives, the final fight with beating faces will take place. blood, sweat, and the final forgiveness of some grievances.
but already in the middle of the first episode, I felt like I was being pushed into a washing machine. and there I tumbled and struggled for six hours.
and the most interesting thing is that I like to recommend TV series to my friends. But I don't want this one. because the selfish part has turned on and I want to set aside the half-trap only for myself.
probably because it's very intimate. more intimate than naked buggers and sex on the screen.
The series is cool, but very heavy.
I don't want to justify Ruben, he's done a lot of bad things, but Niall is no angel, both of them are worth each other.
I feel sorry for Ruben to the point of tears: I couldn't put anything but my fists against this world — I paid for everything in full. But the really nasty character is this Albie. He was so honest and proper, and if he had been able to keep his mouth shut, then the brothers' lives would have turned out differently.
Neither one nor the other evokes sympathy. Just a fight of piss and shit. Ruben's excuse of "my dad raped me and my body responded" is also a cannon. Not only is it immediately obvious, but it's also not clear how this should justify the fact that he almost killed two people and did a lot of other stuff.
These are the main issues and claims. And so, of course, the shooting style is a bit strange, and the wrinkled actors playing schoolchildren, and the sudden change of some 30-year-olds to others who have nothing to do with the first ones at all, and the spontaneous flashes of bitsuh from Gadd... in general, after the finale there was nothing at all good to remember about this the series.
The fawn, of course, was 10 heads taller than this opus.
After the conversation in prison and the last scene, I need to go out for a smoke...🚬
"In a way, I've never been this close to anyone" - just bear with me on this, my heart cracked with grief, anger and sympathy. When in response, Niall, in the eyes of Niall, who was in love with Ruben in his youth and carried it in a certain way through his whole life, realized that he, Niall, would definitely never be able to move this from the first place, a breakdown that could not be repaired was doomed to misfortune.
We place bets on how many awards he will collect
What is called "it didn't work out, it didn't work out." Circumstances and injuries broke them down and they could not find themselves.
One, who was not put in anything in his life and his personal boundaries were permanently violated, could not accept himself and develop his authenticity to the last, lived almost his whole life as a bastard with the deepest shame inside.
The second one, having got it into his head that sexual abuse by his father is a "loss of masculinity" and, in the best traditions of stereotypical toxic masculinity, it must be returned at any cost, actually did it by the sweat of his brow, not realizing who he was and what he really wants and what he really does. Plus problems with emotional regulation. Plus, no one helped him in his life, no one at all. No one said that there was nothing wrong with him, that it wasn't his fault, that it didn't make him worse, that it didn't make him "less of a man." No one helped me live it, process it, reflect on it.
And if Niall lived in hell, then Ruben lived in a double hell - not only could he not take revenge on his father by "breaking the circle," but it turned out that the person he trusted the most would not let him do it.
They had a decade without each other to sort themselves out and decide what they still want - they failed
- Where do you feel it?
- I feel it everywhere. It sort of runs through me in a way. It's the only thing I've ever felt. It's like I'm fucking high off you or something
...🚬
As they say, "with you, I can't do anything without you." Sick love, codependency, and that's it. The injuries attracted each other in order to destroy each other in this attraction.
I'm thrilled with Richard - how he can transform the events of his life into high-class art: write, play, choose such actors and say, "look, I understand how what happened to me could have broken me, but I coped." My soul aches and at the same time I am happy for the people who are coping.
I will definitely follow his further path.
For all the heavy drama, there are quite a few purely British comedy inserts.
I liked the last interaction with Mona for three: how Niall eventually took Ruben for himself, showing Mona that he would even die at his hands just to be with him. It perfectly echoes their first scene for three.
And I liked how Alby kept himself to the maximum.