Drinker's Chasers - Phoebe Waller-Bridge Takes On Lara Croft?

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  • čas přidán 2. 02. 2023
  • According to the latest round of rumours, someone seems to think Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the person to take the helm of a new Tomb Raider TV series. Why? Don't know.
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  • @ComedicPause
    @ComedicPause Před rokem +791

    "Getting cultural artifacts in order to return them to their correct cultures" My God, Rippa just threw that in a hilarious yet vomit-inducing direction that I hadn't even considered. And he's probably right. That's the treasure-hunter archetype for MODERN AUDIENCES.

    • @mrkeogh
      @mrkeogh Před rokem +57

      Indiana Jones already did that in Temple of Doom.
      It's not a new, modern archetype at all. It's a dumb, obvious, puritanical archetype.
      Indy was compelling because sometimes it seemed he had to be convinced to do the right thing. He goes from stealing the icon at the very start of Raiders to returning the stones (and rescuing the kids) at the end of Temple of Doom. His character actually develops and matures through the trilogy. He doesn't start off perfect with nowhere for him to go.

    • @LastOnSunday
      @LastOnSunday Před rokem +18

      An epic adventure to find the British museum & return the Elgin Marbles & Benin Bronzes to their rightful cultures. Stunning & Brave!

    • @Harshreality298
      @Harshreality298 Před rokem +7

      @@jakeviolet2195 wouldn't it be stealing from the museum's and returning the goods to Africa? Sounds like a dope hero, if that's the case. But not an exciting movie

    • @GingerPiston
      @GingerPiston Před rokem +1

      Oh, you mean like Indiana Jones would do? How awful.

    • @GingerPiston
      @GingerPiston Před rokem +6

      @@mrkeogh ToD was set before Raiders, you plum.

  • @Jack-kb5nb
    @Jack-kb5nb Před rokem +556

    People tend to ignore the implications of her being called a “Tomb Raider”. She’s never been an Historian and Archaeologist because she’s never been about giving that stuff to museums. She’s always been using her family wealth to follow obscure myths and legends, accidentally stumbling into world ending events or secret society. She literally started as an action video character duel wielding pistols who shoots dinosaurs, the undead, and the occasional Old Gods. That should always be at the core of her character because that’s what made her rise to prominence. You can show her becoming that and her as that badass anti-hero, otherwise you aren’t doing the character any favors

    • @0That_Guy0
      @0That_Guy0 Před rokem +21

      Spot on.

    • @aSSGoblin1488
      @aSSGoblin1488 Před rokem

      getting a remake is similar to the jewish holocauat after rings of power. ive been with lara since she had triangle boobs ps1 but remake is a bad idea esp with old ass actress. remake lara as a young fertile woman was a good idea not some CC riding brit

    • @MisterNightfish
      @MisterNightfish Před rokem +27

      Imagine how much fun you could have with a movie about that general premise? Sort of along the lines of Big Trouble in Little China which doesn't take itself seriously but is just a fun action adventure.

    • @szeltovivarsydroxan9944
      @szeltovivarsydroxan9944 Před rokem +26

      Literally the first cutscene we see Lara, she shoots some wolves to death, making Peta sweat.

    • @Geblawi
      @Geblawi Před rokem +8

      _This!_ Exactly _this!_ Wish someone would listen!

  • @kri249
    @kri249 Před rokem +234

    Lara was pure awesomeness in the original games. I love that you have a wealthy, busty, and attractive heiress who could easily have become the next Paris Hilton but instead chose a life of thrill and adventure?
    That's how you make a true female action star. And Jolie perfectly nailed it.

    • @Johnny_Nitro
      @Johnny_Nitro Před rokem +1

      I think it's a strange parallel that Angie played the big tittied Lara when she had nice tits, and then Lara was retooled with smaller boobs and Angie cut off her tits.
      Life imitating Art imitating Life?
      Hollyweird is just that.

    • @purefoldnz3070
      @purefoldnz3070 Před rokem +10

      the last actress was a toothpick.

    • @zephyrerazortail5478
      @zephyrerazortail5478 Před rokem +7

      God, I still remember that opening action scene. Perfect for Croft imo. Even tho I've never played the OGs, I can tell why she's gone for ancient myths and relics over just coasting on her inheritance. It was about the thrill of it.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +12

      @@purefoldnz3070
      The only real world actress to do the role justice was Angelina Jolie in her prime. Anything less than that is a joke, and therefore not Lara Croft.

    • @purefoldnz3070
      @purefoldnz3070 Před rokem +5

      @@Xbalanque84 at least look like someone that has some muscle mass.

  • @tacosauce4x4
    @tacosauce4x4 Před rokem +75

    Can't wait to see her dynamic acting range of all two emotions on screen

    • @casualxxgamerxx9662
      @casualxxgamerxx9662 Před rokem

      Whose, Vikanders?

    • @jaymenza5196
      @jaymenza5196 Před rokem +3

      Waller Bridge will play Lara...
      Two emotions are arrogance/sassy and disgust/judgement

  • @chasehedges6775
    @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +165

    “She became a background in her own story.”
    Man, I hate when that happens

    • @deadbeef576
      @deadbeef576 Před rokem +2

      Reminds me of Mad Max Fury Road

    • @HappyCynic
      @HappyCynic Před rokem +3

      @@deadbeef576 And Loki, Obi Wan Kenobi, Thor and Terminator.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +1

      @@deadbeef576 Agreed but the movie was still awesome tho and one of the best action films of 2015.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem

      @@HappyCynic As meh as that show was, Loki at least had good performances/acting from the cast and looked nice, and had good cinematography and set designs and visuals.
      Kenobi..... Man, what a trainwreck of bad.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem

      @@HappyCynic In terms of Thor and Terminator, I liked the first Thor a lot more and it personally ended at T3 for me.

  • @johngavin3180
    @johngavin3180 Před rokem +234

    So far the only lara croft actress that i feel was perfect was Angelina Jolie. She fit the role perfectly.

    • @yodoleheehoo90
      @yodoleheehoo90 Před rokem +16

      I love that first movie🤩 soundtrack & score are still kickass to this day😁

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +9

      👍👍👍. Angelina Jolie is a treasure

    • @sphtpfhorbrains3592
      @sphtpfhorbrains3592 Před rokem +3

      Tomb Raider ain't got nothing on Marathon in terms of story, am I right?

    • @RicardoAGuitar
      @RicardoAGuitar Před rokem +5

      @El Bearsidente I think OP meant in terms of translating the character from video game to real life, not comparing her work to others.

    • @voidheart4553
      @voidheart4553 Před rokem +6

      Honestly the original was Rhona Mitra and I'd have loved to see her play the role.

  • @haleztrom2597
    @haleztrom2597 Před rokem +153

    Tomb *Raider* pretty much says everything one needs to know about Lara Croft’s mission in life. They forgot that in the new games, and nothing they do now will come close to the iconic original. I’m not bothering. It hurts less when you just don’t care.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +14

      Same with Indiana Jones and forgetting about what makes him Indiana Jones after the Last Crusade

    • @user-tm9ho3bm4v
      @user-tm9ho3bm4v Před rokem +13

      I didn't mind the first game of the new trilogy, the others...not so much they were the same thing but reskinned.

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 Před rokem +13

      The newer versions should be called "weeping archeologist"

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 Před rokem +12

      exactly. new games are about a woke Karen going mountain climbing, old games were about a sassy yet sexy explorer who wasn't afraid to tease men or shoot them upfront

    • @backup368
      @backup368 Před rokem +1

      The new games are the best-selling games in the series.

  • @SA-vz7qi
    @SA-vz7qi Před rokem +219

    Waller Bridge's sudden rise is inexplicable.
    She wrote and stared in a TV comedy series aimed at women. Now suddenly she is supposed to be appropriate for genres she clearly can't handle.

    • @keithrobinson5752
      @keithrobinson5752 Před rokem +22

      In reality, she updated Bridget Jones Dairy for a new age.

    • @SA-vz7qi
      @SA-vz7qi Před rokem +21

      @ keith robinson
      Probably a fair point, I didn't watch it (I saw bits when it was on and I was in and out of the room).
      It doesn't really take a genius to write a "my life is such a mess, lol" comedy. But equally it shouldn't be that hard to write a hero story, and she failed at that.

    • @defeqel6537
      @defeqel6537 Před rokem +2

      *shloorp*

    • @beausaccount88
      @beausaccount88 Před rokem +3

      It's not a hard concept to grasp:
      A lot of men are going to watch Indiana Jones or her Tomb Raider or her Star Wars or whatever - regardless of who writes it. Women, aren't as much. So by getting someone who writes the story for women, you get a wider audience - women and the kinda loser man who still cares about tomb raider or indiana Jones or star wars.

    • @BlazingOwnager
      @BlazingOwnager Před rokem +13

      ​@@beausaccount88 It's not a hard concept to grasp that people keep trying that and it keeps crashing and burning like the Hindenberg, either.
      And hey, Indiana Jones only had bad movie (until now) and hasn't been run into the dirt like Star Wars (until now).

  • @Grissbane
    @Grissbane Před rokem +113

    Press F to pay respects lads and lasses. Another IP is dead

  • @theweppe27
    @theweppe27 Před rokem +67

    Another relic hunter tries to retrieve precious artifact then suddenly PWB versio of Lara Croft appears:
    _"no touching without consent... me or that artifact!"_

  • @SqueakingLion
    @SqueakingLion Před rokem +128

    Too many modern writers think the catchphrase of "Write what you know" means to write their own lives. It doesn't. It means to draw from your own experiences with other people to create your own unique characters based off of them. That's where we get all these characters that are nothing but idealized reflections of the writers themselves. When you DO manage to get a character that isn't revolving around this writer-character, they are entirely based on the Hollywood influences they are surrounded with rather than based on a broad range of life experiences. You get programmed teenagers in barely-adult bodies that have come to L.A. or New York in order to achieve their dreams of being a writer, and getting overwhelmed in Hollywood politics and superficial agendas... so these writers never get the broad range of personalities necessary to create genuinely good and unique characters. You only get the same pale, washed-out reflections of the distorted mirrors Hollywood holds up and says "This Is REAL!!!"
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge is simply a product of her Hollywood environment. Zero creativity, zero originality, nothing but superficially-idealized carbon copies of their own stunted egos. Welcome to "Modern Audiences Hollywood."

    • @clintoruss153
      @clintoruss153 Před rokem +3

      Squeaking lion,,, perfectly put, the amount of crap that has come out of late is disappointing to put it lightly. These “writers “ are so incompetent. Let’s hope all those superficial ideologies and there agendas are left out of our entertainment. For good

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc Před rokem +3

      But mummy and daddy are rich.

    • @carsandsports123
      @carsandsports123 Před rokem

      Good take

    • @Sarcastic_Sophist
      @Sarcastic_Sophist Před rokem

      Funnily enough, I am writing a script for a possible video about that catchphrase. I wanted it to be a critique of this mindset which has embedded itself in academia and amongst writers working now. My argument sadly relies on a lot of anecdotal evidence, but I try to make a point that empathy is necessary for a writer. Particularly those writing fiction as it inherently requires you to think of things from a different perspective.

    • @KneelB4Bacon
      @KneelB4Bacon Před rokem +4

      Also, I can't stand when these "writers" say, "we wanted to take and make it our own." Imagine the balls it takes to say something like that. They want to "leave their mark" like a dog peeing on a tree.
      I also find the studios lack of concern baffling. Do they honestly not see that these writers are crap? Are they not interested in making money?

  • @richssa
    @richssa Před rokem +54

    I love that PWB always makes jokes about hair and how important it is to a women while having one of the worst hair cuts possible.

    • @muznick
      @muznick Před rokem +5

      The only men her haircut appeals to were born women.

  • @doctormeatball7618
    @doctormeatball7618 Před rokem +150

    You know EXACTLY what you're going to get from this production.
    I'm going to be more surprised when one of these obvious shyte reboots is not completely terrible.

    • @delta2372
      @delta2372 Před rokem +3

      Well the dead space reboot is an anomaly, it's leftist and woke as shit but the game is still at it's core as fun as the original game and it's sequel

    • @JadeRunner
      @JadeRunner Před rokem +5

      @@delta2372 I disagree that it's as good as the original. The Woke shit is so distracting. What's funny is because of the Woke nonsense they've arrogantly injected into it, the remake is going to be _more_ dated than the original in 15 years.
      Also, Dr Kyne is unrecognisable and they've completely altered the personalities of Kendra and Hammond, making them dull, 2 dimensional versions of their originals.
      Only thing I like about it over the original is Isaac speaking.

    • @JadeRunner
      @JadeRunner Před rokem +7

      @@delta2372 BTW did you find the collectible text log where one crew member talks about another crew member named Rousseu, but refers to Rousssu as "they" and "them"?
      I had to read it 3 times before I realized Rousseu was just one blue-haired weirdo and not a group of people.
      I also love the idea that you're trapped in the far reaches of deep space on a spaceship that's slowly losing orbit over a planet and half the crew are going lnsane and the other half are turning into monsters, but you're going to remember to use people's preferred pronouns. 🤣🤡🤪

    • @delta2372
      @delta2372 Před rokem +6

      @@JadeRunner i did not find that one no, wtf is up with that? the military rejects people like that for a reason because they aren't mentally stable

    • @toothgrinder2760
      @toothgrinder2760 Před rokem

      @@JadeRunner I haven’t finished it yet but you are correct. They’ve injected wøkeness all throughout the ISHIMURA. Look at all of the billboard ads; the ads feature nothing but “PØC’s” and wømen. The only Caücasian guy I’ve seen featured in an ad was for a stasis company and it’s a dude *frozen solid* ☠️ in space being retrieved with a stasis rig. Quite obvious what they mean by that.
      Edit: I haven’t found the prönoun one yet but I did find a couple that refer to peoples sexüality.

  • @wavion2
    @wavion2 Před rokem +68

    Oh I don't know, I think Phoebe Waller-Bridge could really capture the pushing-boxes-around aspect of the original games. She'd be perfect for that!

    • @hairywelder5188
      @hairywelder5188 Před rokem +10

      Good at ticking boxes

    • @lawrencetalbot8346
      @lawrencetalbot8346 Před rokem +3

      Never heard of this woman, so I looked her up on IMDb. Then I realized why I never heard of her, because I never saw any of the trash she’s been in

    • @modo_ignoracion
      @modo_ignoracion Před rokem +3

      @@lawrencetalbot8346 Fleabag is awesome wtf

    • @dragonknightleader1
      @dragonknightleader1 Před rokem

      @@lawrencetalbot8346 She was in Solo, so she's the one that said "Droid Lives Matter!"
      That is a negative merit to me.

    • @lawrencetalbot8346
      @lawrencetalbot8346 Před rokem

      @@dragonknightleader1 yeah I’m not watching Disney’s crap
      Take on Star Wars.

  • @combatwombat2134
    @combatwombat2134 Před rokem +18

    The old Tomb Raider films with Jolie were class, the second dropped the ball a little but it was still a guilty pleasure.
    She kicked all sorts of ass! Had the look, held her own, was a proper action adventure.

  • @JadeRunner
    @JadeRunner Před rokem +14

    The 2013 reboot did something kind of cool at the end where a character throws Lara a second gun and she catches it in her other hand, and you take down the bad guy with the classic dual wielding pistols. You kind of go "Ah, so _that's_ where she starts dual wielding handguns in this continuity..."
    But then in the sequel, Rise, the second gun is absent, as it is in Shadow. They put this cool reference to classic, iconic Lara in the first of the new series but then completely abandoned it moving forward. 🧐

    • @r0w5tortion84
      @r0w5tortion84 Před rokem +3

      I get the impression that that one was meant to be a restart and they'd start moving from there to the classic Lara we knew, but the higher-ups got the impression that it was a popular game BECAUSE of novice Lara and wanted to keep that, and stupid industry shenanigans have assured that we get stuck with her

  • @trastewere
    @trastewere Před rokem +38

    I stopped carrying about anything the Hollywood does to beloved franchises.
    Few years back I would be furious but now, the amount of trash that was released just burned my give a sh*t meter.
    I will just play old games and watch old movies and serials, don't care anymore about anything upcoming. Well done western game/movie companies.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +6

      Same, man. I'll just sit back and watch good movies that tell good stories while Hollywood/Disney destroys itself

    • @Lonovavir
      @Lonovavir Před rokem +8

      The alternatives now are 1) Watch/Play older stuff 2) Watch foreign stuff and 3) Support independent media or create it.

    • @ChrisS-no3ft
      @ChrisS-no3ft Před rokem +4

      I have to agree. Ive been frustrated and duped so many times, crap movies and characters are the rule rather than the exception. M3GAN is the exception. Its just a good movie with a simple, but compelling plot, and good characters. No political agendas. If every movie was like M3GAN or Maverick, Id go to the movie a LOT more. But Im not excited about most movies any more because Im EXPECTING them to mess it up. And 90% of the time, Im right. Not a good stat.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +1

      @@ChrisS-no3ft Agreed

  • @liamphibia
    @liamphibia Před rokem +13

    The thumbnail of Phoebe Waller Bridge looking concerned while standing next to Laura Croft had me cracking!

  • @ianhowe338
    @ianhowe338 Před rokem +83

    I’m wondering if it’s possible that Doomcock could have been right, for a change. What if Phoebe was indeed going to star in a Disney + series as an Indiana Jones replacement? And they wrote a bunch of generic ass archeologist/adventurer scripts…
    Now, what if Disney had a lucid moment and decided to cut her part way down and scrap the super expensive Disney + series?
    I know, that would be uncharacteristically sane of them, but hear me out.
    Isn’t it weird that she’d be working on two very similar stories at two competing streamers??
    What if Amazon purchased the scripts from the now defunct Lady Indy fiasco and repurposed them to fit Lara Croft?
    I’m just saying…

    • @lordkrauser
      @lordkrauser Před rokem +15

      Could be. Doomcock has this weird way of having Alex Jones-esqe takes that turn out to be true way later on down the track when it comes to media (the RotS reshoots and Matt Smith as Young Palpatine come to mind)

    • @dirtyfunkymonkey
      @dirtyfunkymonkey Před rokem +6

      this kinda makes sense.... Wouldn't be surprised.

    • @greasybumpkin1661
      @greasybumpkin1661 Před rokem +11

      I think Rings of Power is this with a discarded Dragon Age script

    • @ShamanSage
      @ShamanSage Před rokem

      Absolutely what happened
      Most people don't see how insulated and padded-down all of hollywood is
      they never 'fire' anyone, they just have 'creative differences' and find a new project
      This is her new project
      they probably saw her numbers associated w indy, and knew, KNEW she was too risky

    • @BlazingOwnager
      @BlazingOwnager Před rokem +1

      @@lordkrauser Doomcock says a thing and then years later if the thing happens for unrelated reasons, like a person just decides to retire, he'll tout it as a victory.
      People need to start ignoring this guy. Every single time someone I actually watch cites Doomcock, I sigh in disgust.

  • @T.Andronicus142
    @T.Andronicus142 Před rokem +3

    They should bring back the Legend trilogy Lara! I've played every single Tomb Raider game, and those three games were the peak of the Tomb Raider franchise.

  • @drunkdealer583
    @drunkdealer583 Před rokem +6

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge doesn't look like the kind of person to even HOLD MY BEER much less hold an entire movie franchise.

  • @jaysonzambito8803
    @jaysonzambito8803 Před rokem +11

    I guess a Rita Vertasky-esque(edge of tomorrow) version of Lara Croft where she’s in it for herself, raiding tombs and keeping the artifacts because she knows villains would use them if found, would be too much to ask for Hollywood these days, right?

  • @vjbd2757
    @vjbd2757 Před rokem +23

    Angelina Jolie is the perfect Lara Croft. No one else comes close.

    • @sadface7457
      @sadface7457 Před rokem +2

      She has such class

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +1

      Absolutely

    • @jimbarino2
      @jimbarino2 Před rokem +7

      @@chasehedges6775 And she has certain... assets that are required for the role.

    • @Biscuits645
      @Biscuits645 Před rokem +5

      @@jimbarino2 no she failed there. They weren't triangles.

    • @danjonmills
      @danjonmills Před rokem

      WHAT YEAR IS IT?
      ok, she was decent back in the day, but she's past it now, and don't we want another Tomb Raider movie? So there's got to be someone new, not AV, that can do Lara justice?

  • @JamesLaserpimpWalsh
    @JamesLaserpimpWalsh Před rokem +10

    Watched First Blood last night. It's still a top film.

    • @Grubnar
      @Grubnar Před rokem +2

      One of my most viewed films. And one of the extremely rare times I think the film is actually an improvement on the book ... and I liked the book!

  • @ghostinthecraig
    @ghostinthecraig Před rokem +3

    Lmaoooo even the doggo had to stand up and circle around a minute to take in such news 😂

  • @muznick
    @muznick Před rokem +3

    Gozer: "Choose the form of the Destructor."
    - Phoebe Waller Bridge appears.

  • @Kscoyote80
    @Kscoyote80 Před rokem +58

    Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, James Bond, MLK.... what role can't she play?

  • @fiachoconnor
    @fiachoconnor Před rokem +11

    I enjoyed the new games, but every time she spoke, she was so empathetic, so considerate, so calm, so kind. This is after she straight up merked 50 people like a stone cold killer.

  • @SouthParkCows88
    @SouthParkCows88 Před rokem +4

    Love how my favorite people are podcasting together.

  • @hcook1023
    @hcook1023 Před rokem +3

    Exactly I actually liked that in the first game because it was the first adventure.
    It's like how they showed Young Indiana Jones in the movies stumbling through mostly luck and quick thinking, but they started on adult Indy being a competent adventurer and archaeologist

  • @gunzzter123
    @gunzzter123 Před rokem +8

    I think this type of writing partially happens because writers think things cant just be without a reason. You used to have characters act a certain way or want to do certain things just because it was fun. Now days, things have to be done because its the 'right thing' depending on whichever side of the fence you fall towards. To clarify i know its usually a good thing for things to have reason, but not everything needs one. Sometimes a person being cool can just exist without needing to delve too deeply on it. This is definitely true with Lara Croft, the instant you start delving too deep with her, you lose something fun about it imo.

  • @greyjedi4794
    @greyjedi4794 Před rokem +4

    RIP Lara Croft...
    RIP Tomb Raider

  • @newhorizons1
    @newhorizons1 Před rokem +7

    Why does everything need to be I a universe these days? Why can't we have just one awesome movie?

  • @archstanton9073
    @archstanton9073 Před rokem +48

    I think that's the difference between male and female writers. Male writers tend to take themselves out of their lives to tell an interesting story....not all the time but most times (Stephen King is a guy who puts aspects of himself into his stories, for instance). Female writers tend to directly insert themselves into stories that reflect their lives...again not all female writers but a great many of them in the modern age (the really good ones don't do this at all).

    • @Patrick-uu6ev
      @Patrick-uu6ev Před rokem +11

      Why Agatha Christie is one of the greatest writers of all time, she had some damn talent

    • @Naruga
      @Naruga Před rokem +3

      Studies have shown men like to imagine themselves as a character in a story but women want a character that represents them. I forgot where I saw this study but I remeber thinking ahhh

    • @furytheredhead9682
      @furytheredhead9682 Před rokem +4

      Big generalization. Hollywood is a tiny bubble disconnected from the realm of publishing standards. In the real world, you've got a great many fantastic female authors. What you're describing is purely a Hollywood problem. Self-insertion is not a female writer problem. It's a bad writer problem.

    • @vgamedude12
      @vgamedude12 Před rokem +1

      98 percent of great art is made by men and always has been.

    • @rachelclark6393
      @rachelclark6393 Před rokem +1

      I grew up reading a lot of fantastic science fiction and fantasy stories written by women. Not intentionally, but I couldn't often find stories I liked in the YA section (😑) so I usually read the children s fiction section dry, and eventually ventured into adult fiction. I only rarely ran into writers who out themselves into their work, and I remember noticing it in those few series and wondering why the author felt it necessary to lecture me in their own book. But in general, most real life book authors don't self-insert unless writing an autobiography, because the editing and publishing process is not going to hold your hand and the average person is just going to get rejected if their book is terrible. An already published author can sometimes get away with it because they have clout from previous success and dedicated fans. But rarely do you see, from anyone, the kind of incompetent, self-centered, intensely narrow-minded self-promotion you see in Hollywood.
      Many authors relate to a character or happen to like them. That's common sense, that it s much easier to write a character you understand and like. But most authors understand that good writing requires you to be able to write people who aren't you. I guess Hollywood writers missed that class.

  • @TheFarCobra
    @TheFarCobra Před rokem +28

    I actually like her in Fleabag. Which is probably proof of “Write what you know.”

    • @renegadedalek5528
      @renegadedalek5528 Před rokem +13

      She certainly knew about female upper middle class angst.

    • @andrehendrik
      @andrehendrik Před rokem +6

      @@renegadedalek5528 right, which I'm sure is a real thing in that demographic, so I can't fault her for that. She's a great writer in that element, very smart and witty -- but like others here I doubt that'll play well in action movies

    • @letmadora28
      @letmadora28 Před rokem

      I'm not upper middle class, probably that's why she's effing annoying to me. So, I'm biased and I don't want her in any other famous show or movie. She should keep herself in her bubble.

    • @backup368
      @backup368 Před rokem +1

      So she wrote Killing Eve following Fleabag.

    • @renegadedalek5528
      @renegadedalek5528 Před rokem

      @@backup368 So she's in a death cult as well?

  • @MarkRVillano
    @MarkRVillano Před rokem +23

    With Waller-Bridge at the helm, look for them to hire Frosk to play the role of Lara Croft.
    The initial script will feature a pregnant Croft getting an abortion, and then transitioning to male. In her first adventure she will enter a tomb, and run across a lost and befuddled Indiana Jones, who mistakes the now male Croft for a Nazi spy. Croft will then kill Jones in self defense, and steal his hat, bringing Kennedy's wet dream ending for Indy to it's stunning and brave conclusion.
    -The End-

    • @BlazingOwnager
      @BlazingOwnager Před rokem +2

      Indy: "It belongs in a museum!"
      Lara: "Don't mansplain me!"

    • @ohifonlyx33
      @ohifonlyx33 Před rokem +2

      don't give them ideas! Rian Johnson would love this!

    • @nicholasdonohue4997
      @nicholasdonohue4997 Před rokem +1

      If you are looking for a true worst case scenario.. PWB will make Lara into a lesbian who raids the "tombs" of old ladies.

  • @scottfree7633
    @scottfree7633 Před rokem +471

    1 easy step to destroy a franchise... Get Phoebe Waller Bridge involved.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +31

      Solo A Star Wars Story, anyone?

    • @aBerlin1945
      @aBerlin1945 Před rokem +36

      PWB is like death going from door to door in the popular meme

    • @GingerPiston
      @GingerPiston Před rokem +20

      Right, so her relatively small role in a film she didn't write was the reason it failed? As opposed to the 2 incredibly successful TV shows she's written (and starred in 1), and the incredibly successful Bond film she made script contributions to?

    • @marcogenovesi8570
      @marcogenovesi8570 Před rokem +6

      @@chasehedges6775 #SoloLostMoney

    • @scottfree7633
      @scottfree7633 Před rokem +46

      @@GingerPiston were those TV shows franchises? 🤔 The James bond film she was involved with failed and destroyed the franchise, hence my original statement.

  • @skylx0812
    @skylx0812 Před rokem +8

    I was surprised when the 70s Saturday morn live action series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl got a primetime miniseries reboot.
    There's isn't much they won't plunder.

    • @scottgaylon1196
      @scottgaylon1196 Před rokem

      I fell asleep trying to watch the movie they made a few years ago, but I didn't know there was a mini series. Where do you see that?

  • @EthanTheDinoNerd
    @EthanTheDinoNerd Před rokem +6

    Really miss classic Lara Croft

  • @jeffmcloud2685
    @jeffmcloud2685 Před rokem +93

    We need a Multiverse of Lara Croft. Just think, we could have an obese Lara Croft and a Lara Croft of color….

    • @ArionNoble
      @ArionNoble Před rokem +20

      TRANZ-Laura. One legged disabled Laura.....

    • @delta2372
      @delta2372 Před rokem +7

      At this point, the hentai versions of Lara croft is more Lara croft than what we got

    • @macmcleod1188
      @macmcleod1188 Před rokem +6

      And Laura Croft "not made for the male gaze" in a full body covering loose fitting costume...
      .

    • @piratesnugglecakes
      @piratesnugglecakes Před rokem

      Great ideas...all of these. Then they all meet and have s*x. The end.

    • @austin9568AuraMasterDX
      @austin9568AuraMasterDX Před rokem

      Donut Lara vs Donut Drake: Rise of the Cholesterol

  • @strategicviewpoint6672
    @strategicviewpoint6672 Před rokem +27

    I thought Phoebe Waller Bridge was too busy destroying the Doctor Who franchise (what little is left). Just how many franchises can Phoebe Waller Bridge destroy?

  • @Dunebat
    @Dunebat Před rokem +5

    If PWB is helming the "Tomb Raider" series, this is likely because she may NOT be getting handed the Indiana Jones torch due to the audiences flipping out when they heard she might be taking over for Indy. Disney likely scrapped those plans, so PWB probably thought, "If I can't be the next Indiana Jones, then I'm taking over Tomb Raider!"

    • @mat2000100
      @mat2000100 Před rokem

      If PWB knows that Lara Croft is basically the Female Indiana Jones, then her work will be cut out for her.

  • @davebarrowcliffe1289
    @davebarrowcliffe1289 Před rokem +5

    Easy way to recognize "real" Lara - If it doesn't have the Tomb Raider theme music written by Nathan McCree, it ain't the real Lara.
    Easy.
    Happy to help!
    😃 👍

  • @TheGavrael
    @TheGavrael Před rokem +6

    PWB will cast Lizzo as the next Lara Croft. Gonna need to upgrade those wire rigs, stuntmen.

    • @vermis8344
      @vermis8344 Před rokem

      Ah cannae do it, Bridgey! She willnae take the strain!

  • @mperlatti
    @mperlatti Před rokem +1

    Actors are the disposable middleman now. Actors now direct, write, produce.
    The more power over projects they are given the more easily controlled they become.

  • @cahe6161
    @cahe6161 Před rokem +7

    Is there any characters or IPs left to destroy?

    • @doctormeatball7618
      @doctormeatball7618 Před rokem

      The Snorks
      But they're all bisexual

    • @Lonovavir
      @Lonovavir Před rokem

      I'd list some but I don't want modern "creators" any ideas. Hopefully the people who own the rights to Back to the Future don't sell out for money.

  • @stevegt2682
    @stevegt2682 Před rokem +8

    Another Amazon triumph! ( the critics probably while everyone else hates it)

  • @Voicedude
    @Voicedude Před rokem +3

    Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Lara Croft? What? Mindy Kailing wasn't available?

  • @AtHomeWithCourtney
    @AtHomeWithCourtney Před rokem +1

    Holy shit. 3 of my favorite creators in one video

  • @valkyriedd5849
    @valkyriedd5849 Před rokem +16

    Lara Croft was the first time it was OK for male gamers to play with a female character. She was edgy and tough and cool and SEXY and a whole generation of male gamers digged her (or fantasized about it anyway). Angelina was perfect for the role.

    • @cortholiopezorama8879
      @cortholiopezorama8879 Před rokem +3

      “ Lara Croft was the first time it was OK for male gamers to play with a female character. ”
      Metroid. Samus is a woman.

    • @szeltovivarsydroxan9944
      @szeltovivarsydroxan9944 Před rokem +2

      Samus Aran? Giana Sisters? Jill of the Jungle? I get what you mean, but there were quite a few games with female protagonists that were popular before. Lara Croft just took over the world when the first Tomb Raider came out, and became an icon. Even non-gamers knew who Lara Croft was.

    • @valkyriedd5849
      @valkyriedd5849 Před rokem +2

      @@szeltovivarsydroxan9944 Yes, you are right, but Lara blew up. I know where you are coming from, and I think you know what I meant. :-)

    • @marciopinho6100
      @marciopinho6100 Před rokem +1

      @@cortholiopezorama8879 Indeed, Samus is a beautiful woman. Why do you think she was on a suit the entire game? Even in th 80's? Lara Croft is a pop-cultural icon far beyond the videogames. Maybe only Chun-li can come slightly close.

    • @marciopinho6100
      @marciopinho6100 Před rokem +2

      Trust me...not only male gamers. Even women loved her and some started having more interest in videogames.

  • @TheDeadlyKnight
    @TheDeadlyKnight Před rokem +8

    I’d bet her Indiana Jones character & this iteration of Lara will be very similar, if not indistinguishable

  • @OrangeScuba
    @OrangeScuba Před rokem +6

    I predict Dylan Mulvaney will probably be new Lara Croft.

    • @vermis8344
      @vermis8344 Před rokem

      This is how I raid tombs, wheee...!

  • @tcook6759
    @tcook6759 Před rokem

    A comment for the algorithm. Your content is the best Drinker.

  • @michaelsegriff3362
    @michaelsegriff3362 Před rokem +2

    Phoebe babes is the Doomsday Machine for iconic franchises.

  • @michaelbaker2552
    @michaelbaker2552 Před rokem +6

    Every time Waller-Bridge rears her ugly head, a beloved franchise is destroyed. Every. Single. Time. She's like the grim reaper of popular franchises, showing up with her scythe and mowing them down!

  • @spectra1977
    @spectra1977 Před rokem +5

    As far as gameplay (as an extended Uncharted) goes I loved the first remake/refresh and how you learnt abilities as you progressed, although come the 2nd game I thought those abilities should have been part of your standard toolbox unless acquiring the equipment after losing them.
    That's not the direction they chose.
    I also loved the story in the first game surrounding lost Japanese legends.
    However, because I loved the story I found the last movie a total and complete failure.... Actually, come to think of it I'm not too fond of any of the movies except the eye candy.

  • @coachphill5076
    @coachphill5076 Před rokem +2

    I liked the new games.....as games. As a Tomb Raider game, no. Story wise, you guys nailed it on head. I especially didn't like how left out her friend, who got possessed in the first game, out of the second. Just a little email snippet and nothing else. No follow up. Her best friend had life changing trauma, an event that changed Lara's perspective on the world. All we get is email or text message (don't remember)

  • @nikolamarko9345
    @nikolamarko9345 Před rokem

    Hmmmm, that conversation make me wanted to play original TR again. What a game! I have to dig somewhere my old PS Vita....

  • @aBerlin1945
    @aBerlin1945 Před rokem +3

    If social justice is now the name of the game, a new name for the franchise is in order. Tomb Raider must now become Tomb Respecter.

  • @DixonLu
    @DixonLu Před rokem +4

    Canada TV produced a version of Lara Croft on TV called Relic Hunter in the late 90s for 3 seasons. Moral: hard to make a video game character interesting as a TV series.

  • @austin9568AuraMasterDX
    @austin9568AuraMasterDX Před rokem +1

    "Man, look at all these unstable Bridges."

  • @blackraven8526
    @blackraven8526 Před rokem

    Anniversary, Legends and Underworld was the first Tomb Raider trilogy that I played and imo it's still the best.

  • @FTChomp9980
    @FTChomp9980 Před rokem +4

    Phoebe destroying another IP she seriously gonna destroy Lara Croft!🤦‍♂️
    She's gonna replace Indy to despite Indies Son being his replacement its already ok the canon.

  • @InuYasha-SitBoy
    @InuYasha-SitBoy Před rokem +1

    those three new era tomb raider games were just phenomenal.

  • @chasehedges6775
    @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +9

    Her performance in Solo A Star Wars Story was so mediocre along with how average that movie was. One of the most average films of 2018

    • @TheEmperorHyperion
      @TheEmperorHyperion Před rokem +5

      Solo was just Morbius for 2018. Change my mind.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +3

      @@TheEmperorHyperion Nailed it

    • @bighand1530
      @bighand1530 Před rokem

      @@TheEmperorHyperion Solo is less demonic than Morbius. So there is that.

  • @KainedbutAble123
    @KainedbutAble123 Před rokem

    Tomb Raider 1 back in the 90s was probably the best video game experience ever. Maybe that or the first Metal Gear Solid.

  • @clmnyng
    @clmnyng Před rokem

    i accidently sceamed out loud"waht the, THATS INDIANA JONES!!" Seriosly man, hell, its even a line in Last Crusade.

  • @EyeInTheSky982
    @EyeInTheSky982 Před rokem +3

    I can imagine the general audience/ Lara Croft fan reaction:
    Writer, director of new LC movie: "Look what we made. TA DA!!!"
    Audience: 🤨🤨🤨 *utter silence, crickets chirping*

    • @GnosisZX
      @GnosisZX Před rokem +1

      Or in the words of the critical drinker WHAT THE FUCK?

  • @whos-the-stiff
    @whos-the-stiff Před rokem +8

    I definitely read that series of 20+ books PWB has written about ancient artifact adventuring, she's eminently qualified to write a Tomb Raider series. Don't worry lads PWB has got this. It could even rival Rings of Power in quality of writing.

  • @mayorebfarnum8114
    @mayorebfarnum8114 Před rokem +1

    im shocked that no one on this call knows the 2013 reboot was a pet project of Anita Sarkeesian, she played a crucial role in giving Crystal Dynamics directions on how the character should look and behave.

  • @braedenblack6116
    @braedenblack6116 Před rokem

    I now morn for one of my favourite IP, it’s been a slow and sometimes painful death. I’ll go back and play the originals and re-read the top cow comics.

  • @chasehedges6775
    @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +10

    Angelina Jolie and the 2001 film was the best Lara Croft

  • @TheOneWhoLaughs101
    @TheOneWhoLaughs101 Před rokem +6

    Gemma Arterton as Lara Croft will always be my pick. She's got the looks (like she looks exactly like the character 🤯) kicks ass in action and plays that attitude that Lara has well and she's British... Oh, did I mention the looks??? Worth mentioning twice 😍

    • @lorientico
      @lorientico Před rokem

      Indeed !

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +1

      Loved her in Prince Of Persia with Jake Gyllenhaall

    • @The_Isaiahnator
      @The_Isaiahnator Před rokem +1

      Check her out in Hansel and Gretel. That was a nice little guilty pleasure of a movie.

  • @SteveCossaboom
    @SteveCossaboom Před rokem

    I just read Hayley Atwell is coming soon in a Tomb Raider TV series @critical drinker! I got excited and envisioned maybe villains like Carla Gugino, Ana de Armas, Jennifer Connolley, and Emily Blunt!! Imagine the fights in ponds and lakes, under waterfalls, in thin tank tops and shorts!!!
    Then I discovered it's only animated. Dang! Bummer.

  • @bakedowls299
    @bakedowls299 Před rokem +2

    If they wanted to try a different kind of spin by adding some more comedy with Lara Croft, I think I'd much rather have someone like Guy Ritchie on a Lara Croft movie. Snatch, lock stock and two smoking barrels, sherlock holmes (etc.), all come to mind as having fun comedic moments but also so much creative action sequences. With some good writing + adding a tomb raider flavor, I could definitely see it being really interesting. But oh well we can't have nice things. I would like for this Tomb Raider series to magically proves us wrong and for it to become like a Jack Reacher type thing for Amazon, but I somehow doubt it.

  • @crazymcgee3604
    @crazymcgee3604 Před rokem +4

    I could see Lara Croft as an 'underground art dealer' that raids tombs and then sells the artifacts to earn money that can be used to upgrade her gear and skills. She could go on an adventure to raid some powerful mystical talisman that another shady organization (like Trinity) would use for domination.
    But she's only interested in the money, not saving the world.
    If someone had the guts to make such a game - like, I don't know, the newly independent Eidos - then it would definitely be a shot across the bow of modern AAA gaming.

    • @casualxxgamerxx9662
      @casualxxgamerxx9662 Před rokem +1

      Why would she need money when she has plenty of it through her family?

    • @crazymcgee3604
      @crazymcgee3604 Před rokem +2

      @@casualxxgamerxx9662 Two reasons:
      - A gameplay mechanic (have to earn currency somehow)
      - From a character perspective, why not? She's out to make a name for herself so getting paid while doing it is a bonus. It would fit in with the 'antiheroine' character of Croft as she isn't doing it out of love for the culture or saving history bur rather for fame and fortune.

    • @casualxxgamerxx9662
      @casualxxgamerxx9662 Před rokem +1

      @@crazymcgee3604 she's already filthy rich. That's like have batman work for money. It makes no sense and it doesn't make sense for anything game mechanic related either

    • @crazymcgee3604
      @crazymcgee3604 Před rokem

      @@casualxxgamerxx9662 Fine then, she does it for the hell of it. It works just as well from a character standpoint ('I don't need the money' versus 'I want F-U money').
      If we go down this route though, there probably wouldn't be any sort of levelling mechanic...which makes more sense as I'm typing this.

    • @casualxxgamerxx9662
      @casualxxgamerxx9662 Před rokem

      @@crazymcgee3604 no, it doesn't. It goes against her character

  • @dustyhammer7569
    @dustyhammer7569 Před rokem +1

    Seen Eric July, he’s a comic book artist that does some pretty solid stuff

    • @yetanotherspuart3993
      @yetanotherspuart3993 Před rokem

      I don't think he's the artist, he writes Isom.
      He has other artists and people to colour his books
      Still, he made a pledge to create a product, and that product now exists in peoples hands for all to read.

  • @benjaminmolina3456
    @benjaminmolina3456 Před rokem +1

    When i hear Phoebe Waller-Bridge i can't help but think of Phoebe from Friends.

    • @vermis8344
      @vermis8344 Před rokem +1

      Smelly show, smelly show, how are they writing you?
      Smelly show, smelly show, it's time you got cut....

  • @chriss5049
    @chriss5049 Před rokem +3

    at this point I don't feel like Hollywood is even trying any more.

  • @BooksRecappedChannel
    @BooksRecappedChannel Před rokem +7

    It has to be a joke

  • @rexlumontad5644
    @rexlumontad5644 Před rokem +3

    2020s is the truly darkest timeline.

  • @kurtgunter6960
    @kurtgunter6960 Před rokem

    What stream is this from?

  • @lorpis8284
    @lorpis8284 Před rokem +1

    The prequels wrote Laura as such because she was not yet the women portrayed in the original games. It would be nice to see her grow through the series much like Ashoka in the Clone Wars. I have low expectation but wouldn't that be something if she came back around? We will see I guess.

  • @seanisabel
    @seanisabel Před rokem +4

    A Lara Croft character shouldn't be to hard to write for but damm, they are trying to hard to change every character. 😕

  • @NickGarrott
    @NickGarrott Před rokem +8

    Failing upwards again.

    • @Lonovavir
      @Lonovavir Před rokem

      Seems to the trend in Hollywood these days.

  • @CleverGirlAAH
    @CleverGirlAAH Před rokem +2

    Jesus Christ, my Lord and Shepherd, have I not suffered enough?!!?

  • @sageoz9886
    @sageoz9886 Před rokem +1

    Can't wait to see:
    Womb Raider
    Gonna be so bloody good

  • @jeremyhorner9531
    @jeremyhorner9531 Před rokem +4

    Lara croft is an iconic character and for all the faults of them I still really enjoyed the latest games. The game play was fantastic. I want larger than life characters in games. And she really was. I don't want a game for modern audiences. I want a game that is loyal to it's characters and fanbase.

  • @Imylover
    @Imylover Před rokem +6

    There's a reason why this is called Tom Raider. Because it was, originally, about this cool, rich, sexy, young adventurous English chick that just got the thrill of RAIDING tombs! But never without a heart. Often in her earlier adventures Lara realizes that whatever artifact she was after evil villains are after the same thing but not to just keep the damn thing as a private collection but to gain power &/or cause destruction upon the world. So Lara always stepped up beyond her mere adventure to be a hero, even if a reluctant one. The point of the matter is, no matter if it was the villains or Lara herself, there was never any care for the actual locations they raid & plunder, no respect or very little for the culture & historical values. Because Tomb Raider was always & only meant to be an adventure video game where you play this cool, sexy chick that does this for the fun of it & she is symbolically a mix between Indiana Jones, James Bond & even Rambo at times considering what weapons she gets hold of. Maybe it was braindead & immoral but it was FUN! It was a video game where the story & its meaning wasn't the most important thing, even if highly entertaining. It was the fact that Lara Croft was the first true & biggest female adventure character in the video game world. She was the Ripley & Sarah Connor of the video gaming world BUT still very much her own person with her own characteristics. Over time they have stripped Lara of her free & even selfish spirit. They gave her daddy issues, changed the very reasons why she's in these adventures at all. Lara is meant to be there because she enjoys it, not necessarily because she have to & certainly never right away from the very beginning. Lara was the selfish rich girl that kicks ass for fun but, having some morals, decides to stop the bad guys when she realizes that a threat beyond what she originally thought has gotten involved.
    Today too many take Tomb Raider & Lara herself too seriously. She was merely meant to be this cool chick running around in ancient ruins, looking for old stuff with often supernatural powers. That was it! One can have many opinions about original Lara & Tomb Raider but if you do, don't play the oldest games &/or get involved with the stories of those times. Those now legendary games were made to entertain you & to push the video game market by simply doing all of this as a woman. That's it. The games of today may have far superior engines & graphics, for sure, but they lack the original fun. Original Lara was always meant to be over the top. Because she was a video game character! Today's Tomb Raider is pushing an agenda & a moral into it that was never the original intent when they created this in the first place. If they want a female adventurer that is forced into hardships & feels she must save the world right from the get go then come up with a new character. But, as always, these people have no imagination so they constantly steal & use old IPs. And handing over Tomb Raider to someone like "Fleebag" is yet another disaster just waiting to happen.

    • @kjartemis
      @kjartemis Před rokem +2

      Where’s the wrap it up button

    • @matthewgaudet4064
      @matthewgaudet4064 Před rokem

      She was basically part Indiana Jones, Doc Savage and part John Clayton Aka Tarzan. Now she is some woke statement i guess.

  • @iamtheecho
    @iamtheecho Před rokem +1

    If you're going to do a Tomb Raider tv serise I think the best games to use as a blueprint would be the first time they rebooted the series with Tomb Raider Legend and Underworld. Globetrotting adventure to "plunder / reacquire” artifacts from her own culture (like that matters) Excalibur and Mjolnir to solve a mystery that’s haunted her her whole life, the disappearance of her mother. There’s your show!

  • @Almrik
    @Almrik Před rokem

    Almost want to become an athletic archeologist because OG Croft..... probably why i still enjoy learning about the understated history of things.

  • @deathbysnusnu515
    @deathbysnusnu515 Před rokem +8

    We need a Kelly Brook type, instead we get this tragedy. We don't get what we deserve, do we?

    • @chrismaddock598
      @chrismaddock598 Před rokem

      Exactly lol
      But that will never happen! lol

    • @Lexmister999
      @Lexmister999 Před rokem

      Waller Bridge is going to be the show runner, not star in it

    • @chrismaddock598
      @chrismaddock598 Před rokem

      @@Lexmister999 She'll still get someone who looks like her to spite the "male gaze"!

  • @feloniousjones8834
    @feloniousjones8834 Před rokem +3

    Tomb Reparations

  • @matthewreynolds23
    @matthewreynolds23 Před rokem

    I'm excited for the hey Arnold-verse!

  • @gram440a
    @gram440a Před rokem

    Dang...someone's running some HARD compression on that audio!?

  • @haitch2676
    @haitch2676 Před rokem +4

    Feeble Wailer-Budgie will have LC break into the British Museum to steal the Elgin Marbles and return them to Greece

  • @prodigal_rebel_2062
    @prodigal_rebel_2062 Před rokem +4

    Lara Croft hasn’t been the same since after 2003 when Crystal Dynamics took over. Since TR Legend she’s been a insufferable and mopey girl with parent trauma issues. I condemn the live action movies for introducing the stupid parent issues.

  • @corbanb5
    @corbanb5 Před rokem +1

    shes meant to be doing Mr & Mrs Smith series as well

  • @ElectricVisionStudios

    It's good that the terrifier is getting work.

  • @Havanu81
    @Havanu81 Před rokem +3

    Killing eve was amazing! Funny and sarcastic but pretty actionpacked as well. The female antagonist was a complex and hilarious badass psychopath and probably the reason they chose her for the job.

    • @mrnegative4482
      @mrnegative4482 Před rokem

      Killing Eve was absolute shite. A man-hating, violence-glorifying, forced lesbian-pandering pile of shite.

    • @Havanu81
      @Havanu81 Před rokem

      ​@@mrnegative4482 Your username is perfect! The show has a 8.1 on IMDB, which has a 65%/35% male-female userbase, so at least some men seems to like it. And how can you hate Kim Bodnia? He was such a great sarcastic counterpart to Villanelle. I had a blast with the two first seasons. Arguably the series dook a steep nosedive after season 3, but Waller Bridge was long gone by then. Also, Fleabag was kind of pretty amazing as well. But hey, les gouts et les couleurs...