Comments | hollywoodgrrl: "One Flash of Light But No Smoking Pistol"

hollywoodgrrl

"One Flash of Light But No Smoking Pistol"

Feb 29, 2008 10:21

Because
Ashes to Ashes is NOT just "that other show with Gene Hunt but without John Simm so woe!" Here's a post about THE THEORY.

( And btw, this theory made me go from casual viewer to OMG IS IT THURSDAY YET??? )

ashes to ashes, meta

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fahrbotdrusilla February 29 2008, 23:36:19 UTC

*claps*

hollywoodgrrl March 1 2008, 18:08:13 UTC

*bows*

prettypinkdork February 29 2008, 23:47:02 UTC

I want to watch this show now.

hollywoodgrrl March 1 2008, 18:08:45 UTC

It's really great. You should give it a go. ;)

watchpoint March 1 2008, 01:23:05 UTC

Hmm... this theory makes me more interested to watch the show. I've seen almost all of the first episode but I haven't been feeling motivated enough to finish. And this theory explains some of the problems I was having with the way Gene Hunt and the others were handled.

Interesting.

hollywoodgrrl March 1 2008, 18:11:31 UTC

Ah yes. Well I gotta say that the firs ep was pretty much dedicated to power shots of Gene Hunt and the guys. They stop doing that after that episode which makes everything so much better! Also, I fell in love with this show after episode 2, so you really should give that one a go. Just loads better then the first. The first is just kind of jarring and you have to get used to the environment which you're slapped with. Go the 80's!

lincolnimp March 1 2008, 05:25:11 UTC

this actually makes a lot of sense! well written :)

hollywoodgrrl March 1 2008, 18:12:21 UTC

Thank you! The show just becomes infinitely better when you can pick up the clues. :)

popzealot March 1 2008, 12:25:08 UTC

I just stumbled across this entry and I had to comment!
I really like this theory. And you've provided good evidence too.

4.) Episode 4 again. The big scary fantasy place where Alex is the little girl who hides in a box or trunk from the Scary Clown. What better image to represent captivity? Being trapped has been a theme throughout the show. (Like being trapped in a locked cell of the Loony Bin!)

When I first saw the episode I immediately thought of a coffin. I know it was little Alex hiding in it, but it made me think of Molly too.

Anyway, sorry for interrupting!

hollywoodgrrl March 1 2008, 18:15:01 UTC

Hey, no problem with the interrupting. Interrupt some more! I love to hear what other clues can be picked up. And I like yours. :) I hadn't thought of it that way. I just looked at it like a child going to her "safe place" which translated to the present would be Alex going to 1981.

popzealot March 2 2008, 02:12:14 UTC

I totally agree with your 'safe place' thinking, but still, my knee jerk was 'child coffin'. Maybe that makes me unwell!
May I Friend you? We have a lot in common. I'm a rubbish poster, but a good commenter, and I'm eager to hear your reactions as Ashes to Ashes progresses.

hollywoodgrrl March 2 2008, 20:05:42 UTC

Hey man, if you think of a child coffin, all the better in this instance. :P

May I Friend you?
Sure thing! We do have loads in common. Definitely friended back. :D