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lifewithaview · 11 months
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Luther (2010) Episode #1.1
After a 7 month suspension, DCI John Luther returns to duty. With the assistance of DS Justin Ripley, he investigates a home invasion that resulted in the murders of Douglas and Laura Morgan who were found by their daughter Alice. After questioning her, Luther is convinced that she killed her parents and as much as tells her so. He has no physical evidence however and the police have not been able to find the gun. Alice is highly intelligent and is quite prepared to play psychological games with him. Luther meanwhile tries to repair his relationship with his wife Zoe from whom he has been separated. She has met someone and has begun a new relationship, news that doesn't go down very well.
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hobis-hope94 · 2 years
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i might have rewatched luther millions of times, but i always stop around justin’s death because the first time really made me cry (i cried for fifteen minutes after the episode ended).
anyway, i braved the episode today and now im sobbing soooooo
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forsimplicityssake · 5 years
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DS Justin Ripley was a good and decent man with a big heart and even bigger sense of loyalty. He was an A+ detective in his own right. He deserved so much more than to be the punching bag, the hurt/comfort plot line, the “puppy” and I won’t rest until the world knows. In this essay I will...
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Luther
John: I can't do that, it goes against my moral compass
Justin: Your moral compass is a fucking roulette wheel, boss
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aimeewillow · 6 years
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So I Started Watching Luther Last Week
I'm in season 2 now, and while I'm into it, there hasn't been anything that's really had me on the edge of my seat (aside from some VERY attractive people) or made me shout at the TV - until now. JUSTIN, YOU ABSOLUTE BAMF YOU ARE AMAZING AND YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD!
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halo-of-honey · 6 years
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The Quartermaster
Justin Ripley x Original Fem. Character
Synopsis: Quinn is tired of her job. She desperately needs a vacation. So she decides to take a month and visit London. What she doesn’t expect is to meet a handsome, young detective in a city of millions. But can she let go of her past and move into the future?
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Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3
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Chapter 4: The Rooftop Pool
Justin slumped back in his chair. He had been watching Luther in the interrogation room through the one-way mirror. Luther had been in there with their murderer for almost an hour, trying to get the guy to confess. Finally the murderer slipped up, Luther noticed, and then the man confessed to it all. Their case was solved and the murderer caught. Justin had worried that things would go sideways. Their criminal was smart, but clearly not smart enough. He felt a rush of relief and ease wash over him. It was a feeling he had been seeking like a drug since he became a cop.
Luther met Justin in the bullpen. Their desks faced each other, both cluttered with paperwork and photographs. They clasped hands and bumped shoulders, congratulating each other and the rest of their team on a job well done. Justin moved to start straightening up the files on his desk while Luther moved to take down the photos pinned to the wall. Eventually Luther returned to his desk and dropped the cardboard office box full of photos on his desk. The box landed on his almost completely paper covered keyboard and a moment later the computer started beeping incessantly from the repeated keystrokes.
“Move the box.” Benny, the Serious Crime Unit’s in-house technical assistant said in a dull tone from across the room.
Luther shoved the box away from his monitor a few inches and the beeping stopped, “Damn technology.” he grumbled under his breath.
“You’ll get used to it someday, old man.” Justin teased.
“Alright, give me a break. I just got the bastard to confess, didn’t I?” Luther replied, even as he smirked. “I’m starved. Anyone wanna grab a bite and a drink? First round’s on me!”
Benny stood up, reaching for his coat, “I’ll meet you outside. I think this calls for a celebratory smoke first.” he said, putting two fingers to his lips and winking.
Justin considered it, tapping the files in his hand against the desk to straighten them, “Actually can I take a rain check? I’m meeting someone tonight.” he said.
Luther cocked an eyebrow, “Who is this someone?” he asked.
“No one, just a friend.”
“Is this friend that girl you ran off to chat with in the square the other day?” Luther asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.
“Wait, you saw her?”
“Of course I did, mate. She’s a stunner.”
Justin gaped at his partner, not sure how to respond to that. Finally he shook his head, “I should go.”
“Yeah, go. But I want to meet her soon, alright?”
“Yeah yeah...” Justin replied with no intention of actually following through. He really liked Luther, even considered him one of his closest friends. But he didn’t want to scare Quinn off. “Maybe someday.”
Twenty minutes later, Justin parked on the street as close to Quinn’s building as he could find. It was almost 7pm and he wondered if she’d even be home. From their long conversation at the bar the other night, he knew she didn’t really have any other friends or family in the city. But he didn’t know what time she usually got home in the evenings. He wondered if he should’ve called her first, then shook the thought out of his head as he approached the door. It was too late for that now.
Theodore saw Justin and pushed through the door to hold it open for him. “Good evening, sir. How are you doing tonight?”
Justin smiled politely if not a little taken aback, “I’m good, thank you. Just here to see a friend.” he replied.
“Very good. Which friend may that be, if you don’t mind my asking?” Theodore continued, following Justin into the lobby.
“Her name is Quinn. I dropped her off here after we went out for drinks the other night. Is there a buzzer where I can ring her?”
“Oh! Yes! Miss Quinn, a lovely young woman. Here let me call up to her flat for you.”
Theodore stepped over to a panel on the wall and pressed the button for apartment 32. He waited a moment, then pressed the button again but there was no answer.
“Well I know she hasn’t gone back out. So maybe she’s having a swim. She mentioned she likes to visit the pool daily.” he explained.
“Oh, alright. Well I can try to call her.” Justin said hesitantly.
“No need, come follow me. I’ll let you up to the pool.” Theodore said, waving Justin towards the elevator. He called it down and when it arrived, he stepped in and tapped a plastic keycard against a scanner next to the other buttons, “Check up there first.”
Justin got into the elevator, “Thank you, I appreciate your help...” he paused, not sure of the doorman’s name.
“Theodore Carmichael. And you are?”
“DS Justin Ripley. It’s nice to meet you, and thanks again for your help.” he replied as the doors began sliding shut.
“You as well, sir!” Theodore called back.
As Quinn flipped underwater to turn into her next lap, she saw someone enter the pool room. Assuming it was just one of her neighbors, she didn’t pay them much mind. She was about halfway back across the pool when she noticed the person had approached the edge of the pool. Her head tipped to the side so she could take in a breath. Using the time to take a better look, she saw that it was a man in a dark suit and peacoat. She slowed her pace as she came nearer to the opposite end of the pool. The man squatted down as she glided up to the edge, putting her hands on the pavers at his feet.
“Justin, what’re you doing here?” she asked, treading water so she could smooth her hair back and wipe the water out of her eyes.
“I’m sorry to surprise you like this. But we got our man and I was hoping I could take you out to dinner to celebrate.”
Quinn smiled up at him, “Oh that is good news. Do I say congratulations? I’m not even sure.”
“Well really Luther cracked it. Got the killer to confess.”
“Either way, that’s great.” she said. “How did you get up here, by the way? You can only access this floor with a keycard.”
“Oh the doorman, Theodore was it? He let me up. Said you’d be up here. I didn’t know you were a swimmer.”
Quinn lifted herself up out of the pool, sitting at the edge to ring out her hair, “I was never on a team or anything. It’s just good exercise.”
“Well you look good in the water from what I saw.”
“Thank you,”
Justin held out a hand to help her to her feet, “So anyway about dinner, it’s alright if you’ve got plans or didn’t want to go out. Like I said, I was just feeling good about this case and wanted to see what you were up to. I really should’ve called.” he rambled.
Quinn reached for her towel and rubbed it in the shell of her ears, “No! No, I’d love to go to dinner. It’s always better to celebrate with company.” she answered, smiling at him.
“Oh, great. Well I can come back in an hour or something so you can get ready...” he trailed off.
“That’s alright. Just come downstairs, it’ll only take me a half hour to get ready. I promise.”
Quinn already had her hand on the door to the hall and Justin had to jog a few steps to catch up with her. She led him back onto the elevator and pressed the button for the eighth floor. When the elevator stopped, she got off and turned right. She pulled a set of keys from the pocket of her robe and unlocked the door on the left at the end of the hall. Justin followed her inside, shutting and locking the door behind him. She dumped the keys in a dish on the kitchen counter.
“Here, put on some music. I think there’s beer in the fridge if you want one. Make yourself at home.” Quinn told him, opening up her laptop.
Before Justin could say anything in response, Quinn had already gone down the hall. A few moments later he heard the shower turn on. He took a cursory glance around the flat, more out of work habit than anything. It wasn’t the biggest apartment he’d seen, but it was a good size for one person who was just visiting for a month. Of course because she was renting, many of the trinkets and accessories were of the homeowner’s choice and not Quinn’s. So he couldn’t get a very good idea of who she was off the decore alone.
He went to the fridge and opened it, ducking to look inside. It was mostly empty, with only some condiments and a few leftovers containers. He didn’t see any meat, but that didn’t necessarily mean she was a vegetarian. On the bottom shelf there was a six pack of beer with two missing. He took two more out and shut the door, then rifled through the drawers until he found a bottle opener. Leaving one bottle on the counter and taking a long pull from the other, he made his way back to her computer. She had opened Spotify for him and the playlist she had last been listening to was still up on the screen.
When Quinn returned, she was dressed in a black, thigh-length dress, camel leather jacket and a large plaid scarf. As she came down the hall, she pulled her damp hair up into a messy ponytail. Justin was bent over her laptop with a beer in one hand, scrolling through her music collection. He had taken off his coat and she had to admire the way he fit in his tailored black slacks. Even though she wasn’t wearing shoes, he still seemed to notice her presence and looked up. Her eyes quickly darted away, pretending like she hadn’t just been staring at him.
“I didn’t know you liked dance music.” he said.
She raised her eyebrows, reminding herself of what was going on, “Oh? I guess it didn’t come up.”
“You have a lot of good stuff on here,” he said, picking something and letting it play in the background.
“I fancied myself a DJ in college. I even got a part time gig at a club in Providence when I was doing my masters.” she admitted.
“Really? I wouldn’t have thought.”
Quinn laughed, reaching for the beer that Justin had left on the counter for her, “Yeah it was a hobby really. I wouldn’t say I was any good. But the people at the club seemed to enjoy my sets.”
“Well that’s what’s important.”
“Yeah, I guess so.” Quinn said. She leaned on her elbows on the counter, giving her calves a gentle stretch as she sipped from her beer. “I guess you listen to this kind of music then?”
Justin himself was almost caught staring at her ass and quickly had to look away, “Yeah. I listen to a lot of stuff. Never really been able to choose. But my mates and I like to go to the clubs sometimes.”
“I’m sure that must be fun. I haven’t been to a club in ages.”
“Hey, we’re actually supposed to go out to this new club that’s opening in Canary Wharf next weekend. You should join us.”
Quinn stood up, drinking more of her beer, “Oh, I wouldn’t want to butt in on your friends.” she replied politely.
Justin shook his head, “No, not at all. There’ll be so many people there, they won’t even notice. Just come, it’ll be fun.”
“Alright, alright.” she conceded, looking up at him through her eyelashes. “Send me the address and I’ll try my best to be there.”
When Justin and Quinn left the restaurant around 9pm, it was still very warm outside. They had had a couple of drinks and neither of them were ready to say goodnight quite yet. So they started walking towards the Thames and then eventually along it towards Westminster Palace. Justin couldn’t think of a time he felt so comfortable around another person. Quinn seemed to have this bizarre effect on him. Her conversation could make him laugh one minute and the next make him contemplate the world around him. She was incredibly smart and he felt evenly matched with her.
Eventually they reached the palace and stopped, standing under the glow from Big Ben. They leaned against the railing overlooking the river. Justin listened intently as Quinn explained the struggle artists faced with respect for the relationship between their time and the cost to sell artwork. He was blown away by how passionately she could speak on the topic. She seemed to have all the right words and never stumbled or faltered with her convictions. Eventually she noticed he hadn’t said anything for a minute or two and looked at him worriedly.
“I’m sorry, I’m boring you.” she said sheepishly. “I never know when to shut my mouth.”
Justin shook his head and stood up straight, “No, not at all. I was very interested in what you were talking about.”
“You’re just saying that.”
“I’m not.” he said. He moved a little closer to her, “I will admit I was getting a little distracted though.”
Quinn’s voice was barely a whisper when she responded, “Distracted by what?”
“By how much I want to kiss you right now.”
Justin watched as Quinn’s tongue snaked out to trace across her pink lips, “Then kiss me.” she told him.
He reached for her, weaving his fingers into the hair at the base of her skull and leaned in to press his lips against hers. She sighed into him, her whole body moving to be closer to him. They both grinned through the kiss and then Quinn giggled. Justin broke the kiss and looked into her eyes. He couldn’t help but chuckle with her.
“What’s so funny?” he asked.
“Nothing,” she said, shaking her head. Her fingers reached to touch her lips, “I didn’t think I’d be standing here, halfway across the world, kissing a man I just met.”
“We didn’t just meet.”
“Okay, but just about.”
Justin smirked, “Well I don’t know about you and maybe I’m just going mad, but the connection I feel with you I can’t explain. When I saw you on the plane that day...it was like I knew you. Like we had been friends when we were little or something and just happened to run into each other again.” he admitted to her.
“No, I get that.” Quinn agreed. She looked away past him, “I’ve never felt like this before. Not with anyone.”
“Not with Ethan?” Justin joked.
Quinn smiled, bringing her eyes back to him, “No, definitely not with Ethan.”
“Oh, come on. I’m sure there must’ve been something there.” he teased, grinning as she rolled her eyes.
“Shut up and kiss me again.”
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lensinski · 4 years
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The dude who played DS Ripley in Luther is on the table next to me in Hungary. This is the closest I'll get to Idris Elba
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a-stumble-bee · 2 years
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SAWYER O’CONNOR - Rookie Detective - Bishop
inspiration - det. colin zabel (mare of easttown), ds. justin ripley (luther), ron stoppable (kim possible)
fumbling for your keys, a steady smile, 285 unread texts, dropped toast, cold coffee, spotlight effect, inspired late night conversations, nervous chatter, awkward jokes that don’t ease the tension, easily chipped confidence, one song on repeat until you begin to hate it, constant internal comparisons
growing up in magnolia, he left town early on in search of himself. it went as well as anyone could expect (ie. not) and so he’s opted to run away from it all again and come home.
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thatemotionalbitch · 3 years
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top 10 favourite male characters
@katya-zamos​ tagged me! so wholesome and pure
Billy Bones - Black Sails
Ben Wyatt - Parks and Rec
Capt. Raymond Holt - Parks and Rec
Steven Universe - Steven Universe
Stiles Stilinski - Teen Wolf
Miles Morales - Spider-verse
DS Justin Ripley - Luther
Mark Watney - Andy Weir’s The Martian (not the movie...)
Neville Longbottom - Harry Potter
Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy - Star Trek
Tag me if you wanna do this! Girl’s been off tumblr for awhile :) 
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polyfacetious asked: SPOTS TO KISS + 6
Kiss Meme: (No longer Accepting) 6.  a kiss on the cheek
There’s a moment where Justin is genuinely surprised that John opens the door to him. After everything they’ve been through in these last few months, he wouldn’t have been surprised if this conversation was left on a voicemail. 
But he wanted to try and do it in person. The right way. 
“Thanks, boss.” He’s allowed to step inside, and there’s no doubting now that John listened to the recording. That’s alright, Justin will take any advantage that he can get right now. 
Cutting procedural corners, as it were. 
“I won’t stay long.” There’s an unfamiliar car parked next to John’s out there, and Justin has a niggling feeling that he’s intruding on something. Maybe it’s just seeing the boss with no tie that’s got him off balance. 
Justin’s stalling, even to himself. On with it, then. 
“I put in for a transfer this morning.” He turns to face John, and watches the surprise ripple across his expression. The man wore his heart on his sleeve every day of the week. “It’s been accepted. I’ll go back to Manchester.” It had taken years of hard work, of grunt work and constant nagging to even get his foot in the door in London. It felt like a victory, at the time. 
Now it only felt like a burden. 
“Wanted to get my affairs in order before I go.” John says Justin- and that’s enough to leave him off kilter right there. It had been cold outside of the circle of DCI Luther’s trust, back to being simply DS Ripley. His name, even filled with worry, was enough to make him warm all over. 
“This isn’t your fault. This isn’t anyone’s fault. It was my decision. I’m not being forced out.” Because he can see that guilt building in John’s eyes. Being near him was a bit like flying too close to the sun. He knew it as well as the rest of them did. But it never stopped any of them. 
“I came here...” He takes a breath, steels himself with set shoulders and eye contact, because that’s the proper way to deal with unpleasant things like this. You met them head on, like a man. “I came here to tell you the truth. I think I deserve that much.”
John nods, and offers for him to sit. Justin shakes his head. How many months did it take to get to this? To entire conversations without so much as a word? 
A step forward. A cowardly part of Justin wants to stall some more, because he knows John will figure it out with enough time. And if he figures it out, then Justin doesn’t have to say the words. 
“It was an honor serving with you, sir. While I have my regrets about my own actions, I don’t have a single regret about working with you. You taught me a great deal about police work, and you made me a better man and a better copper. I thank you for that.”
Another step. Justin thinks of George Stark, and how quickly he was seen through. How Erin’s eyes had widened. Funny, how you could see everything but the things you didn’t want to see. 
Another. “And I won’t bother with apologies for what I’ve done, because they’re unforgivable.” He doubted John. For one dark day he doubted the best man he’s ever known, and Justin will pay the price for it for a very long time. 
He places his hand flat against John’s chest, where his tie would normally be. He’d seen Zoe do this, and then the new one. The blonde bird. Justin was just another in a long line of moths drawn to the flame. He doesn’t look up, because John must have it figured out by now. 
“I admired you before I ever knew you. I admired your work.” He can feel the unsteady beating of a quick heart beneath his palm. “And it didn’t take long to admire you as a person, boss. You’re diligent and kind and relentless.” The button next to his index finger is off balance. It’s been sewn back in place, but not correctly. 
John hasn’t moved. 
“I loved you basically from the start.” Justin huffs out a laugh. “I loved you terribly after the nutter with the clown mask.” Even through the aches and the misery and the pain, John pulling him close before he could stop himself was incredible.
“And I let that love blind me for too long. It made me a worse police officer. I let jealousy cloud my judgement and doubted you when I had no reason to do so. But you set me straight.”
Justin looks up then, finally. John’s expression is cracked open. Sad. 
Just because he was expecting the rejection doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. “And now I’m going to do the right thing. I’ll take what I’ve learned and go help people.”
He leans up into John’s personal space, breathing him in as he presses lips against a stubbled cheek. It’s beautiful and miserable all at once. But when Justin is pulling away, there’s a faint smile on his face. 
“You can call me sometime, if you like.” 
That’s the best way he can leave it. An open door with no pressure, no expectations.  Justin shuts the door to the flat behind him, and breathes out. 
Well then. Time to move forward. 
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kwebtv · 5 years
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Luther  -  BBC One  -  May 4, 2010 - Present
Crime Drama (20 episodes)
Running Time:  60 minutes
Stars:
Idris Elba as DCI John Luther
Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan (series 1–3, 5)
Steven Mackintosh as DCI Ian Reed (series 1)
Indira Varma as Zoe Luther (series 1)
Paul McGann as Mark North (series 1–2, recurring series 5)
Saskia Reeves as DSU Rose Teller (series 1)
Warren Brown as DS Justin Ripley (series 1–4)
Dermot Crowley as DCI/DSU Martin Schenk
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girasoli-e-sorrisi · 7 years
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I’m rewatching Luther and i just got to S3E3 and i forgot they killed off DS Ripley, i didn’t sign up to get my heart broken over this again 4 years later
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the-desolated-quill · 5 years
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Luther 5x01 - Luther blog
(SPOILER WARNING: The following is an in-depth critical analysis. If you haven’t seen this episode yet, you may want to before reading this review)
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Can you remember the last time I’ve written about this show? 24th December 2015. Feeling old yet? Back then I was lucky if my reviews got two notes. Now I can get as many as thirty. Goodness me, I’ve gone up in the world XD
If you would like to read my reviews of the previous episodes... well... I’d rather you didn’t if I’m honest because they’re not very good. I was still finding my feet as an amateur critic/blogger/moaning old fart at the time and only had a vague idea of what I was talking about. I can give you a quick summary of my views on the show. I love it for the most part. In recent years it’s become almost trendy to take the piss out of it due to its over the top villains and gratuitous violence, but that’s always been part of its charm for me. But above all, what puts Luther head and shoulders above most other crime shows for me is the title character. Writer Neil Cross has created one of the most compelling and morally complex characters I’ve ever seen and Idris Elba brings him to life expertly. As horrific and ludicrous as the crimes and plots usually are, it’s DCI John Luther that keeps me coming back for more.
Luther has always been more of a horror show than a crime drama and the first episode of Series 5 is no different. A masked killer with LED lights on his hood to confuse CCTV cameras, (which makes him look a lot like that ghost astronaut from Scooby Doo), is roaming around London, sneaking up on unsuspecting strangers and hammering nails into their bodies because that’s the only way he can achieve an orgasm. Oh yeah, and he also has a jar of eyeballs in his sex dungeon because of course he does. The villains in this show can be many things, but subtle isn’t usually one of them. At one point newcomer DS Haliday asks Luther if this kind of depravity is normal for him, which made me laugh. Any Luther fan could tell you that this is just an average Tuesday for him.
No other show can get away with this kind of grotesqueness, but in Luther it just works. It revels in how insane and weird it is. It’s not a question of whether or not it’s believable (because let’s face it, it bloody isn’t). It’s a question of whether or not it’s scary and it absolutely is. Jamie Payne’s direction really helps to up the creep factor and the concept itself is just inherently icky. By far the most terrifying scene was the killer creeping up on that woman on the top deck of the the night bus, almost panther-like. What made it scarier for me is that the scene was actually filmed near the Olympic Park in Stratford, which is close to where I live. Seeing a psycho wandering around areas you’re familiar with is disconcerting to say the least.
The episode also does a good job of piquing the audience’s interest and building intrigue. Hermione Norris is captivating to watch in her role as Dr. Vivien Lake, who claims to know who the killer is, but there’s clearly more to her than we think. Luther notices straight away this isn’t a normal patient/doctor relationship and we the viewer know from the outset there’s something not quite right about her. It goes beyond her empathising with the killer. She seems to have a degree of control over him, which makes you question whether she is playing a part in these murders, perhaps for her own sexual gratification. Even the reveal at the end that the patient was just a patsy and that her husband is the real killer doesn’t give away everything. I feel there’s a lot more to unpack here with this relationship and this character, and I can’t wait to see how it unfolds in the next three episodes.
The main cast are pretty good. Idris Elba is predictably brilliant, stepping back into the tweed coat and red tie with little effort. Dermot Crowley and Michael Smiley return as DSU Martin Schenk and Benny respectively and both are great fun to watch. Benny in particular plays a more active role this time, no longer being just the stereotypical computer guy and instead taking part in the action, helping Luther to remove a bomb collar from a hostage, which was cool. The weak link is probably DS Catherine Haliday, played by Wunmi Mosaku. She’s set up as the newcomer, being fast tracked to the Serious and Serial Crimes Unit from the public sector, but she doesn’t really have that much of a part to play. Luther barely even acknowledges her existence most of the time. There’s none of the Batman and Robin-esque camaraderie that Luther and Justin Ripley had in the first three series and she’s not as interesting as Emma Lane was in the previous series. She just... exists. Hopefully she’ll get more to do as the series go on.
Another actor who’s wasted in this episode is Patrick Malahide, returning from Series 4 as ‘old school’ gangster George Cornelius. Actually this is something of a recurring problem for Luther. The first series I remember fondly because Neil Cross kept everything simple for the most part. Each episode was about a different serial killer and how Luther was going to catch him. But from Series 2 onward, everything started to get needlessly complicated with B plots and C plots and side stories and so on. I can understand why they’re doing this. Idris Elba and Neil Cross aren’t as readily available as they used to be so when they do find the time to make more Luther episodes, they want to cram in as much material as they can to make up for the long wait by fans. I get it completely, but it comes at the cost of the narrative as a whole. Vivien and her sexually deranged husband is an interesting plot in and of itself, but we keep getting yanked away from it in order to deal with an entirely separate plot about George trying to find his kidnapped son. George isn’t a bad character, don’t get me wrong. Malahide does a great job in the role, but you can’t help but feel all of this is a bit pointless. Why should I care about this guy? He’s a cockney arsehole who tried to assassinate Alice Morgan (the most popular character in the show) for a bunch of diamonds last series. Fuck him. At least now that Alice is back, we can hopefully see her exact her revenge on him.
On the whole, a solid start to the new series with a lot of potential going forward.
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@g0thtwink tagged me to do this question thing ! (i mean he tagged anyone ^^”)
i tag anyone who wants to do this haha
part 1
last song i listened to: veins! veins!! veins!!! by fiatp last book i read: lady midnight by cassandra clare favourite colour: red, green, black
top 3 shows: stranger things, luther, riverdale top 3 characters: eleven (stranger things), jughead (riverdale), ds justin ripley (luther) top 3 ships: frerard, petekey, johnlock
part 2
(rules: bold all the statements that are true for you)
appearance
i am 5'7 or taller i wear glasses i have at least one tattoo i have at least one piercing i have blonde hair i have brown eyes i have short hair my abs are at least somewhat defined i have or had braces
personality
i love meeting new people people tell me i’m funny helping other people with their problems is a big priority for me i enjoy physical challenges i enjoy mental challenges im playfully rude with people i know well i started saying something ironically and now i can’t stop there is something i would change about my personality
ability
i can sing i can play an instrument (more or less haha) i can do over 30 pushups without stopping i’m a fast runner i can draw i have a good memory im good at doing math in my head i can hold my breath underwater for over a minute i have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling i know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch i know how to throw a proper punch
hobbies
i enjoy playing sports i’m on a sports team in my school or  somewhere else i’m in an orchestra or choir in my school or somewhere else i have learnt a new song in the last week i work out at least once a week i’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months i have drawn something in the past week i enjoy writing fandoms are my #1 passion i do or have done martial arts
experiences
i have had my first kiss i have had alcohol i have scored the winning goal in a sports game i have watched an entire season of a tv show in one sitting i have been at an overnight event i have been in a taxi i have been in the hospital in the past year i have beaten a video game in one day i have visited another country i have been to one of my favourite bands concerts
relationships
i’m in a relationship i have a crush on a celebrity i have a crush on someone i know i have been in at least 3 relationships i have never been in a relationship i have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them i get crushes easily i have had a crush on someone for over a year i have been in a relationship for over a year i have had feelings for a friend
my life
i have at least one person i consider a best friend i live close to my school my parents are still together i have at least one sibling there is snow right now where i live i have hung out with a friend in the past month i have a smartphone i have at least 15 cds i share my room with someone
random shit
i have breakdanced i know a person named jamie i have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce i have dyed my hair im listening to one song on repeat right now i have punched someone in the past week i know someone who has gone to jail i have a broken bone i have eaten a waffle today i know what i want to do with my life (kinda lol) i speak at least 2 languages i have made a new friend in the past  year i have been given flowers before
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DS JUSTIN RIPLEY WAS GODDAMN PERFECT AND DID NOT DESERVE THAT
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