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TV Show Review: The Irregulars
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A crew of misfits investigates a series of supernatural crimes in Victorian London for Dr. Watson and his shadowy associate, Sherlock Holmes.
Source: Netflix (2021)
Cool Concept but Poor Execution
Before getting into The Irregulars, I really did not know it was a supernatural twist to the classic Sherlock Holmes. So, imagine my surprise when I watched episode 1 and suddenly the screen focused on the door labelled '221B Baker Street'. Of course, then I expected a very Sherlock Holmes-y TV show but nope, that expectation was far from it.
Yes, we still get Sherlock Holmes but due to certain events in his past, he has succumbed to the opium addiction. Which personally, I liked seeing because one, it showed a "kind of accurate" depiction of history during that time. And two, it showed a side of Sherlock we rarely see, one whose judgment is more wrong than right and not nearly as perfect as media likes to portray him. We also obviously got John Watson and I am a bit conflicted with his character in The Irregulars. I love John Watson no matter which adaptation I am watching but there was a time in The Irregulars where I felt so bored by him. I thought the writing for this show's John needed to be better, there was no John Watson essence in this version at all. Moreover, the plot twist(s) in his character arc was so predictable, nobody can convince no one saw what was coming.
Of course, because this is a retelling of Sherlock Holmes (older and with a supernatural twist), there are a lot of crime investigation by a group of children who finds themselves linked to Sherlock and John in some ways. I will be critically honest here, if there was no supernatural twist at all, I would have hated The Irregulars – the children investigating the cases were not fun to watch at all. Bea despite being the oldest is perhaps one of the most flawed person in the group, other than her age what or who made her the leader? Without Jessie, the group is pretty much useless in solving all their cases and worst of all, we barely got anything about her powers. Billy, though a hothead, is probably more clear minded and fitted to lead the group more than Bea. Maybe Billy is more brawn than brains but I still think he can lead the group; he can be objective when he needs to be. As for Leo, after Jessie, he's definitely the second most useful member of the group yet the amount of bullshit he goes through with his family and this group of children? What does he see in his friends? Last but not least, my favourite, Spike was done so dirty by making him so unimportant. There was a scene where the group fell apart and eventually came back together just because Spike worked the hardest for that to happen. He called himself the skeleton of the group but I feel that, he's the glue that keeps them together and without him, the group will cease to exist.
Moving on, can you believe that I enjoyed the filler cases over the main issue driving this show? The filler cases had more action and way more crime-solving bits. The main issue was a huge disappointment just like the big bad villain. I mean, who did not see the villain's twist, it was so bloody obvious since the first appearance. On the brighter side though, I am very glad the production team did not go down the route where they made Alice a villain. That episode was underwhelming but at least Alice did not hit all my predictions.
Considering there is no season 2 to this TV show, there is no point in me furthering this review. However, I know I would have enjoyed the children working together with John as a team with a friendlier relationship.
Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
P.S.: Help, why was The Irregulars so dark? Even my brightest setting was not enough.
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Faces for the summer court??
steve toussaint, nanna blondell, nathalie emmanuel, john macmillan, bethany antonia, jessica parker kennedy, zendaya coleman, kylie bunbury, kit young, jacob anderson, zoe kravitz, laura harrier, gugu mbatha raw, idris elba, aaron fontaine, aaron cobham, anna shaffer, chiwetel ejiofor, ebonee noel, devon terrell, izuka hoyle, jodie turner smith, lakeith stanfield, lashana lynch, mckell david, melodie wakivuamina, paapa essiedu, rege jean page, stephanie levi john and zoe robins !
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fcs suggestions for dorne and iron islands?
dorne : adjoa andoh , aishwarya rai bachchan , aiysha hart , amita suman , anna shaffer , anya chalotra , archie renaux , beren saat , beste kokdemir , burcu ozberk , charithra chandran , cynthia addai-robinson , deepika padukone , demet ozdemir , dev patel , dilraba dilmurat , ebonee noel , dylan wang , golda rosheuvel , hulya avsar , isabela merced , ishbel bautista , jacob anderson , ni ni , kiana madeira , li yitong , maddison jaizani , madeleine madden , marcus griffith , mckell david , medalion rahimi , nazanin boniadi , nur fettahoglu , oscar isaac , pedro pascal , santiago cabrera , sean teale , sebastian de souza , sevda erginci , sonoya mizuno , shelley conn , thalissa teixeira , tuba buyukustun , Vanessa Morgan , wang haoxuan , woo dohwan , wilson nbomio , xiao zhan , xuan lu , yu bin , zhang chenxiao , zoe robins .
iron islands : amy wren , alexander drayman , alexandra dowling , alexandra moen , amber midthunder , amelia clarkson , amita suman , arias fedaravicius , archie renaux , charlie murphy , jessica chastain , emily cox , emma d'arcy , eve best , ewan mitchell , fabien frankel , liu yifei , harry treadaway , luke arnold , harris dickinson , hayden christensen , hera hilmar , heida reed , jacob collins levy , jack davenport , jack wolfe , jamie alexander , jessica barden , joanna macgibbon , kiana madeira , kit young , kuang tian , leo suter , mahesh jadu , oscar isaac , reece ritchie , sofia boutella , taika waititi , theo nate , tony leung , tony revolori , dianne doan , hakeem kae kazeem .
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mw please?
hello ! we have a few listed in our tag here but i will be happy to give some more suggestions !
mckell david, jane de leon, tati gabrielle, dylan wang, lizeth selene, sohan pague, ebonée noel, melisa aslı pamuk, dina shihabi, gratiela brancusi, aaron fontaine, yang yang, chuku modu, diego calva, peter gadiot, alex newell, poppy liu, saadet aksoy, yasmine al massri, pedro pascal, alexander dreymon, halle berry, steve toussaint, lee byung hun, mattias inwood, christian serratos, sonoya mizuno, taz skylar, isabella star lablanc, neelam gill, davika hoorne, liv hewson, and many more !
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do you have any fc suggestions for children or siblings to the king & queen?
absolutely ! i'd recommend using the periodfcnetwork directory if none of these tickle your fancy, but my favorites are below. i've noted fcs that would need to not be full blood relatives of one or both.
siblings: danny sapani, asabe madacki, marsha thomason (mixed), adrian lester, steve toussaint, antonia thomas (mixed), gentry white, denzel washington, idris elba, keke palmer, aja naomi king
children: aaron fontaine, sope dirisu, jennifer ezekiel ade, jessica parker kennedy (mixed), theo nate, bethany antonia, ebonee noel, lakeith stanfield, mckell david, ruby barker (mixed), cara ricketts, samantha logan, daniel ezra, peyton alex smith, kofi siriboe
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Hiya! Hope you are having a lovely day, I was wondering if you could help me find an FC between 20-30 years old who could pass as the son of Ferdinand Kingsley? In regards to his character of Hob on sandman so it'd be a bonus if they had any period resources but that is not a must, thank you!
Aaron Fontaine (1988) Black British - The Outpost.
George Blagden (1989) - Vikings.
Royce Pierreson (1989) Black British - The Witcher.
Nicholas Hoult (1989) - The Great.
Joey Batey (1989) - The Witcher.
Dev Patel (1990) Gujarati Indian - The Green Knight.
Dalmar Abuzeid (1990) Sudanese - Anne with An E.
Ruairi O'Connor (1991) - The Spanish Princess.
Oliver Stark (1991) - Into the Badlands.
Xiao Zhan (1991) Chinese - The Untamed.
Yang Yang (1991) Chinese - Who Rules the World.
Jamie Blackley (1991) - Becoming Elizabeth.
Devon Terrell (1992) Anglo-Indian / African-American - Cursed - is the closest suggestion I can give but can't find much information about his Indian parent!
Dylan Wang (1998) Chinese - Love Between Fairy and Devil.
Douglas Booth (1992) - Mary Shelley.
Sean Teale (1992) Venezuelan, Spanish, Welsh - Rosaline, Reign.
Fabien Frankel (1994) Indian Jewish, Iraqi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish - House of the Dragon.
Kit Young (1994) Ugandan / Scottish - Shadow and Bone.
Tom Glynn-Carney (1995) - Domina.
Nick Robinson (1995) - Shadow in the Cloud.
Jack Wolfe (1995) - Shadow and Bone.
Jonah Hauer-King (1995) Ashkenazi Jewish / English - Little Women.
Wang Zhuocheng (1996) Chinese - The Untamed.
Tony Revolori (1996) Guatemalan [Spanish, Unspecified Indigenous, possibly other] - Willow.
McKell David (1997) Black British - The Irregulars.
Archie Renaux (1997) Punjabi Indian and British / British - Shadow and Bone.
Hey, anon! I was so confused until I read that his character was immortal so here are some suggestions, I can't find anybody who is also distant part Gujarati Indian so here are some suggestions of people with period who could work as a step / adopted son!
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fc recs for nerissa & davie?
Hi, Nonnie! You can find some fc recs for Nerissa in this tag. As for Davie, how about William Chris Sumpter, McKell David, Hunter Doohan, or Gavin Leatherwood?
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oi, mods & futuros players, vim contribuir com algumas ideias de fc a partir das vagas que ainda restam e espero que seja útil!
príncipe charming: richard madden, david corenswet, david oakes, chris fulton, calahan skogman, ekin koç, freddie stroma.
hiccup: reece ritchie, hugh dancy, christian hillborg, cengiz coskun, ed skerin, hale appleman, harry gilby.
little john: timothee chalamet, reeve carney, ewan mitchell, freddie fox, freddy carter, gijs blom, giorgio belli, harris dickinson.
gothel: vivia bianca, eleanor matsuura, gillian anderson, hazal filiz küçükköse, julianne moore, kathryn drydale, myanna buring.
naaven: rege jean page, lakeith stanfield, aaron cobham, devon terrell, kit young, mckell david, luke youngblood.
fora o ekin koç que já foi aplicado, são todas sugestões perfeitas!! vamos aí, pessoal!!1
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Jobsback one policy two opinions
First published in Sydney Morning Herald On October 21, 1992
Two profitable Sydney companies have opposing views on the coalition jobs package.
Mr. Roger McKelle (centre) with two of his employees Louise Arnold (left) and Anneliese French at Gleebox. attributed to him:Greg White
Mr. Roger Mackell and Mr. David Gaunt are owners of Gleebooks, a store that employs 15 people. They said yesterday that the move to institution agreements, and the resulting move away from penalty rates, would undermine the value of what Australians cherish – the short weekend.
Mr Mackell said he and his partner understand how important weekends are to Australian society. “We know what our employees give up because we have to do it ourselves,” he said.
He also believed that a neoliberal industrial relations policy would mean the end of syndicalism. “It’s important for workers to protect themselves, and it’s especially important in small businesses where employees are more vulnerable to the whims of their bosses,” he said.
Brian Gray, CEO of Blue Line Cruises with some of his employees on board the Sydney Showboat “We must get the fix.” October 20, 1992.attributed to him:Andrew Taylor
Gaunt said the current system hasn’t stopped them from making a profit. “Our experience is that in the last three years of a bitter recession, we have been able to secure an expansion program that will enable us to move to larger headquarters later this year and hire more staff under the current wage structure,” he said.
Brian Gray, chief executive of small public Blue Line Cruises, also believes the company’s agreements will change the culture of the Australian workplace. But he said it needed to change.
Gray, whose company operates cruise ships for tourists, believes corporate deals are better than prizes.
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╰ ┈ 𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 : mw moc around 20 - 25?
i’m sure a number of these are older , but have resources from when younger . michael evans behling , boss chaikamon , theo nate , berk cankat , chae eunwoo , devon terrell , ding yuxi , kit young , luke youngblood , mckell david , rj cyler , wang zhuocheng , woo dohwan , xu kai , zethphan smith-gneist , marcus scribner , mark siwat , aubrey joseph , aramis knight , charles melton , bright vachirawat , cha eunwoo , evan mock , gavin leatherwood , chance perdomo , gong jun , lee jaewook , rowoon , song kang .
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can we talk about the representation in The Irregulars?
I mean a strong irish-chinese female lead, british leads, and a male of color lead, that’s amazing for a netflix show! spoiler(ish) and the LGBTQ representations, I got so happy. I didn’t expect that from a victorian timeline but i’m so glad it happened.
overall, The Irregulars is a great show but the representation makes it even better in my opinion.
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MW POC Fcs?
wang zhuocheng , tuba buyukustun , crystal clarke , zhu yilong , shelley conn , tessa thompson , zhou zin xin , zhang zhehan , zendaya , rahul kohli , pinar deniz , peter gadiot , zepheryn taitte , thaddea graham , steve toussaint , sonoya mizuno , simone ashley , paapa essiedu , michelle yeoh , oliver jackson cohen , oscar isaac , nur fettahoglu , ni ni , naomi scott , sebastian de souza , sean teale , santiago cabrera , savannah steyn , saadet aksoy , mckell david , lashana lynch , lakeith stanfield , kit young , kiana madeira , kerry washington , joel fry , ji li , jacob anderson , ismael cruz cordova , hiroyuki sanada , henry golding , golshifteh farahani , gong yoo , fabien frankel , esther yu , dylan wang , devon terrell , dev patel , danny sapani , daniel henney , charithra chandran , berk cankat , bayo gbadamosi , archie renaux , anna shaffer , camille hyde , bahar sahin , medalion rahimi , adria arjona .
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Love how every member of the Irregulars brings an important and indespensible skill set
Bea understands people, she sees connections and the bigger picture, she is a natural leader.
Leo is smart and has access to all these obscure facts but recognizes and values the skills he lacks in others.
Billy has strength and a deep seated need to protect his family.
Spike is charismatic and personable, getting past people's defenses and winning their trust.
And Jessie has her supernatural powers, empathy and the ability to understand the greys and nuance of people.
They all need each other and the story incorporates them all like puzzle pieces to make a formidable whole.
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Ive only had Spike from The Irregulars for 1 episode but if anything happened to him i would kill everyone in this room and then myself
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