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[themusicsweetly]

Sam Heughan as Danny in The Couple Next Door

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[fraserstanclub]

SAM HEUGHAN as DANNY WHITWILL The Couple Next Door [2023]

#tw flashing lights #the couple next door #tcnd #sam heughan #dilfgifs #userelizabeth #outlander cast #userkayjay #usersteen #useremsi #there's nothing i wouldn't queue for you

[andorra97]

The couple next door

Here's my review of TCND. I will keep it spoiler free!

Let's first say: I absolutely loved it!

And I didn't expect to. I'm not at all a fan of "sexy thrillers", but this one actually turned out to be so surprising and unexpected, that I really loved it.

Also I started the show expecting to want Evie and Danny to become a couple and that I also expected that I wouldn't really like Danny that much. I expected him to be flawed and problematic.

But let's just say I was wrong. I won't say who I rooted for in the end, but I shipped them hard!

The acting is fantastic all around. I think it's Sam's best work except for Outlander. There were two scenes in it where he made me cry. I didn't see neither Sam nor Jamie in any of the scenes. He's absolutely gorgeous in it, but also so so good.

But all the other actors are fantastic, too. I was just glued to my TV for all six episodes and couldn't stop watching. I didn't forward, I didn't flinch or scroll my phone in-between. I was actually afraid to start the last episode so emotionally involved was I at that point.

Great, unusual TV show. Five stars by me

I have to add though: I can't imagine a second season. How would this possibly work? I can't see this repeated.

#TCND #the couple next door #sam heughan

[skippyangel16]

Seriously? Sharing a star with Tomlinson?

Never heard of before today but…

The Ostend Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ostend, Belgium. The film voted by a jury as the best in the competition section receives the Best Film Award. A highlight in the Flemish film year, the Ensor Awards take place at the end of it to honor the cinematic achievements by the industry. Wikipedia ( launched 2007)

TCND was on as a premier… so why the star now?

According to the festival …

To honor their visit to Ostend, Dries Vos and the cast will be honored with a star on our prestigious Walk of Fame. This special recognition on the promenade marks their exceptional contribution to the world of film and television.

(source below at bottom of page)

So they just showed up and got a star for individual past works?

So why did ‘they’ ….Sam and Eleanor get a star? There was a cast of 4 and in my mind all equal? Silly me obviously not that equal? Did Driez Vos get a star on his own?

Anyway, never in my wildest did I expect that this soap opera of a series would lead him to have his name immortalised in a star with Tomlinson…dear god!

As the star was not specific to TCND…why do they have to share one? Now forever linked 🙄.

My cynical mind …another NOT WITH BALFE.

We all know S&C were robbed of true accolade in Outlander along with Tobias imo.

Sam will never be automatically linked with Tomlinson. Another year TCND will be forgotten. It’s not going to be binged over and over imo. It’s barely getting the ratings. But yes he has his name in a star and his work has been recognised…in Belgium. Where everyone knows his name.

It’s sad but Sam should have had a star years ago with a certain lady. It’s like season one and two of outlander never happened. This was quality! This was sexy! This was hot! THIS WAS CHEMISTRY NOT TCND! This was what paved the way for TCND, side to side its shite Sam. Your chemistry does not waver so give up the sexy leads, unless it’s Balfe it seems to be an epic fail…but yes the best effort so far 🤷‍♀️JMHO

You will never replicate this hotness so play a different role…

Unfortunately the only Star that will ever be for them is the one with the z in it…but one can live in hope!

TCND, I stand by my review 👇out of all of them Jessica De Gouw was the stand out. Give her a star …

Source

Other star owners include Pierce Brosnan who turned up to promote his film November Man 2014 and Jeanne Claude Van Damme in 2018 promoting his film Lukas, aka the Bouncer…

#sam heughan #Ostend film festival 2024 #tcnd #star #@skippyangel16 #post February 2024

[ecstaticruby]

Definition of sexual tension by Sam and Eleanor🔥

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[sgiandubh]

The Couple Next Door - a very, very short overview and my 50 cents, in the process

With as little spoilers as possible. My first plan was to make a post per episode, but I quickly realized that would be useless (so much talking, already, plus a very plethoric press ) and risky (the more you write about it, the less able you are to avoid spoiling it and no, that is not this page's editorial line). You will have to do with this short review, instead.

This is the story of a botched swinger coupling experiment, somewhere in the middle of a non-descript, Truman Show-esque Midlands suburbia. Where nothing is what it seems to be and curtains always flutter for a reason. Adjacent storylines complement this sexy & risqué core, which I personally found more interesting than S puffing and panting on top of Tomlinson. Corruption, life crisis situations, lost late pregnancies, a hidden child, bigot parents looking not unlike Grant Wood's American Gothic odd couple (especially the mother, enough spoiling it), voyeurism and privacy violations - this is a LOT to take in. With a bit more tact when it comes to script writing (sometimes things are really in your face and almost didactic: never a good thing), it could have been BAFTA material. It is not, and no, Disgruntled Tumblrettes - not because of S, but because of numerous plot holes, useless plot devices that could have been gags but totally miss the mark (walking little old lady, anyone?) and an overall superficial approach. It's like trying to cram half a dressing into a carry on: burst at the seams it will or you will end up with odd bits and pieces that do not necessarily make sense.

So if you set your bar very high or are poised to watch it in contempt, this is not going to be fun at all. If you have no expectations and also no idea about the rest of the cast, you will find it interesting and enjoyable. I personally think Enoch is a perfect cast, as is the very intelligent Jessica de Gouw: she knows how it's done and she knows where and especially when to stop. Tomlinson, eh - not so much. I have zero idea about how she fared in Poldark, but here I found her inattentive, formulaic and totally cliché. She has some good intuitions, but she fails to deliver, especially at the end. So, that's a 4/10 for me.

Now for S, as I am sure you are all interested to know. After all, this is why I even bothered watching and getting a paid VPN for it. I will say only this: there is a before Episode 3 and an after Episode 3, by far superior. You'll get my point when you watch it. It's not OL, but thank Heavens, it's not Where the Starlight Ends, either. With all the indulgence in the world, I'd say 8,5/10 - not his fault, the script was brutal to Danny ('Take a good look' is a major, MAJOR eyeroll and it did make me spit my Coke). Also, that intergalactic arse makes it on screen for about 5 minutes, which is nothing- so long for Mordor's honest reviews. Last but not least: he tried, bless his heart, to help Eleanor, but to no avail. Sorry.

The most interesting secondary storyline is Alan's, by far. The press shite - meh, that was there just to give Enoch's character a job, I suppose. And the child - it left me completely hungry and there was definitely room for more.

Rewatch? Christ, no.

Overall? a solid 7/10.

Recommend? not to my mum, but to my best -offline shipper- friend, for sure. She'll watch for S and we'll cackle over the phone.

Potential springboard? I hope so, but he still needs a real, well written role. This is decently good, but still not good enough to showcase what I know he is perfectly able to deliver.

Home eye candy takeaway? Oh, come on, the one involving this item:

I mean, what is more sexy than a bear of a man carrying a washing machine like I would carry my purse?

#TCND

[p-redux]

Part 1 of Sam Heughan pics and info from my Source who is at the Ooestende Film Festival in Belgium today! 1-28-2024. The Couple Next Door.

A source is there today and sent me this info and pics a little while ago. 👇 Posted with permission.

I'm sure people will comment "but I saw pics of Sam and Eleanor taking pics with fans!" My source does say that Sam and Eleanor stopped for fan pics at the beginning, I'm assuming by the time they got to her specific area, they weren't able to stop anymore. Anyhoo, here are pics she took that she shared with me. Please don't remove my tag if you repost. Thanks.

Stay tuned for Part 2...hopefully more pics and more info.

#samheughan #sam heughan #eleanor tomlinson #ooestende film festival #belgium #the couple next door #dries vos #tcnd #sources #source #part 1

[transparentdreamruins]

📷 nina.vandenhout IGS

#sam heughan #the couple next door #tcnd

[judikins929]

His hair?? Man bun??

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[macangel56]

#samheughan #eleanor tomlinson #tcnd

[callmeschmoodey]

Jokesters.

fucked around with the quote generator and this is so them

#I had to make this #tcnd #the circus next door #slinky #spiral #slinky and spiral #oc comic #fnaf au comic

[outlanderfan4life]

All episodes of TCND are streaming on YouTube!

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#samheughan #tcnd

[thecircusnextdoor]

Basic Breakdown

Hello. I am Narrator/Creator.

The others don't know about me. If they did, I don't know what would happen.

But this is a basic breakdown of this blog.

Set in 2030, this is an AU of Security Breach. Except, this has nothing to really do with Security Breach. S.S Circus C.O signed a deal with Fazbear Entertainment for support of the showbiz, as long as they got a cut of the revenue. So, the Circus was stationed across from the PizzaPlex, or "Next Door." Send asks to unveil the story... and have fun!~

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[skippyangel16]

The Couple Next Door my thoughts…

Link here for a ‘real’ review from that neck of woods👇

👏👏👏

👆This just about sums it up for me, a real review from a real paper not a paid promo success piece from Hello or channel 4 blowing its own trumpet. If you google the series IBMd has it rated 5.2/10 at the moment of writing. (Saying something is brilliant does not make it so, unless you want to brainwash. Kenneth springs to mind taking a whole year+ to talk up Belfast so he would finally get that Oscar for the not so outstanding Belfast 🙄)

The Guardian Nov 2023 promo it as The couple next door a sexy fantastic time …4 stars but then by the 3rd Dec it’s no longer raving about it with an honest review.👇

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/03/the-couple-next-door-channel-4-swingers-thriller-review-slow-horses-3-arena-being-kae-tempest-the-doll-fctory?CMP=share_btn_link Barbara Ellen exert from review 3 Dec 2023 still the guardian…

Exert from link above by Barbara Ellen..

Well for me TCND started off with a ‘OMG not again!’ for the opening shot. I said to hubby ‘I hate it when they do that!’. The second scene supposedly set in Leeds wtf? Why didn’t they find a more convincing housing estate…then (Sam) Danny picking up the washing machine…dear god it made me cringe and that’s just for starters!

Sam…I could not get past his ‘Yorkshire’ accent?… well he did his best, it came through well some of the time. It’s sad but production were aware they were not going to predominantly film in Yorkshire or substitute location with a suitable comparison so why the need for him to do a Yorkshire accent? They could have set this story anywhere. Why not let Sam do his normal Scottish accent ? Far more sexy! Bad decision imo.

I could go on…especially the ladies dress code for a casual UK BBQ, LMAO. For sure my neighbour and I need to up our game at our next one! Seductive dresses, tits out and heels on! Husbands can’t wait…🤣

Does it appear Sam was hired for his body?…absolutely! Is he typecast as the guy who does sex?…looks like it. If he wanted to up his stakes as a good actor imo this was not the project. Can he do chemistry with anyone but Caitriona?… barely, but this was his best effort so far. Sex scenes and build up no 🔥 for me. I found it more cringe so fast forward came into play. Seems Sam is okay with full nudity and grinding again so can’t wait for OL S8! No need for J&C sex scenes to be PG…

Continuity, script, direction, production…dear god did outlander do it?

Out of all the actors Jessica De Gouw (Becka) stood out with a consistent performance.

Gripping? Nah, wanted to give up many times but finally got past ep 3 and pace seemed to increase so eventually got to the end which was then suddenly abrupt.

I wanted to like it, but for me it was blah…should have been amazing! Fail is more down to script, direction and production, had a giggle most of the way through at the script and said wtf and why a lot? ….🤷‍♀️still they all had fun making it and got paid!

For those who thought it enjoyable and hot I am really pleased for you! Sex for sex sake came to my mind, script all over the place one minute quite good another that’s shit.

For me in the words of a true Yorkshire man…

Maybe if I had a couple of wines with the cheese and knew it was not going to be a quality drama but a cheesy soap it would have gone down better.

Strikes me his fate in life is to be an alcohol god, that’s his true path…acting gave him his wife and family and that’s all he needs from it. It appears it’s not in his destiny for it to do anything more than that…🤷‍♀️JMHO

So if you haven’t seen it and want to then I suggest lots of wine and lower your expectations to a tv movie or soap and you will probably enjoy it and think it’s better than it was…🤪

#tumblr #@skippyangel16 #post Dec 2023 #tcnd #review #sam heughan

[sgiandubh]

Hi,

Sam anon from a few months back who was struggling and embarrassed to admit that I was worried about watching Sam and Cait in sex scenes with other people because I thought could I be wrong about Sam and Cait?

I watched the Couple Next Door, which I really enjoyed. I thought Sam was great along with the rest of the cast. I feel so ridiculous that I was so worried about watching Sam’s sex scenes in this show. While I thought he had good chemistry with both Eleanor and Jessica and it was so much better than his lack of chemistry with his previous costars, I was able to see the difference between these scenes and the sex scenes he does with Cait. I don’t think anything will ever compare to what he shares with Cait and not should it. I don’t mean this in a negative way, but for this irrational brain I have sometimes it was comforting to see that even though he can have good chemistry with other actresses, what he has with Cait is on a different level. They’re like fireworks on screen together. The stars truly aligned with the two of them. 💕

I just hope we get to see those fireworks between them out in the open one day where they don’t have to hide.

Thanks again for providing a rational and well thought out response at the time. You were exactly right in what you said. 💕

Dear (returning) Uneasy Anon,

I had to go check in my archive for your August 15th post (https://www.tumblr.com/sgiandubh/725761913846431744/i-was-wondering-if-anyone-else-had-this-same-fear?source=share) and my long answer.

I am over the moon I could be useful and I knew TCND would not change an iota to what I wrote there and then. I am currently watching it, too and will start a series of posts about it tonight (I take advantage of our long week-end).

Also, that is not a gay man in a straight role. ROFLMAO - that idiocy could only spring from the Anti-MENSA minds of the Disgruntled Tumblrettes.

Thank you, Anon for coming back and sharing your experience. Truly. Mordor was expecting a meltdown in The Shire? I'll give them a Scot meltdown!

#Anon #TCND #fandom