FTA-TV Mr Inbetween

[HirdyLannister]

Watched the last episode, very enjoyable series. One of the best Australian TV shows.

 

[WireHawk]

The best description I've read of Ray's smile
is Mephistophelian.

 

[Gasometer]

S03 Ep 9

….is that it?

 

[Crocodile Dumbdee]

S03 Ep 9

….is that it?

I bloody hope not. Can't leave us dangling like that.

 

[HirdyLannister]

That's it, series link on foxtel is no more.

 

[Fwoy]

S03 Ep 9

….is that it?

Yep

 

[Gasometer]

Yep

 

[Gasometer]

Watched the whole series in 5 weeks.

Best Australian Tv ever

 

[Gasometer]

Ending was

Spoiler

a homage to Sopranos….

 

[Gasometer]

Brilliant series. Great acting. The finale was sad - brutal - engrossing and many other emotions. The way the series signed off was very similar to probably The Greatest series ever made. Well done Scott Ryan and Nash Edgerton.

BTW I loved the many AFL snippets in the series even though Ray lived in Sydney- showing his Victorian roots there.

Yeh the 2017 GF was out of place in the finale though

 

[Father Jack]

I assumed there'd be ten episodes because, well I don't know, round numbers and all that I guess. Unlike the Sopranos though, there's little doubt what happened next here

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Yeh the 2017 GF was out of place in the finale though

Could handle that. But why were they watching it at night?

 

[Catfish Alley]

Tigers fan watching a replay?

 

[stabler]

Late to this but blessed to be able to watch all three seasons back to back at a pretty grim time here in melbourne.

I absolutely am of the opinion that this is the best Australian tv show ever made.

 

[Catfish Alley]

It’s not normally the type of show I’d recommend to my around 70 year-old parents but I just had to. Seems hugely underrated despite Ryan winning a Best Actor award. Been recommending it to all my mates over here too.

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Tigers fan watching a replay?

I could even come at that. But why not fast forward through the anthem ... I mean, if you're going to watch that at least crack a joke about the power ranger stance

 

[FrankGrimes]

Next time somebody asked me what I do for a living I’m saying, bit of this, bit of that.

 

[Fwoy]

Next time somebody asked me what I do for a living I’m saying, bit of this, bit of that.

followed by a cheeky grin…

 

[campbell]

Darn, I loved this show...
Come back....

 

[sandeano]

Apart from so much else to love about this series, one standout was the faces - all so lived-in with stories to tell through the wrinkles and crevices. For once in Australian TV you actually felt that the line between excellent acting and real-life experience was not that blurred.

Oh and for anyone like me, who has had the experience of being parent to a twelve YO daughter, that third season rang so very true. The young lass in that role was exceptional.

 

[Warsaw]

Ray doesn't change much over three seasons, but the series is still this amazing character study.

Scott should get all the plaudits and keen as to see what he does next, but shout out to that rest of the cast who feel so lived in regardless for how long they are on screen.

Every time an episode ends and the credits roll I can't help but wonder if we're looking at a preview of the final shot of the series with the rain and the flashing lights.

Spoiler

When the rain started hitting I almost thought we were. Liked what we got obviously, but this would've been cool as hell too. Especially because of how striking and unique those credits are.

 

[royboys4eva]

I assumed there'd be ten episodes because, well I don't know, round numbers and all that I guess. Unlike the Sopranos though, there's little doubt what happened next here

I thought it was pretty obvious what happened in the finale of The Sopranos. Everything pointed to the outcome. I think Mr InBetween ending is more up to interpretation. But that's just my opinion.

 

[Father Jack]

I thought it was pretty obvious what happened in the finale of The Sopranos. Everything pointed to the outcome. I think Mr InBetween ending is more up to interpretation. But that's just my opinion.

I honestly can only see one outcome at the end of Mr Inbetween that doesn't completely fly in the face of everything that came before it.

 

[WireHawk]

I honestly can only see one outcome at the end of Mr Inbetween that doesn't completely fly in the face of everything that came before it.

Yes. Those lads are done for!

 

[Cesoir]

Well what a fantastic surprise this show was. Recommended to me by my bro who generally has terrible taste, but we've watched just about everything else so gave it a go.

Started Saturday night, finished last night.

It had us pissing ourselves at times, sobbing at others and there were moments of sheer dread. All in all I would rate it my favourite Aussie show of all time, but I guess I just love the genre, being a big Sopranos, Dexter, Breaking Bad and Ozarks fan. Mr InBetween stacks up with them for me.

Things I loved...

The interaction with Brett was just priceless. Having raised two daughters, she was so "on point" and poor Ray was always a step behind. That's reality right there! The sex talk was one of the funniest things ever.

The episode when he helped Bruce out was brilliantly understated. They didn't prolong it, they didn't glorify it or make it preachy. It was just real and raw and oh so sad.

Loved the unabashed Aussieness of all the casual interactions. No attempt to Americanise it which was refreshing - Americans have more than enough of their shows to watch. Let them watch an Aussie show with Aussies being Aussies. Didn't see one 'have a nice day". Instead it was "how's your day been?" 'Yeah, not too bad. Yours?" Loved it.

There were a few meh episodes, but you get that in the very best of TV shows. Thankfully the short episodes and limited number of them meant it really didn't have time to meander too badly or too often.

Kind of disappointed it has finished, but also happy that it didn't drag out like some shows do. It will be in our "rewatch" list for sure.