One Day - Netflix Series

[Bleurghgram]

I wish they’d aged the actors, especially Dexter at the end.

 

[londongirl2001]

I wish they’d aged the actors, especially Dexter at the end.

Yeah, Leo has a young face, even for a 27 year old, so there was no way they could age him believably, I guess . Especially with all the drugs and alcohol Dexter had consumed, you’d think he would look a lot rougher in his 40s.

 

[Spidey2020]

Finished

Spoiler: Spoiler

I have never read the book and was not expecting the ending. Seem to be in the minority that thought their chemistry was great. I feel like I wasted my weekend to get to their happy ending. Made me sob but admittedly I am an emotional wreck

 

[dottynotty]

Finished

Spoiler: Spoiler

I have never read the book and was not expecting the ending. Seem to be in the minority that thought their chemistry was great. I feel like I wasted my weekend to get to their happy ending. Made me sob but admittedly I am an emotional wreck

I read the book years ago and forgot the ending x

 

[griftalo]

I especially loved the little touches, like in 2001 Emma was wearing a Storm watch, nearly the exact same one I had at the time, although in the last episode a baby buggys branding was front and center and it bugged me as I know they only came out in 2011 or so, just before I had my eldest

Omg that annoyed me too!

 

[Chinese_whispers]

As I said previously it’s my favourite book and I have the same battered version since 2009. I refused to watch the film after reading the reviews and majority feeling like they butchered it, my heart couldn’t take it.

I’m on episode 11

Spoiler: Spoiler

When he opened the bottle of wine after being left alone with Jasmine I actually cringed. I can’t help but feel for Sylvie. She might be rich and not in love with him but she also knows he’s an alcoholic and leaving her child alone with him must be agony. Never mind to be proven right.

I know she’s a thundering witch for her affair though

Loving it so far.

 

[londongirl2001]

As I said previously it’s my favourite book and I have the same battered version since 2009. I refused to watch the film after reading the reviews and majority feeling like they butchered it, my heart could take it.

I’m on episode 11

Spoiler: Spoiler

When he opened the bottle of wine after being left alone with Jasmine I actually cringed. I can’t help but feel for Sylvie. She might be rich and not in love with him but she also knows he’s an alcoholic and leaving her child alone with him must be agony. Never mind to be proven right.

Loving it so far.

About your spoiler: totally agree. And you know, Dexter does these things but we as viewers aren’t supposed to question him, because all sorts of awful things happen to him, so that kind of behavior is just his reaction apparently. And I get it, but I don’t think he ever truly worked on himself because he wanted to. He did it because someone else made him. He never ever truly changed.

 

[Ginnyjo]

About your spoiler: totally agree. And you know, Dexter does these things but we as viewers aren’t supposed to question him, because all sorts of awful things happen to him, so that kind of behavior is just his reaction apparently. And I get it, but I don’t think he ever truly worked on himself because he wanted to. He did it because someone else made him. He never ever truly changed.

Spoiler

This is what really upsets me tbh, the unfairness of it all, Dexter still sorta floated through life, Emma did too, but she was very self propelled, and she never got her wedding or her baby, and it was just tit.

 

[Chinese_whispers]

God 2001 Dex is gorgeous. They’ve cast this so well!

 

[Stillwater]

Up to ep10 and starting to lose patience/ interest with his directionlessness. Also I think it’s got a lot of sheen on it. I feel like Emma was grittier - more of a powerhouse. Maybe I have remembered wrong - bloody long time since I read it.

Music’s bang on.

 

[Chinese_whispers]

Spoiler: Spoiler: dex book chat

am I wrong but is there more talk of his spiral adjusting to parenthood in the book? I vaguely remember him hitting Jasmines head by accident or something. It was all very glossed over on the tv show

 

[Stillwater]

I want to add (redeeming myself) I understand the point of Dexter is his privilege which leads to this directionless but for me it has not been in the least rewarding to watch unfold.

Also Emma is basically a fun sponge.

 

[Chinese_whispers]

I’m still annoyed they left out the best bit of the book and something teenage me melted over

“You're gorgeous, you old hag, and if I could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle”

Instead he just called her arrogant. Which I see his point but that’s not book Dex

 

[Ginnyjo]

Yeah I liked book Dex, he could be a twit but there was a less twatty navel gazing part of him, I'm fond of TV Dex, only because I know he's book Dex, if I only knew book Dex I'd think he was just a twit.

 

[Stillwater]

Yeah I liked book Dex, he could be a twit but there was a less twatty navel gazing part of him, I'm fond of TV Dex, only because I know he's book Dex, if I only knew book Dex I'd think he was just a twit.

Perfect summary.

 

[Spidey2020]

I think if I look into it with a bit more depth it’s hard to see what either saw in the other. Emma seemed more of a rounded person to me. Dexter just seemed quite shallow and privileged. Maybe that was the point of the format where we just see ‘one day’ and the other 364 days is where the relationship is built up.

 

[Stillwater]

I think (am stating the obvious sorry) we lack their interior lives being on the screen, there must have been more of that in the book I guess. Just seem bland as fook to me at this point (start of final episode).

 

[londongirl2001]

I just finished it and loved it! It was quite slow to start but definitely enjoyed it the more I watched it. Much preferred it to the film, hated Anne Hathaway’s accent.

I read comments on the daily fail saying how unattractive the actress who plays Emma is which I think is horrible! I think she’s beautiful actually. People are just so used to people looking objectively perfect, botoxed and nip’d and tucked.

Let’s also not forget that a lot of people (not all) aren’t comfortable yet with brown women being presented as desirable in media. It’s very very rare to see one of us as the female lead in a romantic movie/show (in western media). Ambika might not be Hollywood/Anne Hathaway levels of polished beauty, but why should she? She’s very pretty either way.

 

[Stillwater]

Very affecting ending I’ll give it that.

 

[Pinkpenguinx]

Currently binge watching, finding it really realky slow going and frustrating in places. Read the book way back when and watched the film, I don't remember feeling so frustrated with the film. Not sure yet which I prefer but the guy playing Dex is literally the perfect Dex