My Guilty Pleasure

This really feels like a group of flawed people who are so supportive of one another in their time of need. Everyone has moments of gold. Yet, when they do something that hurts someone else, the narrative doesn't reward nor punish them for it, rather it asks the audience to consider: why do you think they've done this? Does it define them? Can you see both sides? The writing trusts you as the audience to look inside these people and draw your own conclusions, while onscreen the characters themselves respond to hiccups with maturity and emotional honesty. It's incredibly refreshing.

Also, just, the framing of all this is outstanding. There are times you'll enter into a confrontation with an idea whose side you're on, but then you listen to what the other person has to say, and suddenly you understand that this isn't black and white. They're adding context, or they're missing context, or you simply hadn't thought of it that way. But it never feels like pulling the rug, either. Based on what you know about this character, their perspective on this situation makes PERFECT sense as soon as they've shared it. And you know what? They're valid for thinking that way.

Speaking of framing don't even get me STARTED ON EPISODE 6. Recontextualizing moments you've already seen, "deleted" scenes, hidden storylines my beloved!

I have to give flowers to all the actors and the editing team as well- acting performances are super naturalistic and believable, plus cast chemistry is out of this world! Such fun choices with the occasional use of split screen, quick cutting parallels, details in the background that come up later, it's just so engaging to watch and follow along with. Music choices, too! One of those shows that is actually elevated by its soundtrack.

Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli

"Wellsy... Thank you." "It's just a sandwich." "Still. Thank you."

#you know it's a good ship when they BOTH get the staircase descent reaction moment

Bugger (American: fuck/fucker)

Flat (American: apartment, “my place”)

Bloke (American: guy, asshole, dude)

Queue (American: line, checkout line)

Cuppa (American: cup of tea, hot tea)

Shite (American: bullshit, shit, crap)

Bin (maybe sommme Americans use it? But mostly trashcan, garbage)

Lift (American: elevator)

What this is flagging is that the words you are using—in dialogue or narration from an American POV—don’t fit what we use here. and if that’s something that concerns you, or if you want your readers not to get hung up on (to steal an example from the comments) “Why is Midwesterner Dean Winchester talking about a torch??”, these are the words we actually use.

The weird thing is that American English keeps that convention for some other location nouns. e.g., "I was at school" or "I went to college".

And while we're on the topic of "college" it should be noted that American English treats "college" and "university" as nearly synonymous, with "college" being by far the preferred term in everyday parlance.

Rarely, you'll see "college" used to refer to a 2-year school, otherwise referred to as "junior college" or "community college", while "university" is used to refer to a 4-year institution. But that distinction isn't common.

American English will generally use "college" where British English uses "university", although "university" is still a fairly common word in the language and you're not wrong for using it in place of "college".

The other use of "mate" as a way to talk down to a stranger who you may be about to fight is best replaced with "buddy" in the US.

"Watch it, buddy!" or "You sure about that, bud?"

I know people irl who are immediately offended by even passive use of "bud/buddy." Regionally or generationally, dude, bro, and pal may also be used to start a fight. In this same context I hear "man" used most often to diffuse situations. "Look, man, I'm sorry, okay?" and "Hey, man, calm down."