I am almost an accidental fan of this show. When season 1 was first announced I thought I couldn’t wait for it to start, but the very slow episode 1 made me give up. The only reason I did watch it was a trip to the US and lots of waiting around in airports, so I figured it would be good to watch season 1 and I was hooked — the restrained, powerful storytelling; the setting; and the characters who all had intense lives beyond what they presented to the others in their small town.
I was even curious about Gracepoint… until David Tennant got cast as the same character, in the same story. Just because they’re American accents this time around didn’t change the fact that this was the same Broadchurch story to me. I made it to episode 4.
And now season 2 trailers of Broadchurch are airing and it’s absolutely jarring to see David Tennant back in the same character, with an English accent. Is he going to go back to Gracepoint s2 as the same character again? I hope not! Until then: trailers! There are 3 parts, but really this is the only one that has a VO.
I had never even heard of this show! I will investigate it to see if I can find something new to binge watch ;).
It’s so good! Definitely a slow burn though, but by the end I was drained — in a good way — from watching it, lol!