Let's Talk About "Sweetpea" (SPOILERS)

[@supergirl1214_]

Ella Purnell always picks the best roles and i love her for that

[@BenderDaOffenda]

Ella was also one of the producers for this show actually. She said she's more nervous about what people think about this show than any of her previous roles because she actually had involvement in the show behind the scenes too and not simply in front of the camera.

[@renx81]

@@BenderDaOffenda Executive producer, even.

[@ondrejvasak1054]

AJ never comes off as nepo-baby or schmuck or dickhead. He is nothing but sympathetic and supportive from the second he first appears on screen. He is the only character in episode one who doesn't treat Rhiannon like crap. But she sees him that way throughout the first half of the show, I think the point is probably to show us, that she assumes the worst in people, even when they are nothing but nice.

[@Ash-pr2ws]

Reminds me of the movie Chronicle. In the movie, the main character has the same problem. It's hard to believe that there are people who are genuinely nice to you when you see people behaving badly towards you most of the time.

[@elodiepollock7326]

I think she also doesn't really know what to do with AJ exactly *because* he is the only one treating her nicely. She has no experience with not being walked over, being overlooked, so when AJ treats her with respect and kindness, she goes "???" and her brain just automatically categorizes it as threatening because that is what her experience has been so far

[@bosephinterton95]

Yeah, I feel she writes people off so she can't get hurt.

[@supergirl1214_]

i definitely agree with you with AJ's character the way he sees Rhiannon it's as if they're in sync like he knows and can tell what she's feeling or thinking which is very satisfying to witness as a viewer also the way he moves even when he's not entirely focused into a particular scene is very interesting because he's still watching out or on the look out or Rhiannon

[@JoJo-dg8gq]

In the book AJ haunts Rhiannon’s dreams, I hope they include them to get more scenes between Ella and Calam because their chemistry was fantastic. There’s another Rhiannon and AJ aspect from the second book (huge spoiler so I won’t say) which I’m wondering if they’ll keep for season 2.

[@kingslushie1018]

Out of curiosity I’m looking to read the whole series, is the who,e series out yet, I’m a bit confused on that

[@lockekappa500]

Ummmm....I've seen the whole season and I don't know if that'll happen in S2.

[@onimoney]

​@@kingslushie1018just Google the book and see

[@JoJo-dg8gq]

@@kingslushie1018 the whole series is out now, the author has a plan to do another book based on a different character in the series (which is a huge spoiler so won’t say who)

[@JoJo-dg8gq]

@@lockekappa500 I’ve seen it all! What I’m talking about can still happen it’s just hard to explain without spoiling

[@stuartgooding7295]

Ella is a world class actress ...she will get an award for this !! ..or for something else she does ..just so good !!

[@may.k_me]

I'm SO GLAD that you're covering this! No one i know has seen it I watched it over the weekend. I really liked it and wished that things turned out better. Like you said, you can't help but root for her. I was devastated at the end because I didn't want AJ to die. And i was hoping things would work out between the two of them

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

wtf!? isn't there only 1 episode out? are you talking about the book? why would you say this shite without addressing you are talking about the book first and spoil it for everyone.

[@danielsmith9476]

​@@dizzlegrizzle1919 the entire first seasons out mate

[@may.k_me]

@dizzlegrizzle1919 Firstly, why did you click on a SPOILER VIDEO for a show if you have not watched it? Secondly, comments under a spoiler video can have... you guessed it... SPOILERS. If you watched the video, you would know that this show is a prequel to the events of the book, which I have not read FYI (since you asked). EDIT: Marshall referred to the show as a prequel but it actually isn't because... do you want more spoilers? Well anyway, it covers things from the first book (which I found out from another spoiler comment).

[@PotatoKing86]

Fr

[@tarkelson2457]

​@@dizzlegrizzle1919literally your fault

[@babigirl9111]

I honestly thought Julia was faking herself being abused to get out of Rhiannon’s house, I just couldn’t believe it. I also couldn’t believe that she would keep Rhiannon’s secret when she was ultimately released

[@Anon7muZ]

He choked her when he found her tied up bro no She was abused

[@Jayla2468-d6x]

@@Anon7muZ We know that they meant when she first told Rhiannon and before we seen his dark side that’s why they said they thought she was lying at first cause I thought same thing she was just saying that to draw sympathy from Rhiannon not cuz it was actually true tho

[@AnUnimpressedCat]

Ella Purnell always kills it (heh), definitely going to check this out!

[@enticingmay435]

The whole Julia character is the one that feels the most off to me. The acting, the character’s storyline etc. I didn’t like how they abruptly turned her character around from being the villain to wanting us to sympathize with her within the span of like 30 mins. Other than that every other aspect of the show was great.

[@dvreaux]

except thats exactly how rhiannon saw her. if you really look at it, at the end of the day all julia did to her was mock her during school. which was when they were all kids about 8 years ago. everything else julia “did to her” was just rhiannon needing someone to blame for everything bad happening to her, and thats all she was to rhiannon till she found out about her father. she wasnt human to rhiannon before that

[@90sprinceofcrime67]

They did it to give Riannon a reason to not kill her, in her mind a person deserves to die if they are a bully/bad person, that's why she tried to get more info on the guy she killed because if he was bad, it's almost like she did a good deed. Julia might be a bad person but what Marcus does to her would also make her a victim

[@wintersonnet]

That's what I was thinking as well when she him, until that point she considered herself to be sort of a vigilante, however now she has to face the fact that she's just a killer.

[@edwardsanchez3708]

When she screamed at the end of the first episode, I cheered out loud for her with my fist in the air!

[@laurafletcher1060]

By no means am I writing off the season as a whole, as it does make a good watch and I did enjoy it. However, it is NOT a prequel set before the events of the book - a lot of characters aren't developed nearly enough, most are actually changed entirely and the justification to how/why Sweetpea is the way she is just isn't explored. It's definitely still worth a watch for sure, but (not to be that person) the books are definitely better as so much is missing/changed 😅

[@damnheffers3]

I was so confused cuz Ella Purnell was in a show called SweetBitter based off a book and I was like…”I thought sweetbitter was about a girl figuring out life not murder!!” My bad lol

[@JoeysMagGoth]

The soundtrack in this is amazing!! 👏🏻 The title song is by Chinchilla btw and there's no other or longer version for now, very special.

[@lockekappa500]

I CAN NOT find it anywhere.

[@trinityacts4969]

@chinchilla_music released a longer version on all streaming platforms a few days ago! Lyric video on her KZbin channel. It’s disturbingly good!

[@ArcaneMelodies82]

Give her blue hair with braids that go down to her heels and boom you have Jinx with a British accent 😂😂

[@jellyfisheyes]

I love this take. I kind of agree with you regarding the lack of subetly in some aspects. They did feel a little undeveloped/out of no-where. However, I forgave them as I realised those abrupt, unsubtle moments were where the show was veering into it's black comedy genre elements more than a deeply serious and subtle drama. If you can see what I'm saying?

[@PotatoKing86]

Ye

[@yogurtyo833]

such a good show

[@fragilehandlewithcare3967]

Am I the only one who thought of The Talented Mr Ripley during this show? If not the whole show then maybe the ending where she kills sweet AJ which was a moment similar to when Ripley kills his boyfriend and it's all sad and tragic because both these characters don't wanna be exposed.

[@secretagentcat]

this show felt so real, the only thing i didnt like is the traumabond with Julia and Rhiannon was so short and too fake. i just feel like it was so sudden and lacking in meaning, i get that it was sort of toxic but i thought it would go in a better direction than that.

[@gomibox]

Yeah I agree, tho I think Julia definitely does not consider her an actual friend As shown by the office interview scene afterwards.... Like DC Farrow pointed out everything about her 'new life' is fake

[@VioodieASMR]

the way joe goldberg victimizes himself is very similar to Rhiannon! it’s also the inner dialogue!

[@BenderDaOffenda]

When I looked up the trailer for this show and see that Ella is playing a serial killer, I was already sold. I also laughed when I saw people nicknaming Ella the Okey Dokey killer. In a way, Ella's character is basically the untold story how Cooper Howard from Fallout went from nice actor who won't even fake kill a guy on a movie set to no issues blowing a bunch of people up for real.

[@sophiepass3317]

sorry but the irony of noting that the men rhiannon works with only seem to call her ‘sweetpea’ when the same is done in this video

[@kel2880]

at the end of the day he is just a man as well lmao

[@marshallstannus]

@kel2880 this is pretty disappointing, I watched an interview before filming where Ella referred to her character as “sweetpea”, so I assumed that was okay I’m willing to check myself but at the end of the day I made a video excited about a show that had a female audience in mind, and comments like “he’s just a man” is absurdly discouraging, like I’m doing my best Ironically for comments calling out sexism it indulged in that behaviour rather quickly

[@kel2880]

@@marshallstannus I get where you’re coming from, and I respect that you were following what you thought was fair game. I realize my comment was crude, but my point is that even with good intentions, men (and women too) can still reinforce those dynamics without realizing it. Sexism relies on power dynamics within the patriarchy, which means it only works in one direction. You can’t be sexist towards men because they aren’t on the receiving end of that systemic oppression. So I do apologize for being rude, but to complain that us commenters are creating a sexist environment towards you as a man is wrong and a misuse of the word.

[@LegendOfYuka]

@@kel2880Sexist can only lead in one direction? I’d like to break your very false and dangerous ideal of the world by telling you that yes, it can go both ways. As a black man in the states who has experienced racism I myself know that I can be racist towards someone else no matter if the “patriarchy” supports the white man more. Hatred can go both ways no matter the term, if you as a woman lower a man simple because he is a man than yes, that is sexist and it works the other way as well. Please, educate yourself before spreading such dangerous nonsense especially if that nonsense affects other people that have experienced sexism. Thank you have a blessed day and find God, Amen.

[@kel2880]

Sure, hatred can go both ways, but not sexism. The reasons for men and women’s hatred towards the opposite gender are vastly different. Men hate women because they view us as inferior to them. THAT is sexism. Women hate men BECAUSE of thousands of years of intergenerational abuse and trauma at the hands of men. We hate them because we want them to stop terrorizing our mothers and sisters, defending abusive men, and promoting toxic masculinity. THAT is a reaction to men's sexism. Sure, our reactions to misogyny might not always be nice or pretty. But it is NOT sexism. And don’t say ‘violence can go both ways.’ I know that men can be victimized by women too, which is a problem, but it’s around 2% of cases compared to the 98% of violent crimes that are perpetrated by men. The patriarchy doesn’t just benefit men a little more than women-it SOLELY serves to benefit men. You should recognize, as a black man, that a white person being racist to a black person is absolutely NOT the same as a black person calling a white person a cracker or something. It doesn't carry the same weight because of historical and societal context. Same goes for sexism.

[@mummeii]

Been binging ur videos and I must say… the taste and your perspectives? *chefs kiss*

[@sammimonster]

As someone with trich, Rhiannon/ella character was amazingly written and with very realistic scenarios for her backstory 💗

[@bdvns]

I'll take this recommendation as a really good birthday present, it looks awesome

[@alittlebitofthisthat708]

Okay 5 mins into your video , and I'm convinced! Gonna go watch it ! Thanks :)

[@damianstarks3338]

Love this show Ella Purnell is an absolute talent not just in this show in Hollywood. You are talking straight facts about this show

[@andrealee8561]

Finally finished it It took awhile over in America It was brutal and the more she cared for someone the more brutal of the death

[@TheDawnMelissa]

Julia's performance was great. She triggered me and took me right back to my own childhood bullying and I love the switch when she finally shows who she really is. Hated the karaoke so much. Cringe. The main actress was good but I pictured the character to be a bit more on the 180lb grown woman side as described in the book.

[@rosebay1399]

I disagree that Rhiannon's actions were justified, she wanted them to be but the series did a good job showing they're not. Which is a bit upsetting for my vigilant heart lol At least that's what I took from it.

[@sharath_95]

Just found your channel, great spoilers review by the way. Hope this show will be more popular, I loved this series.

[@lawbinson]

AJ is when you must get off the train and root for DC Farrow

[@andrealee8561]

It's like she accidentally killed her own dog blaming the bully for it was getting ridiculous I get she was looking @ a picture of her

[@bekindrewind335]

Honestly, I was on Rhiannon’s side the moment Tink died. I’d be her alibi on the stand.

[@andrealee8561]

Episodes were up and down for me . Some were so good and some dragged

[@TheEtherealLord]

AJ handled that scene at the end in the worst way posible

[@yoru7337]

Any sane person would act like that

[@TheEtherealLord]

@@yoru7337 not really...he's standing in front of a serial killer but she is someone he loves anyway. He should have tried to remain calm and try not to piss her off. Leading her on to trust him and pretend to support her and as soon as he leaves go straight to the police

[@becsingleton7951]

​​@@TheEtherealLord Yeah exactly, I cringed at his reaction. It was not how you de escalate a situation at all.

[@danielsmith9476]

​@@becsingleton7951you have no idea how youre going to react to things until you have to experiance them yourself it was completely in character for him

[@JMundy168]

Maybe he miraculously survived

[@chuylisten4115]

Just watch it and its reminded me of Arthur from joker when he just trying to live a life in a mad world. Just one bad day to fall of the cliff

[@Eclipses915]

Future seasons? I thought this was a limit series and didn’t hear any news only 2 episodes are out

[@Eclipses915]

This show is so good I was so excited for it since i heard it was fliming episode 2 was great as well

[@spliffyrodgers4266]

I really want to watch this but every site I try has the audio out of sync on the second episode 😢

[@Nelly_1999]

Had the same issue but reddit came to the rescue. I don`t know if I can type the website in here but its on a site called flixwave without the audio delay issue.

[@AsteroidB6120]

Exactly! Even the ones I downloaded! I just watched them with English subtitles on with minimal audio

[@jamdoe6486]

I just use two tabs and sync it 😂

[@supergirl1214_]

same that's why i downloaded it

[@ILikeTheIvy]

​@@jamdoe6486that's what I do. It works lol

[@ILikeTheIvy]

Only issue i had was the dog scene. They should have stuck with how it is in the book. Really ruined the show for me. Everything else was entertaining, i felt bad for her but she also was an idiot at times and her victim mentality was frustrating but thats how some people are. I was bullied and i took it badly after high school, i didnt leave my house for over a year and hated myself but dealt with it, she kept blaming julia when she didnt cause her dog to die, or her dad to die. It angered me. I couldnt root for her tbh esp at the end of the show. The bike scene and them plotting to set up the abusive fiancé was very predictable too

[@Obsidiansoul74]

Welcome to the concept of British 6 ep series. It's usually much mor engaging having a shorter time span.

[@danielharmer6072]

Ella Purnell is smashing it right now!

[@kenziii5973]

After watching the first two episodes, my fitst thought was she was dissociating after her father's death and none of the murders happened or maybe i just hoped she was 🥲 the events of the later eps didnt help either

[@JMundy168]

Purnell is the millennial Vincent Price😉

[@danielledocherty2058]

Im worried about it as a massive sweetpea books lover there is always reason for what she does. Also did the tv series cover her head injury?

[@danielledocherty2058]

Also did the show cover Craig cheating on her? What she does to that girl.... oft

[@marshallstannus]

@danielledocherty2058 nope

[@danielledocherty2058]

See that a massive thing in the story and i know what you are saying as not all will be covered but boy does that show how screwed up she can be. Also sweetpea was an insulted that she would get everyday from one of her work colleagues. Her name is Rhiannon @marshallstannus

[@danielledocherty2058]

Also if she murders Aj it's not a prequel. That's how the first book ends.

[@lockekappa500]

@@danielledocherty2058 She is MUCH more sympathetic on the surface than the book. So it's kind of like a dual presentation. The show is definitely telling you everything she's doing is wrong, but also it's Ella Purnell and everyones really shitty to her from her perspective, so everyone Ive seen is rooting for her. So in that respect I hear it lands differently than the books. And no, it is not a prequel if what you say is true.

[@CandieP]

It’s about time we got a new Dexter/Joe Goldberg in form of a woman 😂

[@danielharmer6072]

I need a season 2 already

[@hansdampf640]

impulse-control is key folks! 😄

[@crystalshaw8744]

Apparently...giggle

[@gnocchi5326]

how are you so quick?

[@charlottelpn4613]

it was so good

[@Zombie.G202]

Ella Purnell 👽❤️

[@JMundy168]

In series 2 she needs to escape being convicted, and become even more ruthless! Killing by guns, chainsaws, bow, axes etc

[@tarkelson2457]

And then immediately get caught?

[@JMundy168]

@tarkelson2457 Well discreetly of course

[@Lucianoarqueologia]

The show is great but *spoiler* the last episode is really moralistic, very judgemental. It feels like someone tried to extend the ending so the show could have a season 2. By the end of the episode 5 and the begin of the 6, the story arcs are complete, the characters made the full journey and are completely different from the beginning, them the writer decided the story needed a season 2 and she should be explicitly revealed as morally corrupt.

[@andrealee8561]

See i don't understand in America its only on episode 3 So should I check a streaming service instead You did say spoilers but i didn't know you got to watch the whole season 7 mins I have to not watch anymore

[@xdaisy3408]

Keep seeing this advertised on busses and it makes me really want to watch it, sucks I don’t have sky.

[@gomibox]

u can find it on other websites! its fine so long as u have an adblocker

[@danielledocherty2058]

Sorry you need to read the books. That first book is mainly based on males getting killed but she kills 2 women in the first book. Also she is a killer of bad people. She is dexter with boobs. The only kill that she does that isnt right is the taxi driver.

[@yoru7337]

What about AJ?

[@danielledocherty2058]

@@yoru7337 and aj sorry realised after I wrote it.

[@lockekappa500]

"Bad people" don't deserve to die though.

[@danielledocherty2058]

@lockekappa500 we are talking about fictional characters

[@lockekappa500]

@@danielledocherty2058 How does that change the morality of the situation? Im not saying Ella purnell should go to jail. She still exists in our current world. My point is, it's not "ok" for her to kill people. Just like it wasnt "ok" for Dexter to do it. Although at least he has a code, she's just instinctually killing people.

[@lioy3825]

Did you read the book?

[@jbjacobs9514]

I have a few problems as Sweetpea goes on. I absolutely love the show and I am glad you are covering it. It is not being covered by too many people (if any) at all. There have been a couple of reviews but no analyses, and I was hoping there would be like a lot of other shows I watch. So, I found it way too convenient and irritating that Julia's husband is portrayed as an abuser. He came off more like Julia was an abuser (also much more likely considering how she speaks to and treats everyone). I was sure she was lying so that Sweetpea would feel sorry for her and let her go. I have a hard time believing Julia is the victim, even tied up and threatened she is still horrible to Sweetpea. She would have been my first to go as would that idiot in the convenience store as well as Seren. I feel like Sweetpea is an out of control Dexter - she has no real regard for covering her DNA or evidence. I can't discern what, if anything, she is really thinking. Almost like she is just committing crimes of opportunity, rather than her Kill List. Or were they getting her primed for what she had to do? At first, I didn't really consider that Sweetpea is really only killing men, and tbh, that is disappointing to me (as a woman). I feel like women do such serious damage to each other, and I don't want this to be a male bashing show. I have read the spoilers for the last episodes, and I am pretty sad about the ending of season 1.

[@tarkelson2457]

Literally the point is that she's killing on impulse and not thinking. And no, she doesn't only kill men, and no it's not a man bashing show. As a straight white male this show does nothing to offend us, why are you offended on other people's behalf? Not to mention the entire plot is the fact that a WOMAN made her feel worthless the main villain is a woman

[@jbjacobs9514]

@@tarkelson2457 I didn't say it was - learn to read. I said I don't WANT it to be a male bashing show and thanks for speaking for all white men in the world. They have been waiting for you to have their voice for them. Lord knows they can't speak for themselves and have never had any time in the spotlight. Guess you won't get that sarcasm either. Fine. Btw, stop as a generation, using LITERALLY for LITERALLY every LITERAL sentence.

[@bannedmann4469]

This actually seems like it’s very critical of feminism. Now a days it’s hard to know if people are that self aware. Dropping male characters for petty reasons and saying man spreading unironically is probably enough for most people. My prediction is that it’ll be successful enough for another season, but the ambiguity will generate pressure to be more on the nose and ruin things. A La mini Joker 2.

[@tarkelson2457]

If you get offended by the word manspreading, you're incredibly imsecure

[@crystalshaw8744]

The reviews for this show are such a double standard. If it had been a man, the critics would have no problem.

[@Smile0x0]

I watched it in one day and I can't find one good thing I though it would be a masterpiece like Joker but this was just disappointing only interesting part for me was the killings everything else was draining...

[@tarkelson2457]

Aka you have no taste unless theres brainless action