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My favourite oh-no-there's-only-one-bed scenario is whatever the fuck happened in broadchurch

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Miller and Hardy on a Case

Ellie, worried: Sir, how long has it been since you’ve slept?

Alec, gazing hysterically at the crime board: I don’t know - two, three days? It doesn’t matter. I don’t need sleep; I need answers, Millarh!

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Broadchurch bothers #1

I want Ellie to revert to her maiden name so that she can break free of the title “Mrs. Miller,” but I can’t bear to lose Hardy yelling “MILLAHR” in a heavy Scottish accent.

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Broadchurch 3x01 reaction’d [aired 2/27/17] *spoilers*

Non-spoiler summary: a) I called Alec and Ellie married 10 times in one episode, b) Ellie is still mama bear c) the cinnamon roll meme is definitely in full force d) the episode rates 10/10 Millarhs! 

The establishing shot is always that beach, agggggh, the gravitas!

I love how Miller’s first line is to sass her DS colleague for leaving Trish on the steps. Classic, true to character.

“This is my colleague Alec Hardy” WE ARE OFF TO A FANTASTIC START! Head first into an investigation and they are still partners, yes!

FIRST NAME BASIS IS EVERYTHING, and compassionate Hardy! Ellie is rubbing off on him. MARRIED.

Ellie emotionally avoiding her dad after her mum died - Hardy’s rubbing off on her too. MARRIED.

I love the look Alec and Ellie share once Trish is in the car. It’s the perfect ‘caption this.’

Alec can drive now, GOLD STAR!

“I’m going to take a mouth swab and the reason we do this is so that we can get you a cuppa tea.” Mama Miller.

How does Alec know that Ellie’s dad is still staying over? Are they - no, not possible. But they talk like a married couple.

The way Alec closes the distance with Ellie in the hallway of the medical center, aggh great blocking.

When Miller shares her home address with the victim to loosen her up, I thought when Hardy glanced at her he was both impressed and protective. I think Miller is getting a bit too personal.

Casting note - They picked an actress with super expressive eyes to play Trish, wow!

The way Hardy glances at Miller with concern when she hears Trish crying and grimaces - MARRIED.

Alec’s first instinct: stink-eye the neighbors in suspicion.

Miller sending Hardy off on cue to make a cup of tea / changes the tone, so Alec can get a look around / and he complies instinctively - MARRIED

“He [Hardy] makes a really strong cuppa tea, must have smoked and killed his taste buds- I quite like the way he makes it. Don’t tell him.” MARRIED.

Miller scolds Hardy for being investigative and nosy before making the tea, every time. Apparently since we’ve last seen them, they’ve worked together long enough that Ellie knows Alec’s pattern. It’s great!

Trish: “Came home, laid down, thought it would go away” - literally me after all work days.

Miller and Hardy bagging evidence together almost look like doing house chores. It’s like candy.

“How far away is this place [the party]” haha, quintessential ‘are we there yet.’ Very true to Alec form.

OMG, the Hardy death stare when Trish calls Ellie 2 secs after they leave her home, like she’s avoiding her life through work: surprise -> concern -> anger -> reprimand -> concern -> bewilderment -> frustration -> concern all instantaneous. Followed by “Call me anytime” -> are you f’ing kidding me! - face 

Hardy scolds Miller for giving out her number for the third time, comprising herself! He knows her pattern! Great / MARRIED!

First MILLARH of the season! 24:13. Followed by a barrage of bullets monologue. “Are you keeping count?” “Yes,” “If I’m so annoying, why did you come back?” “Don’t start.” M-A-R-R-I-E-D! Seriously since we last saw them they must be in a relationship and moved in together. JK - but probably.

No little shops (DW crossover reference). Sorry 10.

“It’s a Goody bar, I keep them in there for Fred” / “how long has that been in there?” / “I don’t care. Do you want half?” / “No.” Okay, really now? You are hitting me on the back of the head with how obviously married.

“This is DI Hardy at Axehampton House, we have a possible crime scene.” So it begins!!!

Of course Beth is going to be the crisis manager for Trish. It’s all tied together in a small town, and it’s only episode 1! 

“God Sake Mark! / Sorry Paul.” Who says Broadchurch isn’t a comedy?

Hardy being sassy with Miller’s ex-interest Brian. Jealously? So obviously MARRIED.

Hardy complaining to the crime techs about inconvenience - perfectly Scottish.

THE BEST MEMEABLE MOMENT: Alec ‘shitface’ Hardy backing down Ed Burnett the shopkeeper - “Can you make this quick? / No.” (Looks like they could kill you, is actually a cinnamon roll) vs. Ed being sassy to Miller and her responding with class through gritted teeth, holding back the shitkicker within. (looks like a cinnamon, but could actually kill you). The ship that just fits.

Miller has not had enough coffee to handle Katie the non-compassionate-incompetent-note-taker.

The hell? Why does Miller still answer the phone as Mrs?!

Tom being mortified over lewd material at school gives me LIFE, but Ellie being harsh with him about being Joe’s son does not sit well with me. That pressure is going to create conflict later in the season. Clearly Ellie’s worried about the world prejudging Tom because of Joe’s crime, which is why she says “you have to be better [than other teenagers]” (projecting - because that’s the aching standard that she holds herself to at work - AKA overachiever pouring out all her time to cases and victims) and also subliminally I think Miller is also concerned with the world judging her ability to keep the family together (ie: not accepting pity). But of course Tom will read neither subtexts and will actually believe, like a silly teenager, that his mum is actually worried about him becoming like his father, which is probably the furthest thing from her mind right up there with how old her Goody bars are. Dammit.

Dad!Hardy gives me LIFE.

Well that husband seems guilty as sin!

Suspicious condom wrapper of suspicion!

The Latimer’s separated gives me heartache!

Well I guess Hardy and Miller have not moved in together, but can I just say my cheap kick is Hardy in reading glasses up at 2AM answering the door for Miller, who for once in life has come to his home with her hair down? Love.

“What the hell are you doing here [subtext: after dark, alone]? / Was passing, saw your light on / half way up a hill at two in the morning?! / I drove here hoping you were up, don’t be a twat about it.” Living separately but MARRIED.

Overall rating: 10/10 Millarhs!

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Broadchurch 3x02 Reaction’d *spoilers* [aired 3/6/17]

Non spoilers: “Totally” awesome episode. 9/10 Millarhs, I wasn’t a fan of the cliffhanger. (Warning: foul language, spoilers, and mature content ahead)

Hardy brought Miller coffee without being asked or cajoled, this is astonishing.

Miller beat Hardy to the investigation scene #beginningsofaworkaholic

Bloody hell. DC Incompetent note-taker Hartford strikes again. Astute observer, shit at filtering her verbal diarrhea: “it’s a Hamlet not a town.”

Best quote: Miller, referencing Leo “ I’m never in the mood for swaggery little shits .”

Runner up: Hardy, referencing Leo “I think this boy has affected your optimistic disposition, Miller.”

That was by far the most memorable repetitive use of the word ‘totally’ that I’ve heard in my humble existence coming from a bearded DI Hardy where you would expect it from a valley girl. #callyourDad #son

I love how Beth and Ellie are chatting about illicit sexual paraphernalia like teenage school girls, I’m glad their friendship has healed all the stronger after the shitstorm of the first two series.

Well I can’t say “whisk” without laughing now, thanks for that Broadchurch. Who says its not a comedy?

Duty of care - awwwww, Capaldi moment.

“Victim vs client” I really appreciate that bit of dialogue, especially because it’s Beth who makes that distinction knowing what it’s like to be on the receiving end of violence, which mirrors what Ellie says to DC Hartford.

Woah woah woah woah woah, since when did Hardy flip the arsehole switch?! I get that sexual violence cases get under his skin because he’s out of his element, and they’re not the same methodology as murders, and it literally scares him to a degree he’s more unnerved than he can admit. I understand that this is personally troubling for him with a teenage daughter. I get that it’s professionally eerie to him as potential for another Sandbrook that could tarnish him, or worse tarnish Miller’s conscience if someone else were to be hurt during the ongoing investigation (which is what I think he’s sub-textually genuinely concerned about when he snaps all over Ellie), but for Christ sake, eat a bloody snickers! Since when does he get off calling Miller’s life / POV ‘easy’ especially personally knowing all she’s gone through? Return of the resting shitface.

Trish’s husband must also be part of the SF brigade. I find it fascinating how, after he admitted to being hammered at Cathy’s party, the one thing he does remember after his own name are how many men Trish chatted up. Already blaming the victim and casting character aspersions and it’s only episode 2? Unbelievable. That on top of ‘was [Trish] drunk’ by DC Incompetent Note-taker. “Intoxicated Harlot” does not fly with me! This is malevolent foreshadowing, I can feel it. So it’s not okay for your wife to flirt, and potentially have relations with other men, you can openly admit to having a girlfriend while still married? Wanker.

So we’ve gone from “worst cops in Britain” club to “single parents” club eh? Put that on a t-shirt and in a gif.

You know, there is a simpler solution to the whole single parent conundrum you two...C’mon.

“I feel murderous.” God, I forgot how much I love Maggie. I hope her boss gets fired by the end of this series and Maggie takes her job. Kittens. Inane.

“Thank you Katie / she sets my teeth on edge / Really? You hide it so well.” Exhibit B: Alec and Ellle - married. I suppose we must get a fresh character to aggravate Miller, now that she and Hardy have fallen in to grouchy rhythm.

For heaven’s sake - white wine, gin tonics, and tequila shots don’t mix Trish! Miller and Hardy have their work cut out for them building this case, especially if Trish won’t admit who she slept with. Where’s my favorite prosecution solicitor Jocelyn Knight to suss out the truth when I need her? #don’tsayItoldyouso

Dammit DC Snarky Incompetence, if you comprise this investigation by tipping off a suspect (Ed) I swear to almighty god I will have your eye out!

YOU CAN’T END AN EPISODE THAT WAY! What even is this?!

Overall: 9/10 Millarhs! Because that ending was cracked, and I would have liked to see a bit more Reverend Paul in the episode.

Post episode speculation: Why would Trish not name the partner she had sex with on Saturday morning before Cathy’s party / the attack? I don’t buy the ‘we met online’ thing any more than Hardy does, it seems like a slapdash distraction. a) Trish doesn’t seem to bothered by having an affair, since there’s no love lost between her and her husband, but maybe she’s protecting her partner’s anonymity if he’s married or high profile in the community. Maybe Cathy’s husband? b) Perhaps Trish was protecting a considerably younger-but-of-age partner because it’s embarrassing for her, or he might be acquainted with Trish’s daughter and she doesn’t want that to come out. c) There could be some truth to Trish’s statement, the person she had sex with might only be a casual one-night stand that she didn’t know well, but they might unknowingly have a mutual acquaintance that could be adversely affected by the relation coming to light. d) Trish may have recognized her fling in attendance at the party and been caught off guard.

Or I could just admit I don’t have a single clue. I’m just hoping Tom and Daisy don’t get involved in this mess.

PS: At the risk of ruining a perfectly good thing when Hardy yells “Miller” in a heavy Scottish accent, I want to know what Ellie’s maiden name is, because I want her to finally be free of Joe.