Zen - the spoiler/review thread

Well, I'm not great with words but all I'm going to say is... I loved it

- SPOLIERS -

Found the storyline a bit strange, with the caves to the house and everything but it was funny as well as dramatic. That last scene in the elevator I just loved. I also really liked the way it was filmed - the camera angles and such (I forget what the correct terminology is). Can't wait for next week's episode

Of course not... of course

GE II--I found Vendetta the most confusing of all the Zen books, so I'm not surprised if you really were a bit confused by the plot. (Besides, who needs an excuse to watch Rufus as Zen again Certainly not us!) At first I thought following Vendetta was a little tricky only because I read it out of order, before RatKing. But I would say, after reading the entire series, that Vendetta maybe has just a slightly murkier storyline than the other novels in the series. The reader AND Zen both discover that his current case has unsuspected roundabout links (and consequences) to an old one.

After reading the above (and earlier reviewers) praises of the "hot" lift scene--and just now reading about Rufus' comments concerning it (Basically-they had to do it in one take because Caterina was rushing to make a plane)-- makes me think the great result ( ) must have been a by- product of both actors having to really just "go for it" because they knew it was their only chance! Lets hope that Rufus has more shotgun-shooting kissing scenes in the future! ;D

Fantastic!! Rufus was great as were the rest of the cast but I agree with Judy, I also expected the mother to be older. Also the music gave it a cheesy feel. Overall though I loved it and i will definitely be watching it next week.

Going by twitter he has a lot more female fans now!

Programmes are usually on the i-Player for 7 days - having said that, just checked and it looks like Vendetta is up for 21 days.

WOO HOO!!!!!!!

I'll warn you now that this will be less of a review and more of a giddy fangirly ramble about the gorgeousness that is Aurelio Zen!!!

If only i could wake up to him every Monday morning - oh, wait, i will be able to for the next two weeks!!!!!! And it looks like lots more people have woken up to Mr Zen - 492 guests in the past 24 hours. Where were those last 8 people to give us an even 500??

And let us all bow down to Ms Patooty for putting us on to Expat Shield. The torrent doesn't seem to be up anywhere so i'd still be waiting without it!

Aurelio, Aurelio, Aurelio. For me (as Roof would say), he's a little bit Jacob (very dry, laconic, a bit of an anti-hero when it comes to the physical stuff and clever, clever, clever) and a little bit Petruchio (that twinkle in the eye - Aurelio makes me think of what Petruchio would have been like if he ever had to actually get a job and settle down - the end result of years of running on the hamster wheel). But for as much as Rufus has said that he's a bit tattered, that he's just lucky to fall on his feet (even though he hurts them when he lands!!!), i have to disagree. As a viewer, i'm sorry Roof, but ZEN IS COOL. Very, very cool. And that's all there is i'm afraid!!

Jesus even his Mum is cool!! I agree with the previous comments that she is younger than I imagined, and they also seem to have changed the whole basis of their living together. In the book he was worried about her because of her increasing senility and loneliness living in Venice on her own and he moved her to Rome to live in his apartment, complete with her houseful of Venetian furniture which doesn't quite fit. Whereas in the show he seems to be living with her because he's separated from his wife. And she doesn't appear the least bit old or senile!!!

The plot made enough sense to me - in fact it made more sense than the book did. I might have to go back and have a look, but are there things that they changed/simplified from the book?? Maybe it was because i was mainly reading the book for Aurelio and his personal life and didn't pay as much attention to the plot as i did in the show, but it did seem a bit more simple.

But in terms of what we (well me anyway) are interested in ie, Aurelio's love life, I think there was more emphasis on his relationship with Tania than in the book. In fact it almost seemed an even spread of personal and professional which i loved. I might change my mind down the track, depending on what happens in the next two instalments, but i'm not feeling the urge to write and expand on the episode because it was well enough done by itself. Of course when they get down to business and we're given some kissing followed by a cut away and the morning after armpit, i might change my mind. But really, there wasn't enough time for any more lift action than we got (complete with sexy music!!!!). Of course, Aurelio could have "accidentally" leaned on the stop button............

But there was certainly lots and lots to love - i can't wait to go back and watch it again because i'm sure there will be plenty of little gems to talk about. One of the things i loved was the car chase - we never get to see Rufus in a car chase, although i must admit to thinking that Rachel would not have been happy to see him driving like that!!!!

But my favourite bit (apart from the kissing of course!!), and that little bit that someone mentioned before when the Russian wife invited him upstairs - obviously not an offer he gets every day - were all the scenes when he looked like this:



I'd like to make a comment about exactly how i wanted to clean that blood off of his face, but i don't want to scare away our 492 guests!!! Not yet anyway............

;D