A massive problem.
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Zwergin — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 12:36 PM)
Maybe because the Englishman looks nice in a suit and talks oh so nicely?
And he is manning the desk during the night, I am not sure how much that involves him in general management of the hotel beyond check-in/out and guest complaints during the night. -
madseavets — 10 years ago(March 31, 2016 04:47 AM)
What previous experience did Pine have to be an hotel manager. Was he in the catering core or work in that NAAFI?
If he was an ex army officer, we would be used to dealing with people, organizing things, situational awareness which would be useful to a hotel manager, I knew a "passed over major" who ended up managing a branch of a car rental company..
btw, it's the Catering Corps, not "catering core", and the NAAFI isn't part of the army. -
blufftoni — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 04:03 PM)
i have the same problem with Night Manager as I did with The Departed. There is a well established crew adn then a new face joins and things start turning to crap. they work out they must have a mole/leak but don't think to cut the new guy loose?
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mackay254 — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 06:23 PM)
There is a well established crew adn then a new face joins and things start turning to crap
It had turned crap in
Cairo
. There had been a leak, in
Cairo
. Roper distrusted his established crew. He, as he admitted, trusted no-one.
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jellyroll2 — 10 years ago(March 31, 2016 09:09 AM)
Exactly. He'd already had a problem with info getting out and Sophie never said who she was working with. So he's already suspicious, then you get Corky, who was already part of the crew when Cairo happened, being openly problematic. Roper has no reason to connect Pine to Cairo. So while it's possible it's Pine, it's also very possible it's someone who was already in his circle because leaks were happening long before Pine was in his orbit. I think Roper was suspicious of everyone by then.
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mackay254 — 10 years ago(April 02, 2016 05:28 PM)
Yeah, but, but but but!
Every story ever told, can be scrutinised and found wanting.
I have my own idea about what constitutes 'good telly'. For me, this was a great example and there were no 'massive problems'. But, you can't please everyone. -
jmbwithcats — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 11:38 AM)
This bugged me too the series portrays Laurie as much more blind than I think the audience wanted or would believe and it hurts the series it's so glaring it's 2016, audiences are just too quick for this slow, dumb, writing.
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tsrts — 9 years ago(February 12, 2017 09:58 PM)
You have to remember that the audience knows whats going on,
but since he saves his son, and takes a severe beating,
why would he suspect anything fishy?
He also went "off script" and broke the dude's arm,
indicating this was well beyond a staged rescue.
Not until Corky raises the red flag would Roper have reason to be suspicious.