# Slow Horses (careful about spoilers, please) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 7, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207 "2023-12-07T00:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/21 "2023-12-12T23:50:02Z")
As an aside, has anyone else read the Zoe Boehm books? Mick Heron’s other, less successful series is also worth a look (I’ve read the first two). They’re smaller in scale and slower-paced, and they have less knockabout humour. They feel more “literary” than the Slough House books to me. They’d make a good adaptation I think. ETA: sorry @Guapo - I accidentally replied to your post so you’ll have been tagged in this. So your trip isn’t wasted, I’ll add that the Slough House / Slow Horses connection is explicitly stated early in the first book, so I’ve never not known about it. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/22 "2023-12-13T02:08:36Z")
My favorite bit in the most recent episode is: when Lamb tells the cop to deliver a message for him to his two agents and she does with great relish, “you’re both fucking fired, I’ve had hemorrhoids that were more fucking useful than you. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/23 "2023-12-13T02:28:40Z")
I enjoyed the scene w/ Lamb in the Rolls. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/24 "2023-12-15T03:58:52Z")
FYI the slimy, scheming MP Peter Judd is very obviously Boris Johnson in the books. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/25 "2023-12-15T12:06:04Z")
I love anytime Ho and Lamb interact. In some ways Ho is immune to Lamb’s barbs because he’s so delusional. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/26 "2023-12-28T19:27:37Z")
I saw the final episode of the third series yesterday and enjoyed it. I’ll blur the rest of what I have to say in case anyone still hasn’t seen it. It was admittedly satisfying to see Duffy and his dogs all die, though a bit implausible that they did so while River and the other Slow Horses managed to survive. And one bit I may have missed as I watched this on my phone; at the end, after River’s grandfather burned the file (in Chekhov’s fireplace), River got back in his car and looked down at some papers. Later, we learned that the story leaked despite the file being burned, so had River copied the file before leaking it? Or was it leaked another way? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/27 "2023-12-28T19:38:28Z")
Yes, River had a copy with a folder from a Kinkos type store. I’m not sure Duffy died, but yeah that was a high body count for four slow horse. I liked a lot of it, didn’t love the ending, but any time Lamb and Ho are together, I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/28 "2023-12-28T19:38:58Z")
He looked down at some papers in a package from a copy shop. Called “Quic Copy” or something. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/29 "2023-12-28T19:44:58Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > that was a high body count for four slow horse I think I counted nine killed by Not Lisa From NewsRadio. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/30 "2023-12-28T19:48:57Z")
I think either Diana or Ingrid mentioned a total body count of eighteen. And another thing; after the end, we saw a preview of the next series. So was that already filmed? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/31 "2023-12-28T19:50:41Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And another thing; after the end, we saw a preview of the next series. So was that already filmed? They’ve done that for each season. Apparently they are being filmed back to back. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/32 "2023-12-28T19:59:33Z")
Yeah - it was fun, tho exceedingly and unbelievably violent. I had forgotten the plot of the book, but was surprised it was no more than 6 eps. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/33 "2023-12-29T16:49:13Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > love anytime Ho and Lamb interact. In some ways Ho is immune to Lamb’s barbs because he’s so delusional In the books, there are a lot of scenes written from Ho’s point of view, and there’s a rich seam of humour mined from the difference between the way he sees himself and the way the rest of the world sees him. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/34 "2024-01-01T02:50:56Z")
I just finished the season out and quite enjoyed it. Jackson Lamb is a miserable fuck, but it works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/35 "2024-01-01T19:59:47Z")
I live this show and everyone else who does is probably caught up at this point. Can we open the spoilers now? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/36 "2024-01-01T21:04:46Z")
Might as well. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/37 "2024-01-01T21:23:02Z")
I adore this show. It’s sharp, funny, witty, with enough shenanigans to completely confuse me. All the players are outstanding, and you can can _smell_ Jackson Lamb before you see him. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/38 "2024-01-02T16:58:20Z")
Renewed for season five. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/39 "2024-01-16T14:33:46Z")
Regarding the end of season 3: I think the high body count in the shoot out is saying that this supposedly highly trained, high quality security firm is just a bunch of wannabe soldiers who want to cosplay at being bad-ass, but really aren’t. They are barely better than storm troopers from Star Wars–1000 rounds used, no hits. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207/40 "2024-01-16T14:41:13Z")
I may have to watch this, although I dislike the idea of signing on for Apple TV. My daughter in law endorses it (she’s British). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-horses-careful-about-spoilers-please/994207.md?page=3)