Please...please...no matter what you thought of season 1 and the film...DON'T treat this too seriously.
Season 1 was easily the best, a good feel of 'military' with a cute little romance, touchy feely stuff thrown in. Mollie was so amiable and very likeable as the lead medic., as were her company.
Season 2 and onwards it sort of all falls apart in terms of grit or even attempted reason...don't get me wrong, Georgie, the new medic is hotter than the very depths of hell and absolutely gorgeous...but despite her smouldering good looks and decent acting skills, Michelle Keegan's role was pretty insulting. Jilted, she decides to Jilt someone else..she goes off mission endangering herself and her company whilst creating and managing several love triangles along the way...but it's ok..just please please please don't take it seriously. The acting is actually very good, the characters are likeable, the plots hysterical and completely over the top but it's OK..this is a FUN show and should be treated for what it is. The bad language is alarmingly frequent and pretty severe, which sort of clashes with it's love triangle type story lines, it could have been toned down without spoiling the flow of the show, but it's fairly clear the makers believed they were trying to give an authentic account of army life with a cartoon type script.
So..yes, it's pretty much "Band of Brothers meets The Simpsons"...but that doesn't make it top notch entertainment. Throughly enjoyable
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