Literally moments after my last post, I managed to find my way to a legit streaming service, which allowed me to watch ep 3.
Well I asume the author gives his own impressions of her...which is fair enough.

I alway get confused as to whether I've seen that at all...I think it was Victoria, I saw....but I did fancy The Crown.

This episode showed Patrick in a state often referred to in the addiction community as Dry Drunk.  He's not drinking or using anymore, which is good, but he has yet to confront the reasons he was using in the first place.  His talk with Johnny was a huge step in an addicts recovery.  Now true healing can begin.

Haven't watched it yet, but the reviews are great. It must be really strong stuff.

The dubbed version of the first episode aired on German television “Sky Deutschland” tonight. After getting over the slightly annoying fact that he has the same voice as the German version of Sherlock - I actually like Sherlock’s German voice but it simply doesn’t suit Patrick Melrose - I really enjoyed it although it doesn’t have the same impact as the original version. Benedict’s voice is such an integral part of his performance. Besides, it’s impossible to translate word play like “care for a dessert” into another language so they have to come up with something different that isn’t half as funny as the original version.

Many German newspapers published their reviews of Patrick Melrose today to coincide with the broadcast of episode 1, and I am happy to tell you that they are full of praise for the quality of the entire production and especially for Benedict’s outstanding performance. 

Yes, the Norwegian newspapers praise the series as well, especially noting Ben's performance.

Well we know he is able to play everything, but it's lovely to see reviews mentioning his immense talent. He's like Gary Oldman who also can play everything.

Mother’s Milk left me speechless. I thought it would be difficult to turn this story that is largely told from the perspective of Patrick’s son into an one hour television episode, but they created another masterpiece. It was painful to see Patrick in self-destruction mode again, veering from rage to silent despair. Benedict has outdone himself once again. I can’t believe there is now only one episode left.

Yes, for me this episode was the hardest to watch. But what an amazing show: the script, the actors, the photography, the music, everything at the highest artistic level. And you feel it, too. There are films that look beautiful but leave you cold. This is very different. Its beauty makes the story even more heartbreaking. 
 

A couple days ago I got caught up to "Mother's Milk." It's kind of sad that, despite some effort not to ruin his son's life, Patrick seems to be making things tough for him. His son even did the same thing on top of the well as Patrick did as a boy. I'm curious how old the son will be in the last episode coming out tonight. 
While I have liked this series, I am finding it at times seems a little directionless. The point for each episode comes through eventually, but I find it's a little repetitive with the flashbacks at times or just doesn't seem to be moving anywhere. I guess real life is like that, with the direction of things not always so clear-cut or obvious, but at the same time as a show the things that happen don't always seem to amount to anything. Like Patrick's mother asking him to kill her. It was briefly discussed and then never came to anything. 
I guess it seems to me sometimes like there are very few significant plot points per episode. I've still enjoyed the acting and I am still interested in how the story will end, I don't think it's a show that is going to stay with me or that I will remember as being great.

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