A MAN is putting on the performance of a lifetime pretending he is entirely new to a show he has already binge-watched while his girlfriend slept.
Stephen Malley cued up Manhunt on Apple TV while making remarks to Emma Bradford like ‘Looking forward to this,’ and ‘apparently it gets pretty complicated’ as if he had not already watched all seven episodes over the course of the last three evenings.
He said: “Wonder if it’s any good? I can’t wait for us to find out together.
“Apparently it’s pretty twisty-turny, so if you get confused just ask me and I’ll tell you where we’re up to. Because I tend to pay more attention, not because of any prior knowledge.
“Wow, did that just happen? I did not expect that in any way at all, and am reeling. This bit? Ah, it’s jumped forward ten years, it does that. I think. Similar things I’ve watched have progressed in a similar way.
“Anyway, if you find it’s a bit boring and gets bogged down, especially around the third episode, we can always quit and watch something else. I don’t mind. Looks like one of those that’s pretty predictable.”
Bradford said: “He’s quite obviously seen it. I don’t mind. It means he can’t complain when I talk over it to tell him all about Donna from work’s new hair colour.”
