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After his crusade against The Banks, Dave begins his latest project, taking on the pay day loan companies, to do this, Dave calls on the help of an American journalist, named Jessica.

So, we had Gladiator 2, that was the ultimate remake that wasn't needed, and now we have Bank of Dave 2, another remake that didn't need to be made, but whereas Gladiator 2 is awful, Bank of Dave 2 was at least fun, flawed, but fun.

So, it's cobbled together, the romance is a bit daft, and the thought of Dave the crusader battling some sort of crimelord from the other side of the world is for the birds, but who cares, it's fun, and you can't help but adore Rory Kinnear, back as Dave.

It makes you think, adverts for those pay day loans used to be everywhere, now you don't see them, thankfully.

I absolutely loved Chrissy Metz's performance, I thought she was great, she's very charismatic, and has one lovely voice. Amit Shah as always, I really like this guy, seems able to do anything.

A few minor quibbles, firstly, the courtroom scene, which should have been the crowning moment, the big moment of drama, turned into a sixty second, blink and you miss it scene, it was such a shame.

The first one had a streak of reality, this one felt like a work of fiction.

Flawed, but fun.

6.5/10.

Walter Triplett receives an eighteen year sentence for killing Michael Corrado, believing he was about to attack his sister, at a retrial Triplett's sentence is increased to twenty years.

This is the first episode from this series, that has me absolutely stumped, this is the first time I have felt absolutely and totally conflicted, I find it difficult to form an opinion on the case itself.

It's clear Walter was no angel, his record speaks for itself, multiple prosecutions, clearly an angry man, is it possible he was trying to turn his life around, personally I think he was.

Did an innocent man simply get in the way, and end up dying, I genuinely just don't know, it's possible, did Walter purposely set about him, personally I'm not sure.

Could Walter claim racism in his conviction, I'm struggling to see that, the fact that the judge was black, it doesn't make sense, Judges so not allow themselves to be be pushed by a Jury, of any denomination.

One thing that did cause me to stop and think, one comment, one of his own race..... I personally see a degree of racism here.

7/10.

Daniel Lopez admits to other murders, but maintains he did not kill José Menchaca, instead blames Candie Dominguez.

I'm glad this was spread out over two episodes, as it's a complex story, with two strong characters at the centre of the storyline.

In the first episode, they pretty much made out that Candie was an innocent party, rotting in prison because of the evil, twisted Lopez, wow do we get a different take on things in this second part.

Lopez certainly looks the part, with his tattoos and demeanor, he presents as the gangster of the piece, but surely the really menace comes from Candie, who is just emotionless, who knows what she's capable of.

That part where we see Candie's daughter interviewed, I thought that was shocking, surely any parent would watch and be horrified by the lack of emotion, and lack of shock, she described Jose's plight in such a matter of fact way.

Shocking.

8/10.