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I suppose this episode was meant to grab viewers by the throat with its "shocking" reveal, but we burst out laughing at how ludicrous it was. I mean.... I mean... how stupid would we have to be to take this nonsense seriously? I was not much impressed with the first episode, but it was Irish, had its moments, plus your main man there with his lovely dark hair was easy to look at, so we figured it was only fair to see it out.

So, we carried on through two more rather silly episodes, and figured we were in for the full meal deal by that time. Lo and behold we come to episode 4, not expecting much, but what we got was so much more. So much more ridiculous, far-fetched, risible, and just plain stupid. Yes, we laughed out loud.

Does anyone watch this kind of trash and take it seriously? Or is the entire island of Ireland laughing at the simple-minded absurdity of it? It is impossible to say why I feel this way without "giving away" the pathetic conclusion, so I won't. If you haven't watched it yet, don't waste your time. Or do waste your time, if you're so inclined, but just know that if you have any sense you will be moved to laughter rather than the intended tears. Cheese of the Year Award winner: The Boy that Never Was. (And that title is grammatically incorrect. It should be The Boy WHO Never Was.)

NEVER watch another Alexander Payne film! Hated Sideways, hated About Schmidt, and now hated Nebraska, which I just had the mind-numbing misfortune of squirming through. I gave a generous 2/10 to all three of them. And here we had another annoying snore fest in Nebraska. A film about as interesting as the grey scenery through which they endlessly drove on their futile quest. A film full of arrogant fools, morons and creeps. The only one with any life to her was Kate (June Squibb) and why she was still hanging around one will never know. She should have put on her skates and got out of there years ago and made a life for herself.

I forget how I got sucked into watching this junk but the name Alexander Payne will henceforth be seen as a warning to me: Do not watch this film! Full-tilt boredom ahead!