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'Landscapers' Episode 4: Fans say 'whoever did the 10/10 writing deserves a cookie'

Olivia Colman gives a brilliant performance as broken Susan in the finale of the HBO series

HBO just aired the finale of 'Landscapers' and the miniseries truly delivers in the dramatics department. The black comedy follows the true story of the 1998 murders of Nottinghamshire residents William and Patricia Wycherley.

Olivia Colman portrays Susan Edwards and David Thewlis her husband Christopher Edwards who plotted the murder and then proceeded to fake their existence and draw money in the Wycherley's names. So far into the series, each episode followed the case from the confession to the trial with fans praising the imaginative portrayal of events. Here's what they said about the last episode. 

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'Landscapers' which is written by Ed Sinclair and directed by Will Sharpe has received praise ever since it aired. From the extremely creative way that has the characters break the wall, address the camera, move between sets, the use of black and white, color, and much, much more the miniseries has played out the story of the murder in the most fascinating way. The fourth episode took a western turn with the main characters in a new movie setting making for another fresh perspective.

Viewers have frequently commented on the unique world that has been created and how you get immersed in the storytelling. The show which stars Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman is taken to the next level with her acting. The fourth episode saw her character facing a trial for murder and delivers brilliant lines. Susan says, "'I'm not fragile, I'm broken. So you can't hurt me. You can laugh and send me to prison, but no one can hurt me anymore'". This particular line hit fans hard due to Colman's amazing delivery which was commented upon as well. Here are some of the viewer's thoughts on the episode.

One viewer said, "This show revitalized my love of the stage and devised theatre. It’s so beautiful the way it intertwined both film and the stage. It took a minute to immerse in the world created…but the acting is phenomenal. Olivia Colman is brilliant and awe-inspiring. #Landscapers" while another commented, "I love when they show actors going on set and getting into character though in this case they fancied themselves as characters in a dramatic love story. #Landscapershbo #Landscapers". A fan tweeted, "Whoever did the writing for #Landscapers deserves a cookie or something cause I mean 10/10".

Yet another tweet read, "#landscapershbo is spellbinding". Another user said, "I really enjoyed #Landscapers on @HBO even though I’m not exactly sure what I just watched". A fan also commented, "'I'm broken. You can't hurt me' Olivia Colman just devastated me with that delivery #Landscapers".

'Landscapers' is available for streaming on HBO Max. 

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