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Greene v The World

Episode aired Aug 19, 2018
54m

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6.5/10

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After taking up residency in Canberra as a senator in federal parliament, Cleaver has old foes and new. A terrorist gas attack on Parliament House causes the seat of government to move down ... Read allAfter taking up residency in Canberra as a senator in federal parliament, Cleaver has old foes and new. A terrorist gas attack on Parliament House causes the seat of government to move down the hill to its old home.After taking up residency in Canberra as a senator in federal parliament, Cleaver has old foes and new. A terrorist gas attack on Parliament House causes the seat of government to move down the hill to its old home.

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1msusskind-79880

Sad, what has become of a great series

We watched episode 1 of season 5 and could not believe how bad it has become. There was not a single funny scene or line and it was seriously cringe-worthy. We loved the first 4 seasons, but it should have ended there. Will not waste the time to watch another minute. Very disappointing!

1admin-591

Terrible

I had stocked up on Rake to "binge" this week ... First Episode terrible!

The satirical humour that had made this series so good has been replaced by puerile gutter gags ... Have all the writers been replaced?

Not sure that I'll bother with the remaining episodes.

3axiomic

A terrible disappointment.

This episode failed at maintaining the greatness of the previous seasons, of the sincerity of the characters and failed to establish any audience engagement or care for the plot lines... And oh boy, how many plot lines can one cram into one episode?! Far too many for any audience member to care about any of it. They're the same fantastic actors, but completely under utilised. Richard Roxburgh's charisma was the only reason I didn't press stop before the end. I doubt I'll attempt to watch the next episode. A pity, as I had so looked forward to this season.

2wbelperio

Amateurish and embarrassing!

Simply does not have the right feel, it all seems rushed and poorly scripted. Performances are sub standard even though Richard Roxburgh is clearly trying to stay true to his character as Clever Greene but he seems to be the only one. A flurry of Aussie actors with hopeless yank accents only adds to the woes of the lazy script. Episode 2 is actually worse, shame ABC!

1marcusgrayneuroscience

Worst season yet

Rake used to be a fun show. While it stretched plausibility at times, it brought the audience along for the laugh, and was entertaining. Unfortunately season 5 is quite different. Its cringe-worthy, shallow, and the characters are unlikeable. Don't bother wasting your time with this embarrassment.

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Jane Turner (Penny Evans) and William McInnes (Gareth Morrow) also worked together on two episodes of Kath & Kim (2002) as Kath and Sandy Freckle respectively.