Exactly, definetly the biggest takeaway from this whole scene. Everything about this screams "yo he's gonna whack you and only the badgers will find your body" but Ray doesn't worry one bit.
I know, i binged it during Lockdown , the 1st and 2nd season in like 2 days haha, then to my surprise the final season was currently halfway through, so caught up on there then was watching a episode a week until it finished.
I would love to see a version of LOTR where Elrond gives Aragorn his new sword with this exact sort of energy. Aragorn: That's a Narsil. Elrond: Naw, that's an Anduril. Better than a Narsil. Better than a Sting. Basically gonna win us the War of the Ring. Chop yer ring finger right off. *Aragorn nods. Elrond cracks open a beer. Also nods*
Too right. Christmas in an Islamic nation. Throwing acid at women you don't like, the smell of cordite wafting on the breeze, warm blood coagulating in the dirt. Doesn't get any better. Although a beer would have been nice. Can't have everything though, that's what Paradise is for! Hahahahahahah.
So in an interview Scott Ryan said he’s dealt with the character Ray Shoesmith for 20 years and he felt burnt out. But man do I wish he would agree to do another 3 seasons.
I get that, but I also get that in a lot of ways, it's better to end something on the early side and feel like there was more to offer, than to keep it going just because you can, and then you DO find the boundaries upon which the show can't go any further, and people get sick of it and it retroactively ruins the previous content. I mean, the Simpsons have been going on for over 30 years, but when was the last time you sat down and watched an episode as it was being shown for the first time? I haven't seen a new episode in like 20 years, because I haven't wanted to, because "Simpsons did it" is a meme for a reason.
@@LabTech41 I get the whole notion of leaving on a high note, but in my opinion i feel it had a little more to offer. And i always felt as though there were a few more loose ends to tie up.
That’s the type of friendship that serving and fighting together can only bring. Definitely first gulf war vets, probably saw action in Timor etc Afghanistan
I was halfway expecting Ray to say, "Patch it? I haven't gotten a hole in anyone yet, mate." The Patchett Machine Carbine Mk I is the predecessor to the Sterling SMG. It was developed by George William Patchett, who was an employee of the Sterling company.
@@tattooninjaYou need to remove that rod out of your arse and brush that chip of your shoulder. Also, get some basic spelling lessons instead of making a fool of yourself. 😂
Sometimes its best to just quit while your ahead and leave us all with a classic. They only ever made 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers. One of the funniest things on TV ever.
But that particular weapon is indeed a Sterling and not a Patchett. It includes fittings for a bayonet, not present on the Patchett (which was only ever a prototype for the Sterling anyway).
Buddy, dont you think Ray wouldve told him that? He couldve since he was in the MIlitary himself, but noticed how he didnt feel to correct an idiot. Dont be that geek bruv.
SAS in England did it that way cleaning out an embassy in London back in the day , not messing straight from the hip, look it up if you don't believe me and I wouldn't be exactly their biggest fan. All the best from Ireland,Seán
Back in the day (late 80s) I did basic (Australian Reserve) with a training corporal who was ex-British forces. Onrange he demonstrated 'instinctive' hip firing at close range (pegging a survey peg at about 10m with an SLR). Apparently it's SOP training for the poms, but wasn't really part of normal Aussie military range training at the time (at least not at my level).
No body seems to mention the gun safety. First he checks the breach is clear. Then doesn't load the magazine until the "range" is clear. Doesn't want accidental weapon discharge. 😅
Nobody is mentioning the most appalling gun-safety error here, even worse than the finger on the trigger: They're shooting a machine gun at some melons with a massive downhill slope in the background. Those bullets could go into the woods for miles and who knows what they'll hit... bears? People? Houses full of bears and people? All equally likely possibilities.
@@L1n34rThe only bears in Australia mate are Dropbears and if you drive into the middle of nowhere, it is nowhere. There might not be people for miles and miles and miles. The population is only 30 million, not 350 like the US, and most live in cities or on the coastline. It is possible to drive for two days and still be in the same state, or be in an oil field outback that is bigger than the state of Texas. Imagine that. 👍 Edit. It's a submachine gun, firing 9mm pistol ammunition, it's certainly not a machine gun firing .30 or .50 cal. The 'lethal' range of 9mm cartridges is accepted as 50 metres, 'effective' range about 150-200m in terms of being able to cause injury. Their range after passing through a watermelon is minimal, most likely less than 100m.
The series finale left the door wide open. Two amateurs told him to get out of the cab & run. My continuation. Several hours later, the amateurs are tied up in the trunk & have given up their employer. Great start for another season.
Didn't seem to amateur for me - was actually a chilling scene to me since he didn't seem prepared. Combine that with passing the kind of club housey spot with a bunch of motorcycles after what has happened earlier in the show. "Bit of this bit of that…" - that hit hard
By “amateurs” I meant they were more interested in proving a point than fulfilling the contract. One of my favorite movie lines went something like this “when you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk” Eli Wallach - The Good The Bad & The Ugly. Circa 1966. True badass
tbh i dont think so. yea the ending is pretty open but ray smiles directly into the camera. its a great ending because we dont need to see the action. we know he will fuck em up
@@granitejeepc3651 And you think the commenter's comment you commented on doesn't know that? Are you the type of guy that watches Star Wars, and the guy sitting next to you says "whoa, the Millennium Falcon is fast!", and you turn to him and say "it's just special effects, it's not really real, and neither is the Millennium Falcon". In other words, try to contribute rather than being a soulless, stilted, annoying, smug know-it-all commenter.
They're the same thing. Patchett designed the Sterling, but the prototypes were called Patchetts because Sterling hadn't started putting them into production yet. So Ray and Gary are both right, it's a Sterling made by Patchett before Sterling started making them
@otardo_o only 100 patchett prototypes were ever made, and all but 3 are accounted for, from what i belive, they used sten/lanchester mags and were a lighter grey colour- and the grip was aluminium, not the black plastic you see here... they government declined the gun in 1946, as there was no immediate need for them, so patchett continued to develop iit at sterling, also in that time developing the curved roller assisted magazines... the government accepted them in the early 50's.
@@ray.shoesmith Actually I reckon he did. Gaz is a fighter and a crim sure, but he isn't Ray. He knows how the underworld works and probably didn't want/need any blowback for the sake of one gun that he was going to gift to his mate. That's probably why he was excited to give it to Ray, because it was a good, quality gift that cost him a fair bit to come by. He was proud of it
@@Red_Beard2798 Well I didn't necessarily mean that he pinched it, although I wouldn't put him past it. I was more suggesting that Gary probably could have come by that gun in numerous possible ways that resulted in him receiving it quietly. Who knows, maybe he swapped his peepee video collection for it. Or something. He was pretty resourceful old Gaz.
What an underrated gem this show was. I finished it not too long ago and was so surprised. I even visited some of the locations they shot as they were so beautiful.
I think it’s fair to say that the Aussies aren’t famous for making world class tv or films. There is always an exception to the rule and Mr Inbetween is it. So realistic, emotional, violent and empathetic. This show has it all and def one of the best I’ve ever seen. ❤️UK.
I just noticed this. He may have closed his eyes, but his hand went to the back of his jacket where he probably had a pistol. He might trust his buddy, but he's not stupid.
@@Ogrematic assuming the honey badger you’re talking about is a select-fire gun, then he either has an FFL or whatever it is you people call them, or he’s a criminal. Either way, he’s not your average Joe.
The writer seriously knows his guns OR knows Ray would know his guns. Sterling's are known for weak mechs, they can & will "go off" without warning when cocked. (Constant use wears the blow back breach locking mech) Ray cocks the sub but waits until the "range" is cleared before loading his mag. I can only imagine this was an intentional detail, to the casual observer this would probably seem backward.
And in America …..”attention walmart shoppers..there is a blue light special on sub machine guns , ammunition is also half price “….interesting that a sten wouldn’t be a big deal here .
See, if this had taken place in America, Garry could have given him that surprise in a McDonald's parking lot and half the cars next to him would've been packing firepower even greater than that.
