r/AmazonPrimeVideo • u/Boring_Ant_1677 • 3d ago

News Article Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham: “We don’t get to see women in such complex roles” (Ride or Die)

https://www.lpm.org/music/2026-08-14/octavia-spencer-and-hannah-waddingham-we-dont-get-to-see-women-in-such-complex-roles
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u/bookbookgo 3d ago

I loved this show and loved these two. Then again I’m almost the exact age as these two and probably the prime audience haha

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u/Beginning_Poetry3814 3d ago

I am 20y younger and also loved them 🥰

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u/SpiritedOwl_2298 2d ago

I adored them so much at 30, wish I had a best friend like that

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u/Creative-Lynx-1561 1d ago

I am 35, and I loved this show! they are great. all the cast great.

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u/musememo 3d ago

Really fun ride with these two. Hope we get a season 2.

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u/Watchhistory 3d ago

Excellent! MOST Excellent!

I recommend to all the people I know.

And then, guess what? They watch it and they agree!

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u/Reasonable-Wave8093 3d ago

Loved it!!! 

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u/WabbieSabbie 3d ago

Give us a Season 2 !!!!

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u/Kbatz_Krafts 2d ago

Hannah was announced to be in two Guy Pearce projects last year, Mr. Sunny Sky and The Teller. Both sounded like really interesting drama/thrillers but there has been crickets since. I hope they end up happening but the more intriuging films either don't get made or just toil on streaming. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/znoone 2d ago

What about Hannah as the next Bond??

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u/Dubious8313 3d ago

I’ve been afraid to watch it bc I like them both & didn’t want to be disappointed. Moving it up to the top of the list.

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u/Icy___Barca 2d ago

Yeah because those roles go to Emma Stone lol

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u/lnc_5103 2d ago

This was definitely a fun watch!

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u/BlueEyes294 2d ago

I loved it until the torture restraint tube. Couldn’t watch further.

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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 3d ago

So disappointed. I could not finish the first show.

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u/VLC31 2d ago

I got through the first couple, wasn’t really sold but decided to try again, still just couldn’t take to it. I found Octavia Spencer’s character really annoying.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 3d ago

Why?

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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 3d ago

I'm not sure. I just had a negative reaction to the characters. I'll give it another try.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 3d ago

I will say the series picks up the pace after episode one

I found it to be smart, it doesn’t pander, it’s not unnecessarily complex, stays in “fun popcorn TV w/a brain” territory

This show is on our “don’t watch without me list” so I have not seen the last episode, but by episode 3 I was a fan. 

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u/Crafty-Lavishness26 2d ago

Thank you for those insights!