TV: Struggling to Cope as a sophomore slump bites
Where does Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope go from here? A third season, probably. But Danielle’s return from Vancouver, when eventually it did happen, really didn’t do much to lift a rather limp second outing
Reviewed This Week
Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope: RTÉ 2
The Great House Revival: RTÉ One
Talking to My Father: RTÉ One
Constance Smith: Tragóid Hollywood: TG4
When I was learning to play poker behind the bicycle shed, I was told that you shouldn’t split a decent pair in a hand you’ve been dealt. There’s always a chance you might improve on it. But for some curious reason and to its detriment, the second season of Stefanie Preissner’s creationCan’t Cope, Won’t Cope(RTÉ Two) split the pair of Mallow mates who had lent much of its dynamic. Aisling (Seána Kerslake) remained in Ireland, while Danielle (Nika McGuigan) took herself off to Canada.
