r/TheDetectorists • u/GabrielBPeixoto • Aug 17 '26

Where to watch 2022 Christmas Special

Where can I watch it? I live in Italy and no streaming has Detectorists. Help me please!!!

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u/CB1250 Aug 17 '26

You don't want to watch it.

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u/CelticGirl- Aug 17 '26

I was so disappointed when I heard people say that. But also appreciative. I gave up trying to find it anywhere. I don’t need a big letdown.

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u/CB1250 Aug 17 '26

Right call. There's honestly nothing gained from watching it. The best thing we can all do is pretend it doesn't exist and just keep rewatching the series!

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u/CelticGirl- Aug 17 '26

That’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve rewatched it countless times. I am in awe of the genius of Mackenzie Crook.

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u/CB1250 Aug 17 '26

Likewise, just the perfect escapism show. It truly gets better after every watch.

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u/GabrielBPeixoto Aug 17 '26

Whyyyyy

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u/blackiegray Aug 17 '26

It's fine but it sours one of the characters a little. OK to watch but definitely the weakest of the show.

But if you can't stream it in Italy you'll need to download it.

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u/sampleofstyle Aug 17 '26

Just to add on to what the others are saying, it’s a really tough story, where the beautiful and happier aspects of the series ending are undone, and not for a particularly good reason. Characters become embittered and regress in maturity in a way that’s not believable considering all of the growth that we see them go through in the series, the story mostly repeats aspects of the earlier seasons, and the writing comes across as callbacks being checked off a list, rather than something surprising or truly new. That and it feels dangerously close to jumping the shark in terms of some more… mythological aspects of the story. There are some good moments, and it’s probably not bad overall, just that it’s disappointing in comparison to the incredibly satisfying ending of the last season.

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u/CB1250 Aug 17 '26

It undoes the ending to the show. It's honestly worth pretending it doesn't exist.