

The takeaway? Neither of them cares what the others think they’re only grumpy because they’re hungover, and regardless, all that happened last night was that Hassell talked Euro Cash’s ear off about her recent breakup. On the way they confer about their new Gossip Girl worthy rep with the boys. It turns out that said mysticism library is right around the corner (go figure) so Hassell and Euro Cash pop on over to check it out. He’s not having the worst night of the crew, because Hassell calls him, and she looks about as good as any of us feel after spending any length of time on social media these days, i.e.
Anyway, THIS billiard hall has a bunch of cool cats, including Euro Cash, who opens the show by losing a game. Van Der Valk seems determined to convince me that Amsterdam is the coolest city in the world, and so far it’s kinda working? This episode opens in a billiard hall, a thing I was convinced no longer exists, driven away by the Harold Hills of the world (I was wrong: there’s one less than a mile from the GBH offices). I’m here to recap the season as it happens just in case you, Dear Reader, miss an episode and haven’t yet been able to catch up on GBH Passport. If you were looking for a moody, gritty mini-series that’ll make you want to abscond to Amsterdam, Van der Valk is for you. This month, we’re incredibly excited to bring you coverage of MASTERPIECE’ s new show Van der Valk. Every season, the Drama After Dark team gathers ‘round the (currently virtual) conference room table to watch the latest and greatest in British dramas.
