Viewers gripped by Trauma series finale despite "ludicrous" storyline

Over the past three days, ITV series Trauma has become a frustrating pleasure for certain viewers.

From its launch on Monday to its finale last night, many were gripped by Trauma’s unbelievably tense scenes – while conceding that the plot was, at times, “ludicrous”.

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The medical thriller, written by Doctor Foster mastermind Mike Bartlett, reached a nerve-shredding climax on Wednesday, with John Simm’s Dan and Adrian Lester’s Jon having the ultimate face-off.

Lots of viewers who thought they were "fed up" with the series still couldn’t tear their eyes away…

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Our RadioTimes.com poll found that 72 per cent of voters found the ending to be anti-climactic, a view that was also voiced on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/radiotimes/posts/10155816755036075

Andrew Brown wrote: "Who do I see for a refund on three hours of time - one of the worst shows I’ve endured, kept waiting for it to click and ramp up. But no, dull, slow, implausible and with a ‘I give up now’ ending."

However, Dawn Grassby said, "Yes thank goodness they gave the story a complete ending! I hate watching a several part drama to be left to make up my own ending."

Jill Worthington countered, "It felt like the writer got fed up and just needed to write an ending - any ending. A bit of a let down I thought after such a gripping build up. ?"

Originally published on Thursday 15 February 2018

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