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Here's what Twitter thought about TV3's new soap Red Rock

The first episode aired tonight. But were the highly discerning Irish public impressed?

SO, WHICH ARE YOU – #TeamKiely or #TeamHennessy?

Tonight marked the debut of TV3′s new soap and potential rival to RTÉ’s Fair City, Red Rock.

It centres on a busy Garda station in the fictional Dublin suburb of Red Rock, where two families, the Kielys and the Hennessys, are at war.

We’ve had a look at the action-packed first episode here, but what did Twitter think?

The overall reaction was positive, with loads of viewers praising the high production values, top notch acting and juicy plot:

First impressions; shot well... lit well... good direction... believable performances and sharp dialogue. This is gonna be good... #RedRock
— George McMahon (@georgeymac) January 7, 2015

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Enjoyed #RedRock. Zipped thru setups/created a sense of a world from the off. it's nicely shot avoiding staginess that can plague soaps too
— Conor Behan (@ItsConorBehan) January 7, 2015

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Not everyone was completely taken in, of course.

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Will watch tomorrow but not feeling it. Nothing about it made me say I can't wait for the next episode #RedRock
— ｡❈ 🎀 𝒱𝒾☯𝓁𝑒𝓉𝓉𝒶 🎀 ❈｡ (@vmj63) January 7, 2015

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I've seen some shite in my time, Fair City comes to mind, but #RedRock is a new level of muck
— Mick Ring (@MickRing83) January 7, 2015

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But one thing almost everyone agreed on was that the harmonica-driven theme tune/sting HAS to go. Eastenders’ iconic “dum-dum-dum-dum-dumdumdumdum” it ain’t.

Only downside to #RedRock is the harmonica at the end. It's no scene-stopping, Eastenders drumbeat.
— Niamh Kellett (@miambo) January 7, 2015

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Wow that harmonica was inappropriate. #RedRock
— Nicky Ryan (@NickyRyan_) January 7, 2015

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Very impressed with #RedRock. Strong acting, script and production. That music has to go though. The harmonica was like comedy at the end!
— Sean Munsanje (@Seanmunsanje) January 7, 2015

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Catch the next episode tomorrow at 8.30pm on TV3.

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Here's what Twitter thought about TV3's new soap Red Rock

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