I'm trying to catch up with Skins as fast as possible. I often find that when I burn through a series, I don't remember much, but am hoping that if I blog each episode as I go, I will remedy that.
Based on the first two episodes, I wasn't quite sure what the format of the show would be, but it seems that the format is to focus on an individual character every week while still advancing the plot. As with any ensemble, there are always going to be favorites, and from even the pilot, which I guess was Tony-centric, Jal really hadn't made much of an impression at all. It seems curious that the third episode featured her with how small of a role she seemed to have so far. Because of that, I'd have to say that I didn't especially enjoy the first 25 minutes of this episode very much.
While there were some funny moments with the music instructor being told the band swears too much ("Fuck my donkey! That's good!") and Sid in the dressing room ("She didn't like it! Too small!"; what is it with this show and it's brilliant use of the seeming sounds of sex?) I was really just waiting for the episode to return to the plot lines I loved so much in the first two episodes.
Once Chris, Tony, Maxxie, Sid, Michelle, and Cassie made it to the party, the episode really picked up.
In the first episode, I never saw the dub-step party girl (Abigail?) as an actual threat and conflict for Tony and Michelle, but again, I am curious to see how that will all play out. I guess the rectangle just expanded to include another member, though I am sure there will be a few more women in Tony's sights.
And poor Sid. I really do find myself attached to the characters that just sincerely and genuinely want the girl, so hearing Michelle and then Jal tell him they love him " more like a brother thing" made me cringe in a good way. Because of her sincere and genuine affection for Sid, I felt bad for Cassie too.
Most surprising was the really quick resolution to the Mad Twatter plotline with the clever twist of his associate William.
Somehow, the way the stories intertwined, I still found myself caring when Jal's clarinet was destroyed, and when she caught a vulnerable glimpse of her father ("I got skin. I got kin to think of") but I was still not entirely sold on the distance Jal felt with her father, and while I assume that her mother must have died, I was simply left wondering what tragic thing happened to her.
Still an enjoyable episode, but I hope that the other episodes cover more interesting ground with an individual character.
2 comments:
Jal turns out to be one of my favorite characters, I think she get's more interesting in the Chris episode.(the next one i think)
I'll be curious to see how they make her more interesting, but I was really underwhelmed by her so far. It probably didn't help that she had done absolutely nothing interesting in the first two episodes.
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