Maxxie's stalker was unveiled and boy, is there some psychotic soup in that house. Sketch (or Lucy as her mom calls her), lives in the same council estate as Maxxie. She has a disabled mom and seems to be her primary caretaker. She has invented a grandiose identity and relayed it to her bedridden mother. Obviously the charade is shattered but not before the new villain causes some damage to the gang, the school play and her self, it seems.
Now, I've read a lot saying the show has lost it's spontenaity. I'll admit the episodes are a bit darker so far, and seem to be trying to have a wider appeal and seem more 'realistic.' The saving grace of this episode for me was the school play, "Osama the Musical." Loved the dance routines, the orchestra with skyscraper hats, the boogie-woogie bagel (do Brits see Bagels the way we see Krumpets?) and of course, the penultimate number.
I liked the Maxxie/Anwar scenes with the Seven/Five plan and Anwar's Hugh Grant trick, but this is just feuling my fear that he is soley a one note comic relief vehicle. I was also surprised that Maxxie didn't have more compassion for Sketch after the off-camera confrontation with her mom. He seemed to be the heart of the group in some ways and I was hoping he'd pull through on the moral high train. That whisper after the kiss with Sketch was brutal, but probably deserved. I truthfully didn't find her that interesting and am not thrilled with the prospect of her becoming a regular.
I also LOVED the driving Miss Daisy costume, Chris had several small, but spot-on scenes in this ep.
It looks like next episode is Sid's, but mostly revolving around his parents and relationship with Cassie. Which reminds me, when is she coming back? I heard a spoiler that will bring back the love square from last season. I'm also ready for the return of Angie, even though I hope the Chris/Jal rumors are true.
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I should have mentioned, to maybe help to cheer you up after such a rough day, but I watched this episode on the train home (as well as the beginning of the next one).
Agreed that I really was not at all interested in Sketch. With such great regular characters already, why add this distraction in?
Of course, there were some funny bits (Osama, Miss Daisy, Hugh Grant, and Chris's "If Muhammud won't come to Rome"), but the actual drama in season 2 is so far pretty disappointing. So bad that the little moments where I actually feel something, like when Tony and Michelle are in the bathroom, make me actually feel sort of a sucker for still caring.
Going to catch up on the rest soon. I promise.
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