20 days! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE SURVIVED THIS EPIC HIATUS.

[botherd]

So it looks like the first episode of Skins series four is about Thomas. I'm... pleased, I think. I think I'm pleased? The thing is, I like Thomas and I think he was criminally underused last series, but I'm... not actually all that interested in him. Or maybe it's that I'm not invested in him. So I don't mind him getting the first episode, and I really hope it's good (sounds like it is), but I'm not sure I want him to get a big story arc over the whole series.

I think my main worry is that JJ, who I like a whole lot more, is going to get sidelined. I'd be amazed if Effy, Freddie, Cook, Naomi, and Emily didn't each get individual episodes, and we know that Thomas and Katie (yay!) do, and that's seven. If the finale is Everyone, that means no episodes for JJ and Pandora. Obviously it might not shake out like that, maybe some people are sharing episodes, but that's my guess at the most likely scenario.

So, yeah. Looking forward to Thomas' episode, but hoping he doesn't take screentime away from my favourites. (He's quite welcome to take screentime away from Cook and Freddie, but I seriously doubt that'll happen.)

Comments

[nomey123.livejournal.com]

I think Thomas is a really interesting character to start with, they left a lot unexplained with him last series and although his character was pretty much forgotten about after ep3 i remember i really loved him when I first saw ep3 and am really glad ep1 is Thomas and not Freddie like some people were saying a while ago.

From what we've heard from JB, no one is sharing eps and I'm fairly positive it's going to be Freddie and Panda that get cut which doesn't bother me at all. JJ's ep was one that I think the writers and the whole Skins bosses/directors/importantpeople were really proud of so I really don't think they wouldn't give him one this time round (or at least i really hope so because i love both Ollie and JJ!).
Panda and Freddie are both characters who I think can still be developed through other characters so probably don't need their own episodes as much.

And I'm way to excited!! 20 days!! Can't believe its been like 9months nearly that we've waited! And we're starting to get daily updates from e4 :D

[botherd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd heard rumours that Freddie would have the first ep and I'm really pleased that's not the case. If Freddie didn't have an episode this year I'd be SO HAPPY, but I'm still not counting on it.