Obligatory Thursday Skins Post

[botherd]

Wow, that was the stupidest thing ever written.

Once again, Skins has taken a storyline that would have been interesting on its own - Effy recovering from a suicide attempt - and rendered it completely ridiculous by adding A PSYCHO WHO BRAINWASHED EFFY AND BEAT FREDDIE TO DEATH. I just. What is this? Jesus, I've disliked Freddie throughout and thought he was back on top douche form this episode, but even he deserved better than that. It's not ~edgy, Jamie Brittain, it's just bullshit.

The best part of this episode once again was Katie fucking Fitch - "She dumped you again" - but I can't even squee about that because I'm in mourning. Not for Freddie, but for the show I used to love.

Comments

[boppingalone.livejournal.com]

I LIKE YOUR NEW TAG. That is all.

[liev.livejournal.com]

Let's pray together bb. There's no way the finale is going to be anything but shit now, just because it just has to deal with what happened in this episode, and what's happened has been the worst possible thing to ever happen to this show - a totally stupid and unbelievable twist that would work well in every bad horror movie, not a teen drama that used to be good.

I totally get where the Radio Times guy was coming from now.

[harlequingerhl.livejournal.com]

Not for Freddie, but for the show I used to love.

that is so fucking true.

[old-wp.livejournal.com]

It's not ~edgy, Jamie Brittain, it's just bullshit.

EXACTLY. I don't even. If I hadn't been incredibly disappointed already, this would've done me in. As it were, I'm laughing and crying at the same time.

[holeybubushka.livejournal.com]

I know, babes.

I feel like this season ended after episode four for me. Everything after that is inane bullshit.

I can't even get excited about Noami/Emily in bed together! How could they construct one of the best coming of age/coming out stories one year and decimate it the next? Wow, Jamie Britton, just...wow. *slow clap*

I hope you're job is going well!

[myfirstkitchen.livejournal.com]

Shark. Jumped.

http://www.e4.com/skins/series4/freddie-condolence-book.html - SERIOUSLY?

[andthatisthat.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen this episode yet (the way this series has gone, I usually come here to read your reaction first to see exactly how much I need to fear a new episode before actually putting myself through it), but when you said about Freddie being brutally murdered, I kind of assumed you were just exaggerating for comic effect. It was only when I looked elsewhere, I was like "oh, they actually did kill Funsponge."

I guess if nothing else, in a series that has repeatedly failed to give me anything I wanted (more Katie, any Pandora at all, a plotline worthy of Naomi and Emily), they did at least throw me a bone by doing what I wanted them to do throughout series three and making Freddie die painfully. I have a feeling I may feel slightly guilty when I actually see it, though.