Love:
It's funny. That whole scene in the gym in the most recent episode was one of the funniest things I've seen in recent times.
It deals with the real shit. It covers everything from racism, drug addiction, teen pregnancy, homophobia, death (it does this the best; see Sid's dad and Chris :(), and all the other shit people deal with.
The characters.
There's the old crew: The weird and eccentric Cassie. Chris who is the typical learn-to-love-him character who starts out a bit shit but eventually becomes one of the most likeable characters. Jal... Ok, Jal's pretty boring, but she still manages to be quite likeable. Maxxie, the loveable gay boy. Anwar, I think we all had a friend like Anwar. Michelle; to be honest I just like her clothes, they're all colourful and shit. Sid, who all of us geeky virgins could relate to. And then there's Tony who is just... well, Tony.
The new batch seem promising: Effy is already a legend with her odd ways, ability to read people, and being a manipulative bitch. Her best friend Pandora is like a more naive version of Cassie, but on less weed and on more ecstacy. Cook, who looks set to be this generation's Chris. Freddie who is just insta-cool as soon as he shows up, skating through traffic. JJ reminds me a bit too much of Sid, but a bit more retarded. Again, he's by far the easiest to relate to. Naomi is intriguing, is she a lesbian? And what really went down between her and the twins? Katie and Emily would probably suck individually, but there's an interesting dynamic between the two of them. And their pervy brother who watches them shower is made of win. Mackenzie Crook's got a role coming up soon too, and Ardal O'Hanlon is made of awesomeness.
The music's awesome. I had both the theme tune and Standing In The Way Of Control as my message alert and ringtone for about a year. Considering they've had both Crystal Castles and MGMT in the show, it's probably got one of the best soundtracks on TV. Was glad to hear some Klaxons this week, too.
Hate:
Ok, there's really only one part I hate, and that is that I am intensely jealous. I want to be sat outside some dodgy burger van selling lager smoking a spliff. I want to get dragged into a game of doing everything on the school's DO NOT DO THIS list. I wanted to be there when Cook dropped his trousers to show off his tattoo. I'd even settle for the sad moments, as at least there's something happening to feel something about. That may just be me though.
Looking forward to watching the rest of the new series, anyway.
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