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If Skins co-creator Bryan Elsey’s recent Channel 4 series Dates really did what it says on the tin, and delivered us nine dates between Londoners, it might not have worked as well as it ends up mostly doing.
After the turbulent, foreboding first half of Skins Rise hinted at plenty but revealed little, its second half still has a lot to explain.
The final series of Skins concludes next week on E4 with the second part of Skins Rise, starring Jack O’Connell as Cook.
The last time we saw the manic-hedonistic James Cook in Skins, he was seconds away from killing or being killed in one of the most intense cliffhangers in the show’s history. Cut forward three years, and the alive-and-well Cook works for a drug dealer in bleak suburban Manchester.
We caught up with Skins co-creator Jamie Brittain for a chat ahead of Series 7’s final two-part story, Skins Rise.
The final series of Skins continues next week on E4 with the first part of Skins Rise, starring Jack O’Connell as Cook.
After a slow-paced first half, Skins Pure continues to dawdle into its concluding hour. It becomes apparent it has no intention of picking up the pace and this might be the whole point.
Cassie’s neutral, cynical persona ensures that the same numbing melancholia of Part 1 transfers over into this second part. However, the beauty in the isolation remains just as effective, particularly the shots of windswept Welsh beaches and the derelict beach house.
The final series of Skins continues next week on E4 with the second part of Skins Pure, starring Hannah Murray as Cassie.
Skins fans who are expecting a Cassie episode of daydreaming, drugs and quirkiness could spend the entire hour waiting for a “wow!” or to hear some reference of Sid, but neither transpire. 2013’s Cassie is something of a surprise, and the drastic development of the character will certainly divide fans.
The final series of Skins continues next week on E4 with the first part of Skins Pure, starring Hannah Murray as Cassie.