‘Utopia’: Episode 4 review
After the tumultuous events of the last episode, the brakes are applied and the pace is taken down a notch.
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After the tumultuous events of the last episode, the brakes are applied and the pace is taken down a notch.
What is fascinating is the light Poliakoff shines on the upper classes as we see their actions through the experiences of the band.
Being Human is a programme which delights in a lightness and cheekiness of tone, despite the inevitable body horror.
It’s this sort of rough, tough, lads-on-the-hunt-for-bombs swagger that makes the series so watchable.
However grim Utopia is in parts, there are moments of delightful humour peppered throughout.
Ultimately, Ripper Street works because we’re truly invested in the characters.
Bleak “sci-fi dystopia” anthology series Black Mirror is back and the themes are as harrowing, affecting and as bitingly relevant as before.
It’s still not perfect, but the dialogue is becoming less clunky on the whole; the exposition less obvious.
It might be a bit of sensational, pulpy fun but Ripper Street is very slickly done.
We should be thankful that this special and crazy adventure ends on its own terms and in such a satisfying way.