A swing, but a miss.
So here we are at the episode
before the finale starts and as expected, it’s a bit disappointing. The one
saving grace of an episode like this, is that it’s general tone indicates that
the finale is going to be nice and dark. It’s a common thing, with family orientated
programs, to insert a lighthearted and friendly episode before doing something
likely to upset the censors in the next one.
The main problem with this
episode is that it’s been tailored to the young children in the audience (much
like the episode “Fear Her”), with child actors having to carry a lot of the
episode’s comedy as well as drama. That’s a big ask for actors who are so young
and it shows. I’m not going to call them bad actors, but their inexperience shows
through in a big way. For the children in the audience, this is likely not a an
issue, but for anyone older, the attempts at drama and comedy alike fall flat.
The resolving message at the
end of the episode is also very confusing. It seems to be that we should just
get on with things and trust nature, in the face of natural disasters. That’s
not especially well thought through; by the logic of this sentiment, we should
do nothing in the face of a giant flood or hurricane and just trust that the
planet has a plan.
Incidentally, the fact that
there was never actually a threat (just like in “Kill the Moon”) is again
absolutely stupid. It reminds me the Mitchell and Webb sketch “Once there was a
fire in a house and it burnt itself out and everything was fine”
In summary; a flat episode
that has a confusing message and relies too heavily on inexperienced actors.
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