Oh. the first series of Skins is in a whole other league to S3. I loved the slightly absurd, surreal, and sometimes very dark elements of the first series, because it just set it apart from other teen shows, whereas series 3 feels exactly like all of those other teen shows, mainly due to the triangle. I have always loved the character of Effy, so to see her have to make a decision between bland, passive-aggressive Freddie and Cook, who IMHO are both not worth her time, was incredibly disappointing to start of with. And then the show became all about that decision, and it's just not the show I fell in love with in series 1 and stuck with throughout the less-than-stellar episodes of series 2, just because I loved the characters so much.
There is also the fact that the first generation had such a great sense of friendship that the second generation didn't even come close to achieving. It's not like S3 was inherently bad, I still watched it and there were some characters I came to love (like JJ, Katie (for the lols), and Naomi), but I don;t know, I guess I feel more embarrassed about liking it now.
Although, James Fitch is made of complete and utter awesome.
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Date: 2009-08-13 04:35 pm (UTC)There is also the fact that the first generation had such a great sense of friendship that the second generation didn't even come close to achieving. It's not like S3 was inherently bad, I still watched it and there were some characters I came to love (like JJ, Katie (for the lols), and Naomi), but I don;t know, I guess I feel more embarrassed about liking it now.
Although, James Fitch is made of complete and utter awesome.