Review: Skins - Everyone

Told over a two day period, the teens are in each other's orbit for their last episode. Converging at Naomi's house, it's the morning after a night of partying.

Cook's latest conquest stuns Naomi and the rest of the gang. Cook doesn't see it at first but the girl resembles Effy and in a slip, Naomi even addresses her by that name. The next day, Cook is nearly caught by the police as they close on him at Naomi house. An escape leads him to Freddie's shed and one by one, everyone convenes there to celebrate Freddie's birthday.

Dr Foster made a couple of appearances; telling Effy he had quit his job and lurking in the shadows outside Freddie's house. Cook follows Foster to his home and confronts him after finding bloody clothes.

At the beginning, I was left wondering when Naomi and Emily's dynamic switched; Naomi was perky around Emily. It was like their scene from Katie's episode never happened. Emily was the opposite; being quiet and in one scene, she was alone and crying.

As this was the last episode, with the current cast, some storylines were being tied up. There was no additional storyline regarding JJ and Katie. They were supporting characters; JJ babysitting his girlfriend's baby and moments with Cook. Katie's scenes with Thomas, Pandora and Effy were more about them and not her.

I have to say that I was underwhelmed by the end of the episode. My main problems were the way they played out certain characters and the last scene with Cook and Foster. It left me thinking 'is that it?' The scene between Thomas and Freddie's sister played out a little too long. Things were resolved for Naomi and Emily, but Thomas and Pandora were left with possibilities. Both are heading to Harvard but only Pandora knows it. The reality of Thomas being given a sport scholarship within a day is lost on me. Nothing was resolved for Effy, though she did crack a smile or two. I do have point out a funny moment when Freddie's sister, JJ and Cook were dancing to Kylie Minogue's 'Can't get you out of my head'.

This episode was not among my favourites but with another chapter finished, another must begin. When it returns, there shall be a new set of characters. I will be doing a post briefly talking about the series as a whole.