A lot
going on in the last episode of series 3.
I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s an excellent outing. It’s very funny (there’s quite a bit of
Julius, and he’s particularly hysterical here,) but more than that, it’s also a
good story. There’s some major plot
stuff going on and some great interaction between the characters.
We see
a different sort of Malcolm in this episode, playing a very different kind of
game. He’s very much the wolf in sheep’s
clothing, but he’s such a wolf that it just makes him seem even scarier. His behavior completely throws the DoSAC team
for a loop, and they’re left feverishly speculating as to the nature of his
plan.
On the
other hand, we also see Malcolm absolutely in his element, albeit in a less
typical way. Normally, Malcolm’s anger,
energy, and colorful language are channeled into berating ministers and civil
servants for a job done poorly: tearing people down over their mistakes. Here, though, he takes those same qualities
and puts them to use buoying people up.
The election is imminent, and despite everyone’s belief that the party
doesn’t stand a chance, Malcolm’s not ready to give in. His rallying cry to “the troops” is a
highlight of the episode, maybe of the season.
There’s
one member of the opposition team that I haven’t mentioned yet: Phil Smith, one of Peter’s advisors. A card-carrying nerd who finds it difficult
to talk without referencing Tolkien or Star
Wars, he probably considers Ollie his arch-nemesis. He’s Emma’s flatmate as well as the advisor
to a rival MP, and he’s always made it clear that he hates Ollie personally and
professionally. He’s also an incurable
suck-up who idolizes Peter as everything a politician should be.
One
season left; we start tomorrow!
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