This is
the way the miniseries ends: not with a
bang but a whimper. In my opinion,
anyway – I can’t argue that the ground for the ending wasn’t well-laid, but I
just didn’t find it very satisfying. It
focuses less on the issue of countryside development, and Titmuss’s conundrum
thereof, and more on personal issues between Titmuss and Jenny. Even though, like I said, their problems have
been apparent from episode 1, they seem to derail the narrative a little here.
But
what of Ken Cracken, junior minister and senior tool? The young snake, it would appear, has been
reading Machiavelli between episodes.
While in the first two installments of the series, he basically just
takes advantage of the situations happening around him and claims them as his
own victories, he actually makes things happen here. He gets a read on people, figures out how to
play them.
I like
that, seeing Cracken taking a more active role in his own schemes. I don’t think I realized how little Cracken
actually does in episodes 1 and 2
until I saw him at work here. It’s more
fun to see him hatching schemes
instead of just plotting them. It comes
down to whether or not Titmuss is able to figure out Cracken’s game and thwart
it in time. Naturally, I’ll leave you in
suspense on that point.
Accent Watch
This
might be the best RP I’ve heard from PC so far.
Impressive, considering how early it came in his far and how much
thicker his natural accent seemed to be back then.
Recommend?
In
General
– Eh, not necessarily. It’s fine for
what it is, but I just didn’t find it all that exciting.
PC-wise – Possibly. Cracken is a hoot, and I’m sure PC got a kick
out of playing that little weasel.
Warnings
One sex
scene – seen far away and in low light, but still unmistakable.
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