This final year of Misfits has been really great and, though this Finn-centric fifth episode wasn’t my absolute favourite, I can admit that the reason is a personal one. Finn’s probably my least favourite character of the new group, but at least this episode took us back to the sci-fi concept vs. crude humour of old Misfits. In it, Finn is taken hostage by a girl, Leah, who can both create virtual worlds and download herself into anyone she has the phone number of. She takes a liking to our Finn, and downloads him onto a memory stick to keep him with her, Meanwhile, in an attempt to put Finn off Jess, Rudy films her on the toilet and accidentally creates the world’s new internet sensation. And if we’re talking about things not to like, I’m having some problems with the way Alex’s new power is being handled. We established the week before last that he was going to try and help people, but there was a moment in this episode where he was basically threatening to assault someone to stop their evil plot. And, as it was Leah, the term evil plot doesn’t even apply. There is comedic potential in the move, sure, but this is an sample of what can come across if it’s used alongside more harmless powers like Finn’s telekinesis. I get the sense that there’s more to come, as the series seems to be focusing on one character at a time this year, and I dread to think what we’re in store for in the Alex-centric episode. One of my favourite things about this series is the developing romance between Rudy and Jess, and that finally moved forward this week. It felt a little unnecessary to bring back a love triangle that hasn’t really existed all year (there’s no mention of whether Alex would mind, either), but now at least we get something new to watch within the same group of people. This relationship is a very different beast to the one between Simon and Alisha and, with the writers doing their best to develop both Rudy and Jess into characters that might actually fit well together, I’m looking forward to seeing how they can actually maintain a relationship going into the finale. There are still three weeks to muck it up, after all. Read Caroline’s review of the previous episode, here. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
