Sunday 23 September 2018

Season 22: Hunt the Truck

Edward, you magnificent bastard!


I’m pulling no punches here: I love this episode. And after all the nonsense that the writers have produced this season, this is evidence of what they can do when they really try.

Seeing Edward, Bill and Ben interact again - and be better than they’ve ever been - was fantastic, and something we probably never would’ve had if Edward was still in the position he was last season.

It’s also quite sweet that he interacted with Nia a bit. It won’t exactly calm the manchildren because they’ll still claim he should still be a star... even with all the evidence proving why that’s a terrible idea. But to see a bit of camaraderie between them was a really nice touch.

But the whole thing revolves around the theme. And the theme is excellent. Games are no fun (and jokes not funny) if only one or two people are in on it. So anyone bitching about “oversensitive” people “not getting” your joke, it’s either because only you know the context or your joke/game is just shit.

Also, I imagine fans with get pissy over no BoCo in the episode. First off, that’s on you for hyping yourself up about the idea... again. Second, what purpose would he have served that Edward couldn’t? Sure, it would be nice if he returned. But not for the sake of making you happy. He’d need to make sense for the story.

Final Thoughts
Since the news was announced that Edward would be removed from the main cast, I said it would benefit him more as he could showcase more character in a supporting role. Along comes this episode and proves my point magnificently. He’s the best he’s ever been, as are Bill and Ben. The theme is also brilliant and it’s also one of the best paced episodes this season.

Although I don’t know whether it’s amazing or sad that two of the best episodes of the season have been written by a fan..! But congratulations to Michael White (Whitehousefilms on Twitter) for living your dream and congratulations for writing two knockout episodes in a row!
Rating: Great (10/10)

No comments:

Post a Comment