Misfits series one
Have finally watched Misfits series one…wanna hear about it?
Okay, first off, I’ve rather gone off Simon, and Alisha. Her because she did, basically, rape people- whether you’re a man or a woman, making someone have sex when they don’t want to is rape. And Simon because he came very close to sexually assaulting an unconcious Kelly and I can’t really forgive him for that. I still ship Simon/Alisha, but more in a ‘they deserve each other’ way, now. Hmph.
I still think Kelly is great, she’s my all time favourite. She’s tough and mouthy and just…fabulous. I think out of all the Misfits, she’s actually the best person– she takes no crap but makes sure those around her don’t take crap either.
I like Curtis a lot more now that I’ve seen him actually doing stuff. I’ve even warmed up to Curtis/Nikki after seeing how much Curtis’s ex looks like her, thus kinda giving him a reason to pursue her.
Nathan, he just never changes, but I can’t help but like him, I think there might be a bit of Nathan under the surface of most people. He’s everything that’s wrong with the kids today…
I quite liked Sally, or I felt sorry for her at least. If not for the storm, she and Tony would probably have just settled down and had a perfectly nice life. Also, my theory that the storm gave everyone what they wanted, just in a twisted way, seems to be holding up nicely-
-Curtis wanted to undo his drug mistake, so he got the power to turn back time
-Alisha wanted to have sex, so she got the power to make anyone have sex with her
-Kelly wanted to know what other people thought of her (er, maybe?) so she got the ability to read minds
-Tony secretly hated the kids he worked with, so he got the power to…ur…kill them
-Ruth wanted to be young again, and she got that
-Simon is sort of a predator, so invisibility kinda works for him
-Nathan, I think we can assume, wants to stay young
Anyhoodle, I love this show, there’s nothing quite like it on the tellybox and it’s so weirdly British. God, I hope the Americans don’t take this one.
March 9, 2012 @ 6:03 am
Reading back through some of your old Misfits posts (so fun to see someone else reacting to them for the first time!). God, I hope the Americans don’t take this one. I live in dread of the day SyFy (hate that channel name so much) announces they’re remaking Misfits for America. I saw what you did to Being Human, people, hands off Misfits! A tiny, tiny part of me would like to see what American actors they’d pick for the parts, but mostly it’s all just NO NO NO.
March 9, 2012 @ 9:37 pm
Thank you! :D Alas, I have bad news on that front. Sigh…
March 11, 2012 @ 10:09 pm
I’m not surprised. Annoyed, but not surprised. I wish they wouldn’t remake them. If they really want to show them again, just play them as-is! …though I suppose in this case, it’s likely too racy for stick-in-the-mud American TV. :/