For the record, I really enjoyed series 1-3. Y Season 4, however...WTF?
The characters and plotlines have always threatened to veer into self-indulgence from time to time, but the writers always managed to right its course. In season 4, I can't find any redeeming qualities in any of the characters. Oly has always been a character I have struggled to like, but in comparison with the other characters this season, she's a veritable delight. Angie, Oly's mum, has devolved into a tree-hugging, self-involved loon, and Reema and Vince's love story, which had so much promise at the end of season 3, has turned into a union seemingly destined for the dustbin.
I don't know what has happened to the writing; it is pedestrian, directionless and lecturing. I don't think I can make it past episode 3.
The characters and plotlines have always threatened to veer into self-indulgence from time to time, but the writers always managed to right its course. In season 4, I can't find any redeeming qualities in any of the characters. Oly has always been a character I have struggled to like, but in comparison with the other characters this season, she's a veritable delight. Angie, Oly's mum, has devolved into a tree-hugging, self-involved loon, and Reema and Vince's love story, which had so much promise at the end of season 3, has turned into a union seemingly destined for the dustbin.
I don't know what has happened to the writing; it is pedestrian, directionless and lecturing. I don't think I can make it past episode 3.