It’s getting increasingly harder to write about this series without spoilers, so from hereon in, the reviews will assume that you’ve watched the episodes being discussed. Proceed at your own risk if you haven’t… and be aware that some real shocks are about to be spoiled.I’m not sure the last time was when I sat watching a series spluttering “What? What?!” like a bad version of David Tennant’s Doctor but the end of episode 6, and pretty much every reveal during episode 7 had me doing so. That there are monsters in the woods seemed like a natural progression of the series so far… but then it turns out to be a dinosaur… and Glen’s new mate is actually a mermaid. Oh and none of it is real (which, to be fair, was telegraphed from the moment Kaz’s mum disappeared).Where Lee Walters scores well is in not succumbing to the temptation to use dream logic within these sequences: things are totally insane, but the kids, and the adults around them, respond naturally (with the possible exception of Bea firing an arrow at the dinosaur… on what world is that a sane reaction!?). Even the shifting size of the monster makes sense (I think).Silverpoint Season 1 Download
It’s helped by a plethora of pop culture references – from Louis’ plan for the portal basically being the endgame from Poltergeist to the visual cues of the monster looking down on the woods feeling like the Zygon pursuit from the 1975 Doctor Who tale Terror of the Zygons – and the cast absolutely playing it straight, from Louis’ initial reaction to the creature to Kaz’s interactions with her mother to Glen’s finding his inner courage to “rescue” what he thinks initially is Meg, to Meg herself realising her own inner strength and realizing how much her friends need her.