Episode 1

I know it sounds a little strange but this reminded me a little of Torchwood for some bizarre reason. It's definitely a Spooks for the Skins generation which can be both a good and bad thing in of itself.

The main nuclear disaster was a good set up and the characters are introduced reasonably well. I should've seen Hannah's death coming a mile, what will Neil's threats and the way Charlie was introduced to the team. It's a pity because Joanne Froggatt is easily one of the best actresses on the show and I absolutely cannot stand Sarah Yates. That woman is seriously going to wreck my head before the series is out.

So terrorists can be 15 years idiots like Jermaine with a burger fetish? Not so good to know. Not exactly sad to see him die after shooting Hannah, though Kylie and Jez did look a little guilty for his passing.

The characters, I'm not sure of. Kylie and Jez seem volatile from what I can see, the former especially seeing as she has radiation poisoning and hid it from Charlie.

Charlie and Rachel seem to be set up as a couple. There's a nice bit of flirty banter between them and Rachel seems like the most competent member of the team. It'll be interesting to see how Charlie settles into being their boss.

Not really sure to make of Rob and Vik. They weren't quite as vocalised as the rest of them but with six episodes in the season, I'm sure we'll learn more about them soon enough.

While it's not perfect, it's got potential and it'll make for good Sunday night TV as well. 8/10.

Episode 2

I didn't think this episode was as good as the first one but it was decent enough.

The show is finding it's feet and hopefully it won't take too long to iron out the potential problems of the series.

Charlie is caught between a rock and a hard place. He wants the team to like him and take him seriously but they already don't seem to be.

Kylie thinks he's a geek, Jez doesn't respect him and Rob isn't too keen on him by the looks of it. Rachel fancies but she didn't actually say whether or not he was good as his job, though I think she does think it.

Vik is still hard to get a read. Aside from castigate Jez about Kate/Laura, there isn't to go on with him as a character. Rob isn't being too developed either though going by Kylie's comments, him and Rachel had a previous relationship.

Jez being played by Kate/Laura was sad but predictable. The writers aren't giving too much away on the status of his family though. Didn't feel too resentful towards Kate/Laura but I wasn't too broken up that she died either.

So Charlie can pull the intense card when needed. Jez should make a mental note not to cross. As for who the traitor in MI5, I want it to be Sarah because she's annoying as hell but that would be too easy so I'm betting it'll be someone else. 7/10.

The acting was very cringeworthy.

everyone giving it hard time but i liked it.
but then i liked bonekickers so what do i know!
lip from 'shameless' in ep 3 Sun.

of course the nuke in london was a 'fundraiser'-designed to allow govenment to drive thru tougher security policies like i.d cards and biomentric scans.

Episode 3

I found this episode somewhat disjointed. I don't particularly dislike either Jez or Kylie but there was something about this episode and them being paired to go undercover that I just didn't care enough about.

So Jez's criminal history comes to the fore with his friend Dylan being a link to Zero. I like Jody Latham as an actor and I guess I should have seen him as Zero coming a mile off. He did have a certain menacing look in his eyes.

It was nice to see Kylie connecting with Lizzie. I suppose the hedonistic way she behaves is her way of coping with the radiation sickness. She's certainly a ballsy enough character. I'm surprised Zero didn't kill her at one point.

Rob does seem to have a hatred for Charlie. A part of it comes across as childish when he criticises Charlie for trying to be cautious about the undercover operation but when Charlie/Rachel are whispering I can see why Rob might be irritated by this.

This episode changed my mind of Sarah Yates. Perhaps she's not Satan after all or maybe the writers are going to bounce back and forth to keep us on our toes. Vik is actually a sweet enough guy and I hope we get more on him.

Given that Charlie's a maths whiz, Rachel's a former cop, Rob's a doctor, Kylie's a psych student and Jez was a petty criminal what does entrepeuner Vik add to the team? Don't underutilise him writers.

Even though the Charlie/Rachel scenes always feel blatantly telegraphed, I do like their dynamic. She was the only one who took to him quickly so I can see why Charlie is willing to trust her more than the others. I can't wait to see what other secrets Hannah might have had and who the Ghostman is. 6/10.

Episode 4

Better, maybe this show is showing signs of significant improvement. Let's hope so, eh.

I like the idea of the terrorists responsible for London still being out there. Could make the two episodes very interesting if that's true.

I keep liking Rachel with each episode but I'm not so sure if Charlie confiding in her and isolating the others is a smart idea. Rob looks like he's about to snap really.

Speaking of Rob, nice that we're getting more about his past and his friend Julian. Now all we need is for Vik to get some development as a character and we're sorted.

Jez and Kylie work reasonably well as a team or is that me? They're not my favourite characters but I don't dislike them either. At least their guy didn't die. Can't say the same for Rachel's.

Sarah is getting better too. I'm starting to like her a little more, 8/10.

Episode 5

Three days and no-one has answered that is bad.

Personally I think this show is beginning to improve a little. More could still be done but overall things have gotten somewhat better.

Kylie was her best here, in the background sorta letting Rob take centre stage with the hostage situation. That being said, the eco crowd are not getting goosd representation are they?

This is the second or third episode where a supposed good cause has used terrorist methods to get their message across. Not a very wise thing to do.

I should not be so cruel but I wanted to slap that silly girl a bit. It was obvious to anyone that her boyfriend was using her to do his dirty work and I'm glad she got carted off to jail at the end.

Rachel got to be boss in this episode. What's the chance she'll end up doing on a more pernament basis if Charlie can't hack the pace.

Charlie was quite reckless at that prison camp even if he did find out that another bomb could go off. The trailer for the finale looks like Vik will finally get something to do, 7/10.