That's completely the opposite of how I feel, s3 was like if Disney tried to do an R rated show, and s4 was much more grounded and realistic. Except for Cook escaping jail. S3 had some really amazing moments, but none compare to "everything is so fragile, didn't you realize that?", Effy's slow mental breakdown, Katie's struggle with infertility and how it makes her realize no one is perfect so it's wrong to hold Emily to the same standard, IT'S JUST SO MUCH BETTER THAN S3. I loved s3's finale, and absolutely hated the premier. While in s4, the premier and finales are both amazing, save for the shoehorned in death scene. Completely unnecessary on their part to kill off Freddie. I feel like they just wanted to establish a "one minor character death and one major character death" per generation. Anyway, with a comment this long, I might as well make my own video. Loved yours.

@limopizza8710

2 ай бұрын

I like your perspective. Lol I agree that season 3 was like an R rated Disney show, but that's why I think I liked it. At the end of the day, the show is still about kids. Kids are inexperienced, immature, and naive. They still have so much of their lives ahead of them, so I look at season 4 as forgetting that hope and optimism and leaning too far into the drama and bleak realities of life. There needs to be a balance. Other than JJ's storyline, they tried to sneak in some positivity during the last episode with how Panda and Thomas got into Harvard, but didn't show us anything that led up to that, so there was no reward in it. It was just like, "Oh yeah, btw, they got into Harvard."

Like fuckin three months ago I rewatched Season 3 and 4 (I do that a lot) and I got frustrated at the lack of like actual analysis on Skins on KZread. Thank you so much for filling that void! Great videos!

Extremely talented casts in every season. Its always fun when I watch Hollywood films and recognize the characters from Skins...

3:54 - While Skins UK holds up as a gritty teen drama, Skins US was a complete disaster. The issue at hand is the major difference in laws regarding consent. In the UK consent for sex is 16 vs 18 in the US. Alcohol consumption is not legal in the US until 21 vs 17 in the UK. So when Skins US debuts, people lost their minds over seeing high school age kids engaging in casual alcoholism. Much of what is depicted would be legal or at least more socially accepted in the UK. Another example is Chris' affair with his teacher. In the UK this was inappropriate, in the US that was considered statutory rape...

@isa7556

14 күн бұрын

as someone from the US who watched skins UK as a young teen, i was super shocked hahaha 😭 i know kids do that stuff (not necessarily including the teacher affair) often in the US despite them being illegal (drinking, drugs, sex), but i think i was more shocked at the casualness and passive reactions that all the adults had towards these actions while watching the show. i think generally your ass would be dead if your mom caught you with substances or doing the deed over here in the states, so it was interesting to me to read this comment because it explained a fact that i completely brushed over in my mind (legality differences of sex and alcohol in the UK).

Thank you for finally doing the part 2 🙏 Would love to see breakdowns of gen 1, 3, and season 7

really liked your videos on skins, hope you do more especially the first gen

Can you do vids about gen 1?? (Also I love your vids)

@isa7556

14 күн бұрын

YESS

Skins worked because it had a great cast and great writing.

The show in its entirety, sorta similar to Gilmore Girls surprisingly, suffers in rewatch. You realize that the characters are flawed to a point of not enjoying them. And I think that is a fine line to straddle. For a show like this, which is portraying young people as impulsive, the fun is in the frenzy. When it seems like a friend group that is all a part of the chaotic nature. But that is kind of a superficial entertainment. The emotional parts in the show are not that good. And I have to say it might be the writing. There are certain scenes that stick out as effective but kind of out of nowhere. That’s what happens when each character typically gets only one episode focusing on them, so I think the episode structure also isn’t very good.

@limopizza8710

2 ай бұрын

I haven't seen Gilmore Girls, but you bring up some good points. I think the emotional parts of the show are meaningful for teenagers with limited life experience, but from an adult perspective, it comes across as melodramatic. But when you are at that age, everything feels like the end of the world, so it is true to the teenage experience. I also agree with the episode structure not being very good. The idea of each character getting a single episode is a staple of Skins and can work well if more of the other main characters are involved, cos then we can see more of the in-group dynamics and one-on-one relationships, but for season 4, the characters felt more siloed. They spent too much time preparing the characters for the end of high school by separating them, instead of having them bond as a group and grow closer in those last months of high school like most kids do.

thanks for this video, super interesting n entairtening! on freddie death it was was no unesscary and annoying LIKE WHAT why didn't freddie push him down the stairs ? in an alternate world freddie death doesn't happen 😭

@limopizza8710

17 күн бұрын

Shit was illogical. He's an old man on some stairs. One kick to the chest and Freddie would've ended him.

6:42 - I love Panda - Thomas was not right for her...

Pandora was adorable

@vioIetharmon

28 күн бұрын

i love and relate to her sm😭

Could you enable subtitles for the video? I'm Brazilian and I don't understand English very well, so subtitles are very important to me

@limopizza8710

2 ай бұрын

I just turned on the Portuguese automatic captions. Let me know if you have any issues. Thanks for watching!

@vxtor_01

2 ай бұрын

@@limopizza8710 thank you. I love your videos❤

I prefer the Gen 2 I think that is better

😮Season 4 was two episodes too short, the show being shorter is rushed and terrible. Cook and Katie’s episodes are outstanding but the dragged out unalive girl storyline and the rushed ending leaves a bitter end to an incredible group of characters. I honestly think if they swapped panda with taking the pills and falling off the balcony they could have saved it. Panda gone would have had a huge impact on effy leading to her mental problems, cook dealing with the guilt and gave Thomas more of a reason to have his identity questioned. They could have went a different way with Naomi and Emily. Panda done next to nothing in series 4 so it wouldn’t of been a loss

@limopizza8710

8 күн бұрын

I like the way you think. Solid idea!