This final season essentialy consists of three mini-films centred around Effy, Cassie and Cook. Of these three the only one I thought was actually good was Cook's story. Both of the other two stories felt very low-stakes and a bit boring. There's none of the humour of the original Skins seasons and it's instead replaced by angst and sorrow. Whilst I can accept that this may have beenThis final season essentialy consists of three mini-films centred around Effy, Cassie and Cook. Of these three the only one I thought was actually good was Cook's story. Both of the other two stories felt very low-stakes and a bit boring. There's none of the humour of the original Skins seasons and it's instead replaced by angst and sorrow. Whilst I can accept that this may have been their creator's intentions, it does lack the charm that made me fall in love with Skins.
I want to take a second to praise Cook's story though. It's not hugely different from the previous two in terms of tone but I feel that the acting from Jack O'Connell takes it to another level. He pulls off the blend of depression, desperation and hopelessness that was always under the surface of Cook even in S3 and S4. Without such a strong lead I do feel that I would've felt the same way about Cook's story as I did the two others.
Overall, it's a fairly bittersweet ending to Skins. After watching the entire series again it doesn't quite hold up to my memory of it but the feelings of nostalgia I got were very real and I will always appreciate Skins as an ambitious project that (whilst melodramatic) didn't portray a fake version of teens and dealt with interesting and vital storylines that may have helped a generation that might have otherwise felt isolated in their issues.… Expand
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