(Captain's log):
Lifeform was wearing really nice earrings today.
That's JJ in a nutshell. And it's a good thing Skins gave us his episode at this point in the season! As the dust of Freddie imploding under the weight of its own gravitas settles, the unbearable lightness of JJ is exactly what's needed to give the sense that we can rebuild. And (thankfully) even if the plot and drama had not been better balanced this episode around, there were just so many delicious SMOOBs that... Oof! Let's just take a look:
JJ is a sweet boy. (He even works at a candy store).
He's got a newspaper for a dad and a (lovely) overly-involved mother.
He gives the object of his affection (Lifeform) water-soluble vitamins (when she is ill).
He thinks about her when he plays (with) his ukulele.
He tries to impress her, taking his friend's (bad) advice.
He stops short of making the metaphor literal, though. (That's up to Cook).
But he does commit a grand faux-pas in taking Lifeform to meet the torn-asunder by infidelity Naomily. (Look at that! What a simple portrait of convoluted awkwardness).
He and his ukulele have the best intentions (and are beautifully photographed).
They serenade Lifeform (with Spandau Ballet's True).
Which, yeah, sounds all kinds of ridiculous. But if (it weren't under copyright and) I could put the video on here, as if JJ were singing to you, underneath your window...
You would melt too. (Really).
And then you'd do him (in a very photogenic way).
Line of the night:
I don't want you to see my pornography mother.
(And I know you've been looking).
Kinda Great Guy will (try) to get back to its regular rambling installments ASAP. In the meantime, please enjoy these weekly Skins mini analyses, starting with this post.
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