'Demons' S01E05: 'Smitten'

*NEWSFLASH* Evil monster in guise of sexy young female attempts to seduce male hero in order to kill him. Such stale and overly contrived plotting means that it's increasingly impossible to muster any enthusiasm for the ailing Demons.

The visuals are also often lacking in any invention as well. Just witness the horribly clichéd sequence in which Mina and Galvin run down a tunnel in slow motion with a massive fireball hot on their trail. Nonetheless, at least the special effects team come up trumps when evil Alice turns into her true monstrous form. The transformation is genuinely impressive stuff for British television.

Laura Aikman acquits herself well in the guest role of Alice and gives the character a degree of pathos. It's certainly not her fault that the circumstances surrounding her getting together with Luke are so poorly written. The crucial attempted mugging scene, which propels the young couple together, is astonishingly hackneyed. It's such a shame to see the excellent Daniel Anthony (who plays Clyde in the Sarah Jane Adventures) reduced to such a cardboard cutout robber role.

The final episode of Demons promises the return of some familiar faces from the series, but it's going to take a massive burst of inspiration to prevent the show from continuing its nosedive.

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