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'Demons' S01E05: 'Smitten'
Published Saturday, Jan 31 2009, 20:48 GMT | By Ben Rawson-Jones | 2 comments
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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I don't get what Mr Rawson-Jones is expecting from this series. It is 7pm on a Saturday evening. It has to be child friendly. It is NOT supposed to be a buffy clone. If it was it would be shown after the watershed (which may satisfy the moaners and detractors as it would lead to more violence and adult oriented material being included). I think that the series has been fun. The acting has not been bad (apart from Glenister's accent). In fact I think that Zoe Tapper has done a remarkable job as Mina. Christian Cooke and Holliday Granger have been good in their roles as well. Lighten up on this show. It is not supposed to be a serious horror/drama. It is saturday evening light entertainment.
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Hang on, Buffy was shown at on BBC2 in the early evening. So even a "child friendly" program (my kids, 7 & 9 at the time loved Buffy) could get a bit more action in than it has. For me the relationship between Luke and Ruby (is it, isnt it) is just as contrived and stereotyped as the other plot devices. Equally, Ruby could be doing a lot more to justify her existance. Theres planty of things which suggest shes not and air-head yet when the going gets tough, suddenly she loses the plot (such as it is). What the series is short of is ideas and good storytelling. This the bette noire of any SF or fantasy series or film. All the effects in the world dont make up for poor plotlines and simple well done affects (e.g. the film "Ghost") and a good story can give a film/series cult status. That said, Star Trek TNG's first series was a little bit limp too so they might get somewhere for a second series if they address the limitations so far.