I was absolutely gripped from the very start of this. It gave to me a very vivid and, I felt, authemtic picture of life in contemporary urban London. The characters were vivid, well-drawn and, empathetic if not always sympathetic characters. There was admirable creative control and self-discipline with the minimal use of the supernatural elements in opening episode.
This initial impression was more than continued in subsequent episodes. ives rich picture of life in contemporary London with as much time and effort put into the everyday lives of the characters as their discovery of their powers. The authentic sense of fear and bewilderment as they gradually discover who and what they, and others, are, was very well portrayed. Their fear and uncertainty as to what might happen just round the corner was thoughtfully shown.
These qualities were sustained to the end of the series. There was consistently fine character development along with clever plotting. Relationships were particularly well done, as the characters grew and developed from their experiences. In the final analysis, it remained an involving and engaging drama with the supernatural element being just one part – and in a way, not necessarily the most involving one. The Supernatural element played, in a sophisticated way into the overall human (and only incidentally superhuman) story.
By the end we were clearly set up for a second series but I do hope does not get more conventional now that all the Supacell characters have met up, and have some understanding of who and what they are. The danger is of now going down the ‘group of superhero characters against a mysterious and powerful sinister organization’. I hope they maintain the controlled focus on the everyday lives and experiences of the characters which is such a strength of this first series.