Loveday Writing

Just passed the halfway point and this episode is the first in the second season to start in media res. I’m happy about this because I felt they were too dependent on it as a writing technique throughout the first season. The episode started with Gemma waking up in bed with Damo and then going back three days earlier.

Having the episode revolve around Gemma was a good choice and made the in media res writing technique work better, in contrast to previous in media res episodes where they would focus on a school event or multiple plots. I felt that Gemma’s inability to cope or to try to cope with her guilt over Nicola’s death was done remarkably well and was realistic.