{"id":508,"date":"2012-03-19T19:06:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/?p=508"},"modified":"2012-03-19T19:06:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T23:06:11","slug":"cassie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/?p=508","title":{"rendered":"Cassie."},"content":{"rendered":"

As Ronnie mentioned, Skins <\/em>seems to fit right in with the Channel 4 objective, one I would sum up as \u201cedgy\u201d, to borrow Ronnie\u2019s term.\u00a0 And edgy it is, but only for one particular reason, in my opinion.<\/p>\n

I hated the first episode.\u00a0 I hardly got through it.\u00a0 It seemed absurd, shallow, and the only real \u201cshock value\u201d for me came from the fact that these are younger teens, not of-age adults looking for a good time.\u00a0 But even so, I wasn\u2019t impressed. The whole car-in-the-river bit felt forced, and the subplot romances didn\u2019t interest me in the slightest.<\/p>\n

And then I watched \u201cCassie\u201d.\u00a0 What a fantastic television episode. \u00a0It immediately drew me in, fascinating in its exploration of the single character.\u00a0 It was hilarious at points and absolutely tragic at others.\u00a0 The episode actually made me care about the character of Cassie instead of being annoyed by her as I was in the first episode, as I rolled my eyes at the stupid antics of troubled teenagers. \u00a0The background information we get on her family, while possibly just an excuse to add more nudity, was intriguing and gave Cassie\u2019s character a distinct reason to be a bit \u201coff\u201d, and certainly explains her previously inexplicable, incredibly casual views about sex.<\/p>\n

Perhaps certain deep problems faced by the characters in Skins <\/em>are\u00a0rather skimmed over (this was one of my main issues with the first episode) but the second episode gives us at least a better idea of where these kids are coming from and why they act the way they do. The attitudes of both Cassie\u2019s parents and the people at the counseling center give insight into her issues and also reflect how strong a person she really is, despite how annoying she seemed in the first episode.<\/p>\n

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Hannah Murray was brilliant in her portrayal; she had to be at the same time totally spacey but show the depth of Cassie\u2019s inner turmoil.\u00a0\u00a0 I looked up Murray\u2019s imdb profile, and she hasn\u2019t really done much since Skins, <\/em>her only really notable role for me being a guest appearance on Game of Thrones.\u00a0 <\/em>But although I am a huge Thrones <\/em>fan, I honestly don\u2019t remember her appearance.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice her like I did in Skins, <\/em>and I think that\u2019s a shame. She\u2019s certainly a talented actress, and I\u2019d keep watching the show just to see more of Cassie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Ronnie mentioned, Skins seems to fit right in with the Channel 4 objective, one I would sum up as \u201cedgy\u201d, to borrow Ronnie\u2019s term.\u00a0 And edgy it is, but only for one particular reason, in my opinion. I hated … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":586,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":512,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions\/512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/yankswatchingtelly\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}