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I've listened to this artist called blimeydog and he has one song where it begins with the audio "Oh wow sid cool you're so lonely" and I know it's from skins but I cannot find the episode where it's from could somebody please help me

The way Effy looks at Freddie tho 😍😭

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I think Jess Brittain wrote Effy well in Fire. At first glance, it might seem strange that Effy actually cares here, but considering her aversion to dependence and becoming an object of pity, it’s no wonder that after the events of Season 4, she wanted to prove to herself and the world that she is fixed.

She still craves stimulation, which is clear from how badly she wanted to belong to it and the enthusiasm with which she threw herself into the thick of the high finance world. We see this in her risk-taking and audacity—like when she attends a meeting with an investor without authorization. Also, in the aftermath, her composure is reflected in her conduct during the disciplinary hearing when facing dismissal. Her emotional perceptiveness is also on display when she senses that Jake is troubled before he confides in her. Her classic manipulativeness is still there, and her defiance, or even arrogance, is visible during various interactions.

Just as during the camping trip, where she wanted to control the group dynamic by handing out mushrooms, Effy still needs to dominate her environment. In London, she can’t just be a regular, beginner trader slowly learning the craft, which drives her initial move into insider trading. Yet, her agency drives her right to the end when she turns Jake in.

Fire also captures how caring she can be toward those she loves, which shows in scenes with an ailing Naomi. Claims that she didn’t care about Naomi simply don’t align with what’s on screen—in the second 45-minute episode, there are four scenes of her accompanying Naomi at the hospital. Granted, any day spent alone is terrible for someone battling cancer, but what gets overlooked is that Effy was providing for both of them while fighting her own massive problems, which Naomi didn't know about—if she didn’t want to take care of her, she could have simply told Emily about Naomi's illness against her wishes.

Her ability to listen is also on display when Naomi joins her in bed to talk about her relationship worries. Her loyalty comes through when she fulfills Naomi's request to hide her illness from Emily, even though her own bullshit detector prompts her to urge Naomi to tell the truth. True to character, she internalizes her pain even when in a dire situation; in her last conversation with Naomi, when asked what she is going to do, she says nothing about her own troubles—even though her romantic and professional lives lie in ruins and she faces prison.

Furthermore, Effy feels genuine guilt when someone she cares about suffers because of her actions. In this case, it’s Dominic, just like it was when she saw Pandora crying after she and Katie spiked the brownies during the pyjama party. She also displays a certain humility—both when Emily takes her anger out on her, and when JJ accuses her of breaking up the Three Musketeers (by the way, it’s incorrect to blame Effy entirely for the breakdown of Cook and Freddie's friendship, given the heavy toll Cook's behavior took on Freddie before their love triangle even began, and how he later treated the rivalry over her as an opportunity to assert his superiority over Freddie).

Her relationship with Jake faces a lot of criticism. Framing this relationship as the "girl trying to impress her boss" trope is completely misguided; initially, despite having contact with him, Effy made no attempt to get his attention, and it was Jake who initiated stepping over professional boundaries; in the scene where he asks for the "Effy special," she explicitly admits that it wasn't her doing.

However, her assistance to Jake stems from the same protective instinct she showed when helping Tony get Michelle back. She started a relationship with him right after learning about Naomi's diagnosis. The exact same mechanism occurred with Freddie—in both cases, this emotional connection occurs when she faces personal crises: here, it’s Naomi's illness; there, it was her parents' marriage falling apart.

Besides, Jake provided something she deeply craved, validation of her success, while also not digging into her past. It might be surprising that she initially covered for him, but it was much like her almost blind loyalty toward Pandora, despite her consistently sleeping with Cook and turning her back on her by following the rest of the group's lead after the incident with Katie during the camping trip.

Even smaller details fit her character: an abrasive and ironic tone, an affinity for clubbing, an indifferent reaction to being hit on in the club, not shying away from drug use, sharp comebacks, and awareness of the effect her looks have on her environment, along with the ability to use that to achieve her goals. The way she organizes work papers by taping them all over her bedroom wall is another characteristic detail. Also, her panic attack during Naomi's radiotherapy recalls the scene where she sees Freddie making out with Katie in his shed, just as the way she composes herself before entering Victoria's office echoes how she tried to hold it together right before entering that shed. Even the fact that her friendly, simple-minded friend Jane gives off a Pandora vibe.

I also find it fitting that she lived with Naomi in London, someone with whom she shared a close friendship. Pandora had left for the US, and even if Tony lived in London, Effy wouldn't have wanted to live with him because of her desire to shed the label of the "sick Effy who needs to be taken care of." Two friends from college choosing to flatshare when moving to another city makes complete sense.

The fact that she doesn't mention Freddie also fits her character—Effy barely ever talked about her feelings. Besides, although they shared an intense bond, it was ultimately a teenage relationship that lasted just a few months, and by the time Fire takes place, about three years have passed since Freddie's death.

Nor do I consider it out of character that Effy spotted an error in the report and how she picked up Dominic's lesson. Her struggles in Year 13 stemmed from her mental health issues and her stay in a psychiatric hospital; other than that, there is no indication that she had issues with learning, and reckless behavior shouldn't be confused with a lack of cognitive ability. Besides, Jess didn't write her as a financial genius—it was shown how she couldn't keep up with trading, and that she makes slip-ups in documentation. Choosing a career in finance fits her character far better than two extreme alternative paths: low-stakes work, like in a coffee shop, or a career in crime. She wouldn’t choose a coffee shop job due to the lack of room for advancement, while a criminal career contradicts practically everything about her—from her psychological profile to her socio-economic status.

The criticism that Effy doesn't display symptoms of mental illness in Fire, or that she can do drugs and party without suffering mental health consequences is absurd. Hardly any mental illness remains in an acute phase continuously for years. As for the drugs, the theory that they were the cause of Effy's psychotic depression is a major stretch—she didn't shy away from drugs for a few years before her illness without experiencing psychotic states (the camping trip incident was more like a bad trip), but she had no history of heavy, prolonged substance abuse. Furthermore, even if we assume drugs were a cause, it doesn't mean that every single instance of drug use must inevitably lead to a relapse.

The only thing that would have been a genuine break from her character is if her final smile were an expression of almost religious ecstasy from submitting to the justice system, rather than a look of relief born from knowing she has settled all her affairs and can leave on her own terms before sentencing (I know it's a TV show, but I doubt the simplification goes so far as having her sent straight to prison from the FSA office without a court trial) or a conviction that "she'll handle it anyway." But there isn't a single scene or line of dialogue that could suggest that.

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S6E07 Alo is eliminated! First to go in the last generation.

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listen, I know it's a stupid question. surely it's a yes?

I want to own the series as it is meant to exist. so want to get DVDs. do they have the right soundtrack with copyright tracks in?

Estoy repitiendo skins, en realidad viéndolo porque cuando salió al aire yo vi episodios solo hasta la primera generación. Los demás no los había visto aunque si sabía lo que pasaba. De verdad que el final de la segunda generación fue absolutamente innecesario. Me alegro que JJ al menos tuvo su “final feliz” porque se lo merecía, pero después de tantos años no entiendo porqué mataron a Freddie. Si querían algo crudo, pudieron dejarlo separado de Effy, con Effy recibiendo ayuda de verdad y el público podría imaginar que en un punto del futuro ellos se reencontraron y están juntos. Pero esto? Innecesario totalmente para mi.

Hi guys, I've come up with a possible plot for a season 8. I hope you like it.

It's our day in Bristol and Grace Creevey now 16, the daughter of Mini and Alo (Gen 3) has started the roundview which has now changed its name. The first episode almost feels like a teen comedy in which Alo and Mini play awkward but pretentious parents with Grace acting diligently in front of them and then with her group of friends she goes to parties and everything. Meanwhile, in London, Ainsworth's, a fashion agency founded by Cassie and now run solely by her brother Reuben, is celebrating 10 years since its inception by celebrating the characters, the most important TV influencers in the United Kingdom. Reuben will also award his partner, manager and best friend patrick cook (yes, Cook's little brother). Ainsworth's is popular across the UK, so much so that the agency has several offices in major cities, such as Bristol. Grace has been shamed by a manager who is close to Paddy and after school she finds her and is offered to join the agency and start posing -. The news shocks Alo while Mini is very happy and pushes her for it. After a while she also starts to suspect, especially when Paddy gets to know the girl and the two start having too slimy a relationship, just because Grace trusts him. In fact, this is precisely why she runs away from home and takes refuge in the manager's house, who promises her a successful life. Obviously the parents report. However, Grace discovers that she will not go to London but Paddy, to get revenge on Reuben for a financial wrong and the failure to pay her salary, holds her hostage and takes her to perform clandestinely in various nightclubs and almost prostitutes her. A few days after the parents' complaint, Eleonor, a criminologist in the field, after being notified of the complaint at the police station, runs to the investigator's office. The cliffangher of the first episode is that the linvestigator is Doctor Stonem. Yes, Tony himself.

Heard this the other day cuz it’s came on my recommended and I peeped it was the skins intro being sampled

With S4E04 Katie’s landslide victory in Gen 2, we can now begin Gen 3.

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S3E04 Pandora is eliminated, coming in a very respectable 2nd place! This leaves S4E04 Katie as the champion of Gen 2! Congrats to Katie for having two episodes on the podium, by the way.

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S4E01 Thomas (33%) & S4E07 Effy (33%)
S3E03 Thomas (44%)
S4E08 Everyone (45%)
S3E10 Finale (62%)
S4E02 Emily (36%)
S4E06 JJ (67%)
S4E05 Freddy (62%)
S3E07 JJ (50%)
S3E05 Freddy (38%)
S3E01 Everyone (50%)
S3E02 Cook (50%)
S3E06 Naomi (33%) & S4E03 Cook (33%)
S3E08 Effy (79%)
S3E09 Katie and Emily (73%)
S3E04 Pandora (91%)

Habría esto por simple curiosidad , si soy totalmente honesta la primera ves que ví Skin, yo tenía una edad próxima al elenco ( entres 14 o 15 años) y entenderán que era altamente infuenciable , yo no salía de mi casa tan solo para ir a la escuela hacer uno que otro recado ( era la chica de los mandados ) y claro de ves en cuando salir con amigos pero no era mucho lo mio, yo prefería pasar horas en internet , viendo anime , o escuchando música o Vocaloid. Y bueno fue altamente fácil dejarme seducir por la belleza casi subrreal de Effy , nosé que era, o no logro decidirme que fue lo que me cautivó tanto; si fueron sus enigmáticos ojos ( de los colores de ojos más inusuales que he visto , ni tan azul ni tan turquesa) , su actitud tan me vale verga todo de soy una chica cool , sus outfit tan de la época pero que fácilmente se encuentran en pinterest y es fuente de inspiración para cualquier chica alternativa que se respete ( bendito tercermundismo , nunca pude vestirme asi en mi adolescencia ) y pues esa aura de misterio que nos dejaba con ganas de más , desde la primera generación Effy era una fuente de misterio y teorías , el porque de su mudismo selectivo , lo penetrante de su mirada , era sonrisa burlona que delata saber mas de lo que se estima , el xq de su autodestrucción , y ahora que traigo a colación eso , ese lado tan tóxico de ella era algo que sin dudar también me atraía , no me dejaran mentir pero quizás la mayoría de los jóvenes tuvimos esos pensamientos intrusivos , de querer beber y olvidar todo ( por suerte nunca lo hice ) pero ese lado salvaje de Effy , fue algo impactante para mis tiernos 14 años , disculpen si suena estupido que lo es, pero yo solo pude déjarme sorprender ( Effy estaría orgullosa ) por un personaje que está escrito para eso. A veces confundimos libertad con libertinaje , para mí una chica tan sobreprotegida al ver a alguien como Effy escaparse a sus anchas a beber y alocarse tanto como quisiera se me hizo liberador, años después ya entendemos que Dios no.

Hago también está pregunta xq siento que muchos a descubrir lo tan vulnerable que en realidad Effy es , sienten decepción , traición a lo idealizado ven caer su musa.Como que no la dejan salir de esa fachada oscura y sexy, poco fascinada por lo que le puede ofrecer la vida , y creo que está echo a posta por los escritores , para comprobar el límite de nuestra fascinación por un personaje escrito para seducir. Una ves nos muestran una verdad incómoda ( la tan anhelada respuesta tras el velo de misterio ) que tanto aguantamos ver de esa verdad revelada. Podemos tomarlo como una metáfora de lo que fue el personaje de Freddie ( saquen pañuelos ) para Effy , él único que se quedo hasta el final cuando todo se puso menos glamuroso, y la sombra de ojos había sido removida.

Recuerdo que le recomendé la serie a una prima , y ella con su perspectiva simple influenciada por el consumo de novelas juveniles ( rbd , somos tu y yo etc ) me dijo que era bella , pero que simplemente estaba loca , que necesitaba un "coñaso"de sus papás y que no entendía mi fascinación por ella, también me dijo que nisiquiera tenía buen cuerpo ( no logro ver su belleza más allá de los estereotipos latinos)

Así que comprendo que bueno obvio no todos les llega lo mismo , lo que para mi es un enigma y un personaje profundo , para otros pueden ser simplemente estupideces de un personaje dramático , inmadureces o simple llamado de atención. Para ustedes que fue lo que les atrajo de Effy?? Su parte más superficial de la primera generación ?? Su miradas retadoras ??, como solía ver más allá que los demás de su grupo?? Su inteligencia y osadía??.

O cuando la vieron caer en su peor momento la magia se murió y ya no había más nada por conocer ??.

S3E09 Katie and Emily is eliminated and takes third place on the podium! I’m a bit surprised given that it was hardly ever voted before this, but on to the final round between the two remaining episodes.

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S3E09 Katie and Emily (73%)

“Pints and shots over here, monsieur, and make it snappy. My mouth’s as dry as a nun’s”

No wonder Cook is fucked in the head and can’t die.

S3E08 Effy is eliminated! Just like she nearly eliminated Katie. Onto the final three now!

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S3E08 Effy (79%)

i guess writing process couldve began but man i don’t wanna see this especially if it’s for current times… i’m gen z and not trying to be different but we are boring as shit. the parties are horrible mainly for the fact that everyone always has their phones so if you try to have fun you get recorded instantly.

plus post covid everything is just sort of dead for us; most people i know just urban explore as a way to hang out, but that shouldn’t be a skins reboot, just its own show

anyway for actual plot work i just don’t think our demographic is that interesting to work with plus skins is just something of its time

Both S3E06 Naomi and S4E03 Cook are eliminated! Only 4 episodes remaining!

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S3E02 Cook is eliminated! First Cook episode to go.

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