Misfits: Episode Twenty

April 4, 2023 2:56 PM - Season 3, Episode 7

Seth gives Curtis the power to reanimate the dead, having him bring his dead & buried girlfriend back to life. That goes great. And hey, there's a new probation worker. Wonder how long she is going to... oh.

Starring Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, and Matthew McNulty. Guest starring Charlene McKenna, Sandra Maitland, Jayne Wisener, Isra Lawrence, and Velile Tshabalala.

Created by Howard Overman.

Currently streaming in the US on Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto, and freevee. JustWatch listing.

posted by DirtyOldTown (3 comments total)

I enjoyed the sound effects.
posted by porpoise at 5:52 PM on April 4, 2023

"Zombie cheerleader" is hardly an original idea--there's a pretty amazing assortment of Halloween costumes for the idea--but there's still a lot of pathos in the episode, with Seth dealing with the aftereffects of finally getting what he wants. It's kind of like the excellent movie Truly, Madly, Deeply but with more gore. Zombies that are not only fast but also fully aware are pretty scary. (Speaking of pathos, the movie Maggie, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin, is maybe my favorite zombie movie since Shaun of the Dead and deals with someone being aware of their gradual zombification.)

Also, with the iguana gone, the reset button power is gone. Wonder if that will have any effects going forward?
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:19 AM on April 5, 2023

Multiple probation workers have met their fate (“I‘ll get the shovels”) but squeamish about killing a zombie cat? Enjoyed the whack-a-mole aspect as they tried to contain the um, contagion.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:10 PM on October 29, 2023