Skins: Series 2

This season of Skins opens with a two minute dance sequence featuring Maxxie and two extras. Then, five minutes later, there is another dance sequence involving Bill Bailey and a dog. Cutting.

Style over substance has always been the point of this, but the fact of the matter is that not one episode of the second season has been as entertaining as the potential scenes in the (brilliantly edited) shots of the title sequence.

Nicholas Hoult does a decent job as the new Tony Stonem, but characters have been paired up in the most slap-dash fashion here, and storylines are just absurd; always losing focus, and often labouring the point.

The solid cast has been mostly wasted. Dev Patel's Anwar had the potential for a runaway central character in the second season, but instead the 'typical teens' get the limelight, and Anwar is left somehow standing on the side waiting for a comical interlude to become available amongst all the drudge.

Sketch, played by some wicked Welsh girl, is outstanding though. Her episode is probably the best of Skins yet.

Apparently, the entire cast of Skins will be axed for next season, and every two years from now on. Do they honestly think that this will earn them a fourth? Do they think this will keep it "fresh"? Or are they just admitting that they have somehow run out of ideas for the cast they have now, when some of them have such potential that they often carry the whole thing.

I know that this is aimed at teens, and fair play, it's fine for that. But it's just not that good. Sorry.

after watching the first series i loved it and couldnt wait for this series to come out but its ruined the hole of the last series for me.

to many things happen in it and it takes away the simplicity of the first series. its far to over the top as all they do is drink and do drugs and thats it.

very very poor and i was very disappointed the other people who rated this must of seen something else in this series.

disappointing

Am I the only one that thinks the second series was ace. Just as good or even better than the first! Skins was the highlight of my week and i can't wait for series three when everything changes. I will defo be buying series two though.

I loved the first series of skins and found it entertaining throughout the series. When i herd that there was a second series i was looking forward to it. but i found that the series was just mind numbing. The stories are terrible and i found i was getting annoyed at all the characters. I would not tell anyone to watch this as it would destroy their opinion of what was a good show.

i LOVE skins

im 17 years old and ever since i first saw season one i have been hooked..
its one of those series where you can get so deep into it, you cry when they cry and you smile when they smile

tbh the only reason i ended up disappointed with the second series is coz i know it'll be the last
^ that is not a spolier, it tells you this everywhere

but overall, it is seriously amazing and id recomend it to anyone as its filled with shocks and horrors.. exactly what the show is there to do.. help any teen with their lifes :D!

i cannot wait for season 3 to come out, im going to the skins auditions on a mass attempt to be on the show myself!

buy it :)