Misfits (2009)

Misfits episode 4 review

Ah, I feel all warm and fuzzy after episode 4 of Misfits, the message of which was very clearly that to change the past isn't necessarily to improve the future.

Misfits shows just how ambitious it really is tonight as it delves into the back story of Curtis, with nods to Run Lola Run and Human Traffic, and just a little of FlashForward's frustrating paradox issues for good measure. A visit from his previously banged-up ex sends the disgraced runner back in time to the night of his bust, which leads to him rewriting history - and putting lives in danger. Meanwhile, the truth behind Nathan's pick'n'mix conviction is revealed, and it involves liberal use of the word "clunge". And what of the social worker's suspicious girlfriend? After last week's lull, this is all starting to come together very nicely indeed.

Misfits: season one, episode four

Curtis' superpower gives a glimpse of the Misfit's lives before the storm. Plus Dexter Fletcher turns up as Nathan's dad.

Misfits: season one, episode three

The Misfits dig up the bodies, Simon works on his invisibility, Kelly deals with a face from her past - and we see what Alisha thinks of her power over men.

Interview: the cast of Misfits

Antonia Thomas (Alisha), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Curtis) and Iwan Rheon (Simon) talk about Misfits.

Misfits 1.3 Review

The least compelling episode so far, but still not without ribald charm and absorbing moments.

Alisha's morally dubious "superpower" gets more of a showcase this week as the potential downside of making men unable to resist her rears its ugly head. Kelly, meanwhile, has to try "some restorative justice bollocks" as part of her Asbo, which ends not entirely success-fully in a headbutt; and Nathan does a killer Bono impression. It's the weakest episode so far, since not a lot really happens, but for a filler week it's still amusing and snappy. And the preview of next week's show suggests this is a breather before it all kicks off.

As the Asbo adolescents grapple with their superpowers of varying usefulness (invisibility, mindreading... making people bald), the boredom of sorting donated clothes for Africa is soon forgotten when the two bodies they buried look set to be unearthed by construction workers. If The Breakfast Club were thrown in a blender with Being Human, you might end up with Misfits. It's bleak and edgy, with the mischief and musical nous of Skins, and its peppy cast are, you feel, destined for bigger things, especially Mathew Horne-alike Iwan Rheon.

E4's rollicking sci-fi series is a warning to potential Asbo candidates. Do the crime, do the time; in the Misfits' case, 200 hours' community service, dressed in jumpsuits from the Guantanamo Bay branch of B&Q. Cleaning graffiti off walls is a doddle when there are murderous probation officers, naked men and chippy chav Kelly - aka Catherine Tate's Lauren Cooper - to contend with. Caught in a supernatural storm, the teenage tag team were endowed with phenomenal powers. Tonight, Alisha has fun abusing hers while invisible Simon's online relationship with Shygirl18 blossoms. And what power was bestowed on Nathan, the love child of Craggy Island's Mrs Doyle and Simon Amstell? Lycanthropy? Or the power to be the most annoying Irish gobs**** since Louis Walsh?

Misfits episode 3 review

This episode wasn't quite as farcical and nutty as the previous two, but that's all to its credit.