I savaged the first episode of the remake of The Inbetweeners. Is episode two any
better?
No. This almost shot-for-shot remake sees Simon get a car
and the guys go to a theme park so that he can try and get together with Carli.
The only notable thing about this episode is that the series' track record of
ruining minor characters continues: first Mr. Gilbert was castrated, now Simon's
father is turned from a brilliantly embarrassing sex-obsessed dad into a completely
forgettable character. The best moment of the original episode, when Will went
on a furious rant about queue jumpers before realising he was to be sat next to
some disabled kids, is again ruined by poor execution. That and the rest of the
episode is a rolling cavalcade of failed jokes and cringe-worthy dialogue.
Once again, there's nothing to recommend here. To call it a
poor cousin would be overly generous. If it was an original series, it's
failure would not be so insulting but the fact that it's a remake of a wildly
successful, superbly funny series is unforgiveable. Twenty-one minutes of my
life that I'll never get back. I'd rather have spent them sat on the toilet.
0 out of 10.
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