After the semi-original idea last week,
The Inbetweeners has a genuinely original idea this week. It's only
taken them four episodes but credit where it's due. What's the idea? That the
lads decide they need something unique about them and resolve to join a school
club. Will goes to see the boring Mr. Gilbert for club ideas and meets this
series' Charlotte Hinchcliffe - Charlotte Allen (Kirby Bliss Blanton). He adds her on Facebook
and finds out that she likes cooking so decides to set up a cookery club. Carli
finds out and thinks it's a great idea so everything seems to be going to
plan... until Charlotte tells Will that her profile is old and she doesn't care
about cooking any more. She goes to update her profile and finds that Will has
updated his status about a thousand times, each time saying simply
"Charlotte Allen". It's not funny but, well, points for effort, I
suppose. The lads try and back out of their new club but are unable to, so they
have to give a presentation on cookery club. Simon sings a song. It's painful.
How does the actual cookery club meeting go? Well, Carli's boyfriend cooks a
great meal, embarrassing Simon before the outdoor event inexplicably turns into
a water fight. It's done in one of those terrible American-style montages with
everyone laughing and pretending they're having a great time. They usually come
across as stilted and unconvincing and that's exactly the case here. Oh and
it's not funny either.
In fact, the side story that Jay gives up masturbating because he has never had a wet dream before
provides the only semi-amusing line of the episode, when Mr. Gilbert suggests
that he try masturbation.
Points for the original idea, no points at all for the lack
of jokes and the painful attempts at "humour". Imagine a sitcom
written by Mitt Romney: awkward, unconvincing and totally devoid of any funny
moments. That's exactly what this mess is.
1 out of 10.
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