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‘This is what New Dawn did to the Earth, turned it into hell’
And hell was what the ARC team faced this week. After last week’s intense episode and dramatic cliff-hanger, we were expecting a lot from the series finale of Primeval and we definitely got it.
The opening wasteland Connor found himself in at the start
of the episode painted a dramatic picture for what was to come; an intense and
gripping theme was continued by Philip’s (Alexander Siddig) slimy persona
continuing to execute his and Helen’s evil plan. The rapid camera movements throughout
the episode also increased the tension and the frequent shaking of the shots
increased the feeling of panic that the team were experiencing.
Abi’s (Hannah Spearitt) rescue of Connor (Andrew Lee Potts)
and Matt (Ciaran McMenamin) gave a nice reference to last week’s episode and
the development of their romance nicely rounded off their relationship which we
have followed right from series 1. The romance aspects of the episode gave a
nice respite from the thrilling action and gave the episode greater depth and
emotion.
Similarly, the witty retorts which we have come to love from
Primeval were in full flow tonight, despite the ongoing catastrophes. The
humour of Connor’s analysis of the impact of merging the two anomalies and
Lester’s ‘could Philip not afford to pay the electricity bill?’ was needed to
maintain Primeval’s spirit and gratefully reduced the gravity of the
predicament. The allying of Jess (Ruth Kearney) and Lester (Ben Miller) also
provided some humour, with their father-daughteresque relationship quite a
surprise yet the continuation of it from last week was nicely played out. The
tension of the discovery of the monster in the ARC with a long, drawn out
camera shot was heart stopping and Miller’s serious facial expressions provided
a more serious side to his mainly comic character. However, between this pair,
certain lines could have been delivered more convincingly – Kearney’s ‘anyone?’
for example.
For long time fans of the series, there were many recalls to
earlier episodes. References to Helen Cutter reminded the audience of the
origins of the ARC and Philip’s sacrifice was reminiscent of Stephen’s in an
earlier series whilst providing the villain with a sense of redemption.
The ending gave a sense that the team could continue with
their work by not giving a satisfying answer to the anomaly conundrum and frustratingly
the appearance of another Matt provided the series end with a cliff-hanger
which could provide a foundation for another series with the same team, one
which we now know unfortunately won’t happen. However, after this sensational
finale it seems that the spinoff Primeval: New World may well be worth tuning
in for.
Will you be giving the new Primeval: New World a chance? Let
me know in the comments box below.
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