Chris

Name: Chris
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-03-10
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 8.6

Episode aired Mar 10, 2008
TV-MA
45m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

Joe Dempsie, Daniel Kaluuya, Dev Patel, and Larissa Wilson in Skins (2007)

Drama

Chris receives some startling news that forces him to look at his future more closely. Of course this is Chris, so he won't be able to do this on his own. Jal tries a different attitude to l... Read allChris receives some startling news that forces him to look at his future more closely. Of course this is Chris, so he won't be able to do this on his own. Jal tries a different attitude to life which leads to unexpected happiness; unfortunately, Cassie, still reeling from her hea... Read allChris receives some startling news that forces him to look at his future more closely. Of course this is Chris, so he won't be able to do this on his own. Jal tries a different attitude to life which leads to unexpected happiness; unfortunately, Cassie, still reeling from her heartbreaking discovery, decides to cast her own dark cloud on Jal's new joy.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

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Beautifully played

This is a beautiful episode in many ways, the foremost being the scene between Chris and Cassie after they get kicked out of the flat. It's unusual that they're alone on the screen together, and catching both at their lowest ebb (and subsequently seeing their different reactions to a desperate situation) is all the more touching and emotional for it.

I thought they could have ended on that scene, though they chose a happier route, with the scenes with Jal after redemption for Angie and the brilliant scene with Chris and Tony alone at the swimming baths, a scene which encapsulates the friendship and lovingness of the group despite the many things that get in between them all.

The acting is superb throughout, but Joe Dempsie deserves a special mention; he carries this episode with a wonderful young performance, showing Chris' playfulness, unique energy, humour and also the inner pain that is behind his extrovert facade. A top performance.

Trivia
Chris' push to make an honest living through Real Estate parallels a similar move by Mark Renton to get clean from drugs in 'Trainspotting' (1996) by working Real Estate in London.

Goofs
Tony is eating a sandwich while talking to Chris. Every time they show the sandwich the bite continuity changes.

Quotes
Chris Miles: [to Jal] I was perfectly happy killing myself but then you asked me to try, and for the first time in my life it felt like someone actually gave a shit, and that person was worth trying for.