After the adventures in the opening episode Connor can't keep quiet about what he has seen and tells a couple of friends
inevitably they don't believe his story and decide to play a joke on him. This leads Connor to go to the New Forest with Abby to investigate a monster sighting; it soon becomes apparent that they have been the victims of a hoax and when Cutter learns that Connor has been talking about what they have seen he loses his place on the team. Meanwhile a worker is attacked by a giant bug from the carboniferous period. A team of Special Forces soldiers is sent down but they are soon chased off. Connor, Stephen and Abby head down to the area where the creatures are seen and as well as the spider-like creatures they see a giant centipede that leaves Cutter trapped. Stephen goes back down to find him but is bitten by the centipede; while he lies on the ground he is approached by Helen Cutter
is she really there or is he hallucinating? Desperate to find out exactly what the creature is Connor is brought back in because of his encyclopaedic knowledge of prehistoric creatures.
This was a solid second episode; it was interesting that we didn't have more dinosaurs and the giant creepy-crawlies were suitably scary a scariness helped by the claustrophobic setting. There was a good level of threat to the protagonists; being only the second episode no character, with the possible exception of Cutter, could be considered established enough to guarantee their survival. The subplot involving Connor telling his friends about what he has seen wasn't strictly necessary but it provided some laughs and got him some time alone with Abby even though that didn't go quite how he hoped. The scene at Abby's flat was also a bit unnecessary; it seemed as though it was just there to show Hannah Spearritt walking around in her knickers and a vest Abby is a good enough character without turning her into 'Little Miss Fan Service'! The monster effects were pretty good, especially given that they were made for a TV series almost ten years ago. The question of Helen Cutter's fate is once again returned to; clearly this is going an ongoing mystery which I am finding intriguing. Overall I'd say this was a good second episode; it has plenty of scary moments and just the right amount of humour.
This was a solid second episode; it was interesting that we didn't have more dinosaurs and the giant creepy-crawlies were suitably scary a scariness helped by the claustrophobic setting. There was a good level of threat to the protagonists; being only the second episode no character, with the possible exception of Cutter, could be considered established enough to guarantee their survival. The subplot involving Connor telling his friends about what he has seen wasn't strictly necessary but it provided some laughs and got him some time alone with Abby even though that didn't go quite how he hoped. The scene at Abby's flat was also a bit unnecessary; it seemed as though it was just there to show Hannah Spearritt walking around in her knickers and a vest Abby is a good enough character without turning her into 'Little Miss Fan Service'! The monster effects were pretty good, especially given that they were made for a TV series almost ten years ago. The question of Helen Cutter's fate is once again returned to; clearly this is going an ongoing mystery which I am finding intriguing. Overall I'd say this was a good second episode; it has plenty of scary moments and just the right amount of humour.
