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Hi Megan! In reply to my previous ask, 'The Edible Woman' is a feminist book by Margaret Atwood from the 1960s. I felt it was a wonderful choice to include, as the main character finds herself unable to eat since she feels the people around her are metaphorically devouring her. She feels she has no choices in life & everyone around her dictates who she should be. I feel that to some extent, this description applies to Cassie. Also, it has a wonderful line in it, though it isn't said by the main

(cont'd) character, which is "Being a person is gettig too complicated", which she actually reads out in the beginning. That, I think, is totally what Cassie felt: she didn't want to grow up & felt that life is getting too complicated. Anyway, in the end the protagonist realized that she couldn't really get herself in a better position. Yeah, basically that's it. I just felt it was an excellent choice to include. It is a great book, I recommend it! Cheers.

That is absolutely brilliant. I am gonna post this just in case more people are aware of this book without knowing the details. 

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Hi Megan! Haven't asked in a while. I just wanted to know your opinion on Cassie's scene during her exam in her S2 episode. It's one of my favorite scenes in the whole of Skins, because to me it shows how in fact she is a good person wanting to keep people together, and she is really afraid of being left alone.I also think it reflected how she didn't want to grow up & felt she needed to be cared about. Also, have you read the book Cassie's reading in the beginning, The Edible Woman?

Hey! I enjoy when you come into my ask box. :)

First of all I agree with you that the scene of the exam is so telling. It gives you a perfect picture of Cassie. That she is dark and has a side that is sad, afraid of change, fighting reality, and messed up about feelings as well. But at the same time she is loving and wants so badly to be happy. However that idea of happiness and contentment seems far away from her.

I also think it was telling when Harriet allowed herself to get a bit vulnerable with Cassie. Grown ups may not seem like it but a lot of times they have gone through similar things.

Cassie is just a great character in general she's meaty, complex, and so much more to her that even after two series I feel like I can be surprised by her a few more times.

It was a great scene though. A great character moment.

I have no read "The Edible Woman." I'm guessing you might of? Enlighten me!

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Hi Megan! So, I was watching Tony's Season 2 episode, which actually isn't as bad as I first thought it was, and I started wondering...what's with Tony and sandwiches? He offers Chris a sandwich in his ep. and then the guy on the train takes one of his. It may not mean anything at all, but it just really bothers me. What do you think?

Hi! 

Yeah Tony's episode is a bit strange and hard to figure out. I can see why it would take time to get some meaning from it. 

As for the sandwiches. I don't think they have some amazing meaning. Those packaged sandwiches are quite popular in the UK. It could be that. Or it could be there to show how child like and innocent Tony is at the present moment. How naive due to his accident that he is reverting back to comforting things. Like sandwiches. 

:) 

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I can't believe I've missed your Sid podcast, I had so many questions! Anyway, do you think Sid really, genuinely loved Cassie, or was he pressured into loving her? I never saw their relationship as very deep, especially from his side, and maybe that's just the way he acts towards everything, but I'm not sure. Sid was always told what to do feel, etc. so I think,& perhaps only at first, but he went after Cassie because he felt he was expected to. What do you think about that?

It's hard to tell really for both of them. Like I think Cassid is absolutely adorable together. However they both have a lot of issues. 

I feel like they do genuinely care about one another but it might be for all the wrong reasons and they don't have a foundation to make it last. However Sid has no idea what it means to be a boyfriend. He really doesn't. 

Cassie might have started to like Sid because she wanted the attention that Sid gave to Michelle. But Cassie is not straight forward. 

Love is not enough. Sadly. Love is definitely not enough. I feel like they are doomed relationship unless they both drastically change. Cassie might have but Sid definitely has not at the end of Series 2. 

It's definitely not a relationship that has roots. 

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Thx for the biscuits!About the not actors coming back I partly understand them,I partly don’t. Those who became famous, I get it. But why do you think those who didn’t become that famous don’t want to return? Because they’ve simply moved on & ended that period of their life & don’t want to go back to the past? Or they just don’t bother? I still feel that it’s kinda lame, because it’d only be 2 eps & they could do that much to honour the show. What do you think? What would you do in their place?

I think I am in the same boat as you to be honest lol. I partly understand but the fan in me is like 'seriously just do it.' I think for some of them it is that they have moved onto bigger and better things. I also feel like especially for Generation 1 they played these characters a long time ago and they might no want to go back to it regardless of fame. Mike Bailey for instance quit acting for awhile and I think it was tied to being typecasted due to Sid. So he might no want to do it in fear of that considering he just started acting again. 

As for what they are going to do. I don't know Generation 1 looks horrible. So far for characters who are not confirmed to be in or not to be in. We have Cassie, Michelle, and Maxxie. That would be the weirdest episode. You might be able to do something with Cassie and Michelle. However it would be a weird. I also don't think they could make it into a two episode story. 

So honestly I have no idea how they can save Gen 1's specials for Series 7 (if it still happens.) 

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Hi Megan! Just a little opinion on Anwar. I've seen people complaining on how little screen time he got & how little he developed. That's def. true, but I also believe that in a way, it was fine the way it was. Everyone was pretty messed up throughout gen 1 & it was good to see how someone wasn't. He was just hanging around, worrying about normal stuff, as sex & I felt he was a great comic relief. It was good to see how he wasn't that fucked up as the others. I see your, points, though, too. :)

I can see what you mean. I mean he wasn't all that important and he was an uncomplicated character that was good for a laugh. At the same time though even comic relief characters can have depth without getting dark. Not sure Anwar even got any bit of depth. He was very 1D to me. 

Like for instance the Harry Potter series. In the books Ron is a funny character and so are the Weasley Twins. But they have depth. They have fears, they have wants, and they have heart. You see them grow up a bit. In the movies they gave Ron very little depth and by the time the later plots came they had to do quite a bit to get Ron ready for the bigger plot lines but even then they decided to keep him quiet for serious talks at times. 

I don't mind Anwar being a light character and the funny character. Or the immature character. What I found disappointing was the lack of depth to his character. However in the grand scheme of things it doesn't quite add up to be something I'm wholey angry about. But I definitely think Anwar did not have much depth. 

:) But I like Anwar as a light character. Someone less complicated. I liked your points  as well! 

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Hi Megan! I could ask you like a million questions,'cause you're so damn great! But I'll only go with one now. So an interview, Hannah Murray said, that she "never believed in the relationship between her and Sid and didn't really think they should be together" and that she believed "her feelings for him were the result of misplaced affection based on low self-esteem". Do you agree with this? I think there is some truth in it, but she makes it seem like Cassie could have done better than Sid.

I definitely think there is some major truth to what Hannah Murray said about Cassie. The relationship that Sid and Cassie had was a strange one. They were never ever on the same page. They both have low self-esteem only Cassie thinks and Sid doesn't. 

In order for them to be together in a healthy way. Sid needs to grow up. Cassie needs to stop trying to control something she was never suppose to have control of. 

Cassie needed to be wanted the way Sid wanted Michelle. She wanted to be noticed. 

So I do agree. I think that both of them had a bit of misplaced affection for one another based on a mutual low self-esteem. This is why they will never work unless they both change. 

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Larissa also said that she won't be back for Skins 7 on her twitter, she tweeted it on the June 26th I think, and Joe Dempsie isn't returning either, as he stated in an interview to 1883 Magazine. Also, Klariza said on twitter she hasn't been asked. Don't know if you knew that or not, I just didn't see you post about it. Sad news. Oh, and happy late birthday!

I figured Joe wasn't coming back. 

So not returning: 

Dev (Anwar)

Nick (Tony) 

Larissa (Jal) 

Seb (Matty) 

Returning:

Jack (Cook) 

Kaya (Effy)

The nots are long than the ones coming back. Bad PR. Hopefully we will learn soon. 

It looks like Gen 1 is going to be very Sid and Cassie centric. If they can't get Hannah Murray. Gen 1's special is going to be insanely bare bones. 

Gen 2 is looking promising. 

Gen 3 still not horrible. Matty would have been a fun character to explore since he is so mysterious and unformed. So they would have tons to play with. But it's not a lost cause yet. 

Gen 1 though pray for Hannah Murray. 

Thanks for updating me! I don't follow Larissa religiously so I didn't catch that. I heard rumors. :)