A mysterious and apparently benevolent stranger may hold the key to June understanding better what she can do and why, but is this person to be trusted? Christine starts joining the dots with regards to the Pennine Five and the night her husband lost his mind. At Sanctum, Doctor Halverson elects to go to London himself to bring June back.

June and Harry’s apparent domestic bliss (living in a hostel while Harry searches for work) is interrupted by June seeing the viral video of her shifting in the nightclub. This leads the pair to meet with the mysterious commenter on the video who we saw last time out, who offers them a place to stay while June explores her abilities and learns more about where they come from and how to control them. What could possibly go wrong?

Elsewhere, Christine goes a little too far in her pursuit of truth, dragging John in to question him about what she saw on the CCTV footage. She’s now convinced that whatever is happening with June has something to do with what happened to her husband and the other members of the Pennine Five, but convincing anyone else to believe her. or John to talk at all. is another matter altogether.

John, for his part, confronted with the inevitable prospect of the truth about Elena coming out decides it’s time to level with at least one member of his family. The resulting conversation is surprising and touching, and casts John in a whole different light.

And at Sanctum, having been advised by Steinar that he’s messed up and lost June, Dr Halverson decides he must go to London himself to find June and bring her back with him. The way in which he goes about this reveals certain aspects of his character which were not previously apparent, and leaves a fresh question mark over exactly what kind of man he is, and what his motivations may be.

For Harry and June, this is somewhat of a big test in what feels like a series of endless tests for the pair. For two young teenagers experiencing their first full-blown romance, they do have the deck rather stacked against them, and it’s starting to look more and more like a case of when they will break apart under the strain rather than if. In a young romance like this, that might sound like a foregone conclusion anyway, but The Innocents has really put the audience through the wringer at this point, making us believe through the writing and the performances of its two centre stars that they may just be the ones that make it. Hopefully they still can. The fact the show even has me asking the question should be all the indication you need as to how good it is.

Verdict: Yet again the show gives us answers but introduces a whole set of new questions as well. Gripping, visceral and endlessly surprising. 9/10

Greg D. Smith