As the dust settles and shifts, the diamonds rise to the surface.

As those above and below adjust in the aftermath, respectively, of their loss and their new surroundings, we’ve got those who appear to have natural leadership skills, as well as something of a solid moral backbone, rising to the challenge of the situation they’ve dropped into. We also have some shenanigans as not everyone in La Brea at the wrong time was an upstanding citizen – which adds a pinch of spice into the mix, simmering nicely.

The question of ‘when’ our victims have landed is answered on both sides of the ‘time-crack’ as I’m going to refer to it. It’s answered cleverly, thanks to Gavin, in 2021… not so cleverly by Scott in what we discover is indeed prehistoric LA. He shows a reckless disregard for the space-time continuum, especially for a person of his profession, but perhaps there’s an explanation? If Back to the Future time travel rules applied, he’d be fading from a photograph about now, as he may just have eradicated the reason he was in modern-day LA in the first place… but seeing as it’s acknowledged, and the time travel ‘rules’ haven’t been fully set out at this point, I’ll grudgingly allow it. Also he’s funny and I find myself warming to him.

While the character dynamics are mostly shaping up in an interesting way, we do appear to have a case of ‘oh look, the religious people are dodgy’, which seems like a tired trope, but it’s important at this stage to keep an open mind. The background of the time-crack that was found in Africa years previously is interesting, as is how this discovery ties in with Gavin’s side of the story.

Verdict: Scott, what in tarnation have you done, sir? 7/10

Claire Smith