There were sharks available to jump over in 10,000 BC

The inevitable retaliation for last week’s food heist is upon us, but not before a fog descends over the clearing – and the story.

It’s so lucky those wolves came along to give the old humans and the new humans who were fighting a reason to band together. I never foresaw the fact that someone would get injured, giving the other side a chance to save their life so they’ll all hug it out. Run that by me again, folks, it sounds a tiny bit contrived.

Gavin’s conveniently patchy memory keeps coughing up equally convenient facts about his / Isaiah’s past, but by the time we meet another random person who allegedly also fell through the La Brea sinkhole with an as-yet unencountered group, I’m seeing water-skis heading for a suspicious-looking fin in the water. The fact that this turns out to be a hallucination and is part of a heart-breaking relapse from one of the fan-favourite characters isn’t enough to save this quite bonkers episode. Oh and that death? Definitely saw that coming as soon as they were hurt just after conveniently explaining their elaborate plan.

Eve’s one of the best things about La Brea, she’s kick ass, sensible, intelligent and kind. But when you actually have to write in her dialogue that “it’s only been a little while but it feels like years” just to remind the audience how little time has actually passed (I can’t even remember to be fair – is it a couple of weeks by now?) that’s not a good thing. Also the random line about hunting given as the reason for her crack-shot bow and arrow skills? Was that necessary? She’s great, on the whole, but her being torn over her two heroic men is making her less and less likeable – which in turn is making La Brea less and less likeable.

By the time I called the twist as to the identity of the newly revealed character at the end, I didn’t care as much as I should have. *Ends review on tense, dramatic, soundtrack-enhanced anti-climax*.

Verdict: A swiss-cheese narrative that’s increasingly contrived. 4/10

Claire Smith