Rappy Reviews Primeval: Season 1, Episode 2

Note: Primeval, and all imagery derived therefrom, is the property of ITV and Impossibly Pictures Ltd. These images are used here for non-profit review purposes only.

First off, I’m stating that the Primeval Profiles from now on will be together at the bottom, in between the recap and the final thoughts. So I’ll be referring to creatures by name and a little description beforehand, and then you can check up on scientific accuracy and the like after the main recap.

The second episode begins on an unusually warm subway train going through the London Underground. A dog-sized spider-like creature is creeping up the train, leading to a scream from a passenger before a quick jump cut back to the university, where we have Connor….well…being Connor. He’s decided to tell his friends that he’s seen a live gorgonopsid and that he’s in on government secrets, and they don’t believe him. Shocking, that. After some futile attempts to improve his trustworthiness, Connor leaves the scene, leading the Weasley-looking friend to state that Connor’s ‘delusion’ is “sadder than Matrix: Revolutions“. Oho, satire! Meanwhile,

 

Rappy Reviews Primeval: Season 1, Episode 1

As a show that only had one 12-episode season, I can’t just barrel through the Dresden Files TV series alone…that’d probably be boring if I didn’t spice it up with other things anyway. So, here’s the second sci-fi/fantasy show I’m going to be reviewing: Primeval!

For those of you who have no idea what the hell I’m talking about, Primeval is a television series produced in the UK by ITV and shown in America by BBC America and Sci-Fi SyFy about a group of individuals facing off against prehistoric (and sometimes future-spawned) creatures that come through portals in time that always inexplicably head to the UK…sorta like the rifts in Torchwood, really. It ran for 3 seasons before it briefly faced as extinct as its monstrous stars, only to bounce back and trudge on, currently in the early episodes of its fourth season. Being both palaeontologically-spawned and fantastical in nature, I figured it would be the perfect series to review in between the Dresden Files and whatever else I’m in the mood to take a stab at. So, without further delay, let’s look at the pilot episode that started it all.

Note: Primeval, and all imagery (shoddy though it may be; seriously, no idea why these are so fuzzy compared to the ones from the Dresden Files TV series) derived therefrom, is the property of ITV and Impossibly Pictures Ltd. These images are used here for non-profit review purposes only.

Our opening scene is of