so I used to love misfits as a teenager and recently started a rewatch. Season 1 and most of 2 were so nostalgic and I loved it and remembered most of it.. but as the episodes went on I wondered why I never finished the show. going back thru my old tumblr tags, it seems like I wasn't a huge fan of the simon/alisha time loop storyline as a teen, and it seems like I might've dropped the show sometime around the end of season 2. This time around I actually loved season 2 overall and thought it was the strongest season.

I didn't mind season 3, but the way they wrote off Nathan was very unsatisfying. Rudy seemed like they were trying to just recreate Nathan but it did NOT work for me. The thing about Nathan is that he was such a dick but he had some moments of genuine softness, and he had spent 2 seasons forming relationships with the rest of the group. so even though he was annoying and they technically were all stuck together anyway cuz of community service, he was actually kind of a friend and had a place in the group. Rudy was just The New Guy, who was ALSO an asshole in a similar filterless way, but had like nothing else going on.... except Rudy 2 which could've been interesting except it didn't go anywhere! Basically Kelly and the weird Curtis gender self pregnancy storyline kept me going thru this season.

season 4 episode 1, I tapped out. They brought back Seth and Rudy, the 2 lamest characters, and Curtis who I like but can't really stand on his own. Seth also, was only good cuz of Kelly. The way they wrote off Kelly was SO lame and random (I did some digging in this sub and learned what happened with Lauren Socha which was very disappointing). All of S4ep1 I was just so confused. The money brief case thing made no sense and I get what they were trying to go for I guess but it was just not done well. And the 2 new characters... the guy was ANOTHER asshole type which just doesn't work for me. I think the group needs a softer male character like Simon to balance it out. And the girl, she barely had any lines and I don't think they even introduced her by name. The final shot of the new crew on the roof, with ONLY ONE girl, combined with how chaotic the episode was, and the underwhelming returning cast, I couldn't do it.

I've never made a big ranting post on reddit like this before and I've always kinda wondered why people made them because like who is reading all that lol but I just wanted to put my thoughts somewhere even if no one cares. I'm just so disappointed 😭 I might watch the very last episode just to see what happens.. but idk. Damn.

So I recently started Misfits and I’m almost done with seasons 3. This is my first actual watch through. I’ve seen the first ep before but just didn’t go through with it. My mistake

First thing this show is fucking hilarious. To the out right funny things to the smallest dumbest thing. It’s just so funny.

I’m really enjoying the characters as well. I love Kelly she’s such a badass and I really like Alisha but I wish there was more to her than just a love interest I guess. I like Curtis, he’s super pretty and I thought the gender swap actress was a spot on choice. Curt is a pretty stand up guy. I like the SA ep, it was very complicated Simon’s a fucking freak and I love his weird ass. Just something about him does it for me (the stare is super funny ) lmao And I miss Nathan so much. He’s what brought most of the humor and this new guy that can multiply himself is fucking annoying. He doesn’t do humor like Nathan did but you can tell that they were really trying to make him Nathan 2.0 . it didn’t work out

I don’t like how they just dropped Nathan’s character so fast in the show and I know I’m supposed to watch the Vegas ep but I don’t really care to.
I didn’t like his pregnant girlfriend and it just all felt wayyyyy too fast. I did think they were cute together but we didn’t even get to know pregnant lady’s character like at all. It just felt fake and rushed. Again it could just be that I need to watch the Vegas ep but idk man

The Nażï ep was something else lmao and I really like that Kelly was the one to save the day. I really enjoyed her character in that ep

And I’m starting to really like Seth, the power swap guy. He’s really redeeming himself.

Update: started season 4 and only got 3 episodes in. I don’t care about any of the characters (besides Curtis obvi) and the little short one whose gf controls him is fucking annoying and the show is just boring now. I loved the first 2 seasons. Everything was amazing. The third season was mid and Simon and Alisha’s ending was fucking shit. It could’ve ended way better and I was really rooting for them and if the actors would’ve stayed we probably could’ve gotten a much better ending and character development. Disappointing but understandable ig Still missing Nathan <3

that hates how they just wrote out Nathan? What was the deciding factor in that? I'm watching this show for the first time and I'm starting to enjoy this new dude who replaced him a bit but hes clearly older than the rest of the gang and it just feels uhhh, idk, off?? Not only that, Nathan running away with his girlfriend to get married and starts traveling doesn't make sense. He had nearly no money and I guess it's up to interpretation how he got more money to travel and all with his gf but I wish it was explained. In season 3 they just casually said he was gone and it kinda frustrated me. I like the new guy but Nathan was obviously the star of the show. Does it get better?

I honestly have to say that I really enjoyed aspects of this show, it’s funny as hell at times and Robert Sheehans charisma is off the charts. I found other parts totally problematic, which I get comes with the times and for the most part left as a given. I do go into some specific things that I disliked and liked about the main 5. I only really watched seasons 1-2 because I felt like the series had a good ending there. Switching up the powers could’ve worked better if they had a new cast/spinoff set in the same universe, but it felt strange to give them new abilities when their original ones were core to their identities. There’s certain parts that aren’t really weak or strong, like some of the missed potential character development relating to their powers, how some reactions to events felt more apathetic than realistic. I felt like some characters really took the spotlight over others (Nathan and Simon mainly) and despite happening to really enjoy those characters I would’ve loved to see more of the other three.

For the most part I loved how their abilities were so connected to the events surrounding their arrests, and also their nature.

Simon definitely has the best writing in that context, as it’s easy to connect that the altercation he had leading to his arrest was due to being an outcast and being unable to positively connect with people. The fact he turns invisible is a visual representation of his feelings towards socializing, how he feels excluded and lonely but longs for connection. His power has the ability to help him out and also hinder him. If he had it during his crime it would’ve solved him getting caught, and that’s a solid pattern in the whole group. When he uses it wrong he becomes a parasocial creep. His struggles with his personality and his power are both connected to his self worth, which is why it works so well.

Curtis has a good connection too. He’s literally a runner, time is his specialty. His arrest was caused by being in the wrong place at the wrong time and getting caught with a reputation ruining substance. If he had his powers at the time he could’ve stopped that (well, we actually know how that ends, but technically yes, he could’ve gone free despite the others. Because of that, I say it technically saved him). Relying on it too much can cause him to ruin the natural events and flow of life, making it so he never makes mistakes and ends up becoming extremely controlling. His personality reflects his regrets and his power manifests those feelings into something exaggerated.

Nathan is sort of a neutral for me in terms of powers paired with personality. I can definitely see it, but I feel like his character could’ve been more balanced in execution. It could’ve been really interesting to see the long term mental effects of losing multiple people he began to connect with (the old woman, his brother), while he in contrast is physically invulnerable. His arrest was mostly just the consequences of him dicking around and being destructive. It makes sense for him to be immortal because it defends him from his own recklessness, and honestly mirrors how he doesn’t give a fuck and gets away with provoking people. The price of this which the others pointed out (and which was shown in the future where Curtis dodged probation) is that he watches others suffer and die despite him being perfectly fine. I like how shitty of a person he is, because it’s boring to have a morally correct cast across the board; however, I wish he would’ve began to gain a consciousness after experiencing more and more traumatic events.

Kelly is a mixed bag for me. Her powers are definitely related to her arrest too, because if she had the ability to read the other girls mind they probably could’ve sorted out their issues sooner. I do think though, that the ability wasn’t as connected to her personality as the others. She is social I’ll give her that, and she does seem to care what others think on some level, but I feel like her qualities don’t fit as well for being a mind reader. If she was more honest and spoke her mind more often I feel like it would work. Maybe if she was a chronic gossip, or surrounded herself with fake friends who she kept holding onto because she was in denial. Those kind of things would be great to tie with her mind reading abilities.

I’ve put off talking about Alisha because oh boy… this one is a big one. Also want to warn in advance it gets into some harsh topics surrounding sexual intimacy. I have little to no issue with the other 4 main characters, and I think with some minor changes to some of them the show would’ve hit even more. Alisha though… here’s the thing, this isn’t about her personality truly, or her nature. It’s actually more of a diss on the people who came up with her. It boggles my mind how the first 4 characters have S tier powers— invisibility, time travel, immortality, telepathy— yet she gets possibly the worst conceivable power I’ve ever heard of. There’s multiple layers to this to begin with, but I wanted to first address the fact they perpetuated harmful stereotypes by specifically hyper sexualizing the black woman in the group. “Everyone in this show is sexualized and has scenes where they bang people!” Yes, but that is never a core factor/the defining trait in anyone elses abilities. She got arrested for trying to seduce a cop out of a drunk driving ticket, so her power fits her arrest for sure. The big issue is really how that’s pretty much the whole basis of her character. She’s attractive, hew power is attraction, she becomes attracted to the mysterious character who can actually touch her without wanting to fuck her and then has sex with him too. Side note that despite that I think her qualities of perceptiveness and problem solving when trying to discover masked Simon’s identity were admirable, which I wish were more present and important parts of her personality in other areas of the show. Anyways, the fact that the power and central traits she was given is garishly connected to infamous black woman stereotypes in media is a bit concerning to me. To get to the other facets of her awful ability, there is little to no benefits. The other characters abilities at the very least, have some capacity to physically protect them. Time travel allows you to change how things happened and literally revive the dead by doing so, invisibility stops public perception and allows you to remain undetected, telepathy can help you psychologically and socially influence people as well as understand their intentions, and immortality speaks for itself. Alisha’s ability is involuntary, continually active, and a major obstacle in living a normal life. It causes both her and her victims to be violated in multiple ways. If she wanted to truly have a good relationship with someone through physical intimacy the best thing would be to not use it in the first place, because it turns them into a mindless zombie, but she can’t. Not only do they not get a say in the matter, but even if she does it intentionally she ultimately has an awful time too. Regardless of the context of the influencing, the uncontrollable and violent nature of the person being influenced damages both parties. Alisha was both an abuser who used her abilities to force people into sex, but also a victim of unwanted advances. The worst part is the blame. She has people who will unintentionally make contact with her, and in result do extreme damage to her, and it’s not even their fault. It’s not Alisha’s fault in that regard either (though in contrast it is absolutely wrong and disgusting of her to use her power when done intentionally) because she never wanted this to begin with. I can’t imagine being hurt so badly by someone in that way, yet you couldn’t truly blame them because they were physically and mentally unable to control their actions. The reason they were involuntarily acting that way had to do with you, despite you never wanting them to act like that the first place, and caused them to also be harmed. It’s at the same time both of their faults in that situation, because both people harm each other. Her power is literally a form of victim blaming, because whether or not she even wants it to happen, a facet of her existence is harming others and herself. It’s the powers fault, and it’s her powers. It was interesting to see the contrast where a character desperately didn’t want their abilities compared to others enjoying theirs, but it definitely should’ve been handled differently. If you’re going to have the main cast obtain extremely powerful powers, it honestly makes no sense to have only 4/5 follow that unless it’s a defining part of the story. It felt that the fact that her ability was so harmful specifically compared to others wasn’t really explored much. Yeah she hated it, but why her? What does that contribute to the overall group? Is she resentful and jealous? Does she have other strengths that compensate and make her a strong character regardless? Or did she just receive the short end of the stick for no apparent reason? Because that’s what it feels like for the most part.

Sorry if some of this makes no sense it’s a very disorganized rant and I’m tired, but I hope I got my point across okay and it’s not horribly controversial. All in all, I’m a huge fan of ‘a diverse and unlikely group of people being pulled together when they gain mysterious powers’ trope (yeah I’m a sucker for the show Heroes too). So watching it was a dopamine boost and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even with its flaws and, well, just a lot of sex for someone who doesn’t like sex. So yes, I’m officially a fan.

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Did anyone feel like the show was supposed to show these wasters, the dregs of society, grow into a mature, wise and capable superhero team?

At first there was a lot of promise, and actions always had consequences (especially deaths and the threat of police investigation which acted as motivation for characters to take preventative action, such as hiding bodies etc).

At some point, death became inconsequential, it no longer carried any weight and was just even played for laughs, no one cared that real people, sometimes young people died and there was no reaction from police or families, no worries about anyone discovering that the main characters were directly or indirectly responsible etc

While most of the original cast grew somewhat over their arcs, it felt like the premise fell apart, and when the cast were replaced, it felt more monster-of-the-week, as well as a bit "soap opera with super powers" (leading nowhere, just following storylines) and eventually just ending on "ok, we have these weird powers, and this is the end". No team of super heroes, no resolution to anything, no ending the crazy results of the storm, no undoing all the needless, senseless deaths etc.

It feels like the original premise was forgotten and the show fizzled out into nothing.

While I still enjoy the later episodes with the newer cast (albeit nowhere near as much as the originals), I feel like the writers had just given up at this point, and just wanted character-driven Friends-for-adults-only style humour and episodes rather than a "we are sharpening these tools into the ultimate team of heroes" narrative that was originally set up.

Does anyone feel the same way? How do you feel about the ending, the direction, and such, compared to how the series was originally set up and introduced?

I know they’re in a paradox where Simon always goes back to save Alisha, but couldn’t he plan ahead and save her the second time? I was thinking he could wear a bullet proof vest when he saves her from Tim the first time, and start a new timeline where he prepares to save her from the Virtue girl’s ghost revenge. And I figured it could be repetitive, like Alisha would keep dying in new ways, causing Simon to keep creating new timelines.

Choose Team A or Team B, no mixing teams

I gotta go with A 😅😅

why did they kill off daisy i was so interested in her and she got like 5 minutes 😭

How the heck did he figure out he had powers? Watching the show it clearly takes some concentration on his part to give and take the abilities so how did he find out he had powers?

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I know that the powers are basically what the characters wanted the most at the moment of the storm and that they can be detrimental like the probation worker's but what's weird about Alisha's is that people forget they had sex with her after!

It's downward contradictory with what she wanted, be wanted/desired/looked at, and it feels the power is just a cruel curse because even if she sleeps with someone who is willing, he has no recollection whatsoever.

I just don't get it because, her power is bad enough since she can't have any form of affection, why do people need to forget it's like being hit like a roofie and Alisha being attractive vain and self assured surely doesn't have rape fantasies that would lead to this side of the power??

Is there a list of anything that shows which songs have been changed? I'm rewatching and noticed alot of songs were changed. For sentimental reasons I was burning a CD as a loved one I had lost recently bonded to every single song of the series. But Its just one of those things knowing I've watched it a few times before that the songs definitely aren't right. Any help would be appreciated!

So I just started watching misfits on Amazon prime in Germany. I just reached season 3 and they only have it in German🤦🏻‍♀️. Someone else noticed and knows where I can watch it in ov?

so im rewatching misfits cuz i haven finished season 5, i’m on season 4 right now and for someone reason there’s a lack of a use of powers i’m on episode seven and they’ve barely used powers also rudy two has just disappeared. The only time powers a used are against the gang and the powers are a lot less interesting than the ones in the first three seasons. what was the point of finn having telekinesis if he can barely use it, might as well be powerless and jess’s x-ray vision ??? she used it twice throughout the whole season. season 4 feels like the storm never happened.

Damn. I was lucky enough to watch it in television like 10 years ago. I must be one of the few lucky ones who ever got to meet this series since Im from Argentina and I dont think many people from Latinoamerica ever heard about this series (maybe Im wrong tho).

For me the series ends in season 3 tho, sadly I never was able to emphatize with Rudy, I wish Nathan never left the series.

Its funny because the only series that I rewatch from time to time are Misfits and The Inbetweeners. Ive watched so many cool shows but I always remain with these two. I wish they do something new someday, like a movie.

Its like I was obsessed with the series since i first watched it. I still listen the ost and the songs like the ones in the episode of when they arrest Curtis.

I have a doubt. Was this series underrated in UK? Was it very famous at that time?

So, I’m currently writing a script for a misfits movie for fun.

What I’ve thought of so far is that it would have Nathan, Kelly, Seth, Rudy, Alex, Finn, Jess and Abi in it.

Finn is a probation worker, Nathan is fresh out of prison, unaware of the OG gangs deaths.

However this is all I’ve got so far. Anyone have any ideas of what a misfits movie should have as its plot.

I'm binging this show for the first time and I finished the season 3 finale, went right into the season 4 premiere, and have been sitting here for 15 minutes so completely confused that I don't even know what to do. The part in the beginning where it shows the previously on? It was chock full of things that have never happened in the show as far as I know. And I'm watching it on prime, where the subtitles don't match up to the show and so I'm even more confused. I understand the characters are all new because the cast is all gone, but none of this makes sense. Who are these nuns? Why is he in charge? I am so completely confused. Help?

Prob the best own in all of television, tbh

was he just an added character to replace nathan? i’m on s3 ep 3 and i just can’t understand why he’s been added, i don’t even know if i’ve got his name right but god if he’s nathan’s replacement i’ll stop watching