Posted on October 29, 2012.
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Misfits Season Two, Episode Four

Future Simon is busy looking at his countdown clocks planning what to do next and Alisha gets up to tell him to come back to bed, if he is done playing superhero. The next day at the community center, there is a new arrival to serve out the terms of their ASBO. Shaun introduces him to The Misfits as Tommy. The Misfits gather in concern and Curtis says whatever happens, they cannot let the new guy find out about their powers.  Simon jokes that if he does find out that they should kill Tommy. Yeah present Simon is still really creepy.  Nathan is not impressed and tells Simon that he is the funny guy here.

When Tommy approaches the group, Kelly asks why he got community service and Tommy says that he was arrested for protesting against CO2 emissions. Tommy then asks if they have any powers, which throws them for a loop and then Tommy admits that he can teleport. Alisha asks to see Tommy in action and Tommy teleports directly behind them. Kelly is not impressed and points out that he could have walked that distance quicker, and Nathan says that he thought something more exciting was going to happen.  Tommy protests that sometimes he goes further.

The Misfits all head outside to clean up the garbage and Nathan asks Kelly if they’re okay because he slipped her the finger.  Kelly says that she doesn’t want to think about it and I don’t blame her.  A man comes running towards The Misfits screaming, “he’s fucking crazy,” as a red car chases him. A man gets out of  a car and through his vision, we can see that he is trapped in some sort of video game. He asks where’s Conti and Nathan points at Simon and says, “oh it’s him, he’s a right Conti.”  We get another flash to the a video game and learn that Conti is a crime boss who stole money. The man says, “did you think I was going to let it go? I want my money.” Nathan tells Simon to give the man his money, but Simon says that he hasn’t got any.  When the man then fixates on Kelly, he thinks that she is Roxy - a woman who betrayed him on his wedding day. The man believes that Roxy is with Conti now and says that he was still waiting for her at the church, when the cops picked him up. Tommy believes that this man has some sort of mental illness and decides to talk with him because he has training in conflict resolution. Tommy steps forward asking what the man’s name is and promising not to hurt him, but the man responds by shooting him in the forehead. Lost in his video game world, the man looks at Tommy’s body and sees that he has gained 15 points. After being spattered in Tommy’s blood and brain matter, The Misfits take off running.

The Misfits manage to hide and are suitably freaked out.  Kelly suggests that they go back for Tommy, but Curtis points out that he was shot in the head. From the roof, Nathan sees Tommy walking and declares that he is okay.  When Curtis looks where Nathan is pointing, he cannot see Tommy. Nathan says, “oh then that must be his ghost, which means he is not at all okay on account of him being dead.” Nathan then calls down to Tommy and says, “hey new guy, I’m sorry you got shot.” Tommy’s response is to flip Nathan the finger. Nathan being Nathan, gives him the finger right back and says, “fuck you.” Nathan justifies his actions saying, “he made an obscene gesture. I don’t care if he is dead, there’s no excuse for rudeness.”  Alisha is not impressed and reminds Nathan that Tommy just got shot in the face. Simon suggests that Curtis rewind time, and Kelly adds that he can save Tommy. They all look at him expectantly, but when Curtis tries, he cannot do it. Curtis says that because he didn’t know him, he’s not feeling anything. Nathan says that Tommy was a bit of a twat and Kelly tells Nathan that there is something wrong with him. Nathan replies, “he was never going to fit in what with all of the caring about the environment and crap. Better him than me.” Simon reminds Nathan that he is immortal and Nathan replies, “better him than one of you.”

Tommy’s body has been taken to the hospital and they are harvesting his organs. The heart is taken to an operating room where Nikki is lying on a table unconscious.  They saw through her ribcage and it’s clear that Nikki is going to get Tommy’s heart.

At future Simon’s flat, Alisha is looking at the pictures on the wall. She realises that he knew that Tommy was going to die and asks him why he didn’t stop it. Simon says that he cannot save everyone and Alisha calls bullshit.  Simon tries again and says, “If I had stopped it from happening, someone else would have died.” In the hospital Nikki is coming back to consciousness.

The next day, Shaun has all of the misfits in his office and tells them, “the police want witness statements off of all of you. Try not to screw it up, cause I don’t want them on my back. Do you think you can manage that?” Kelly is not impressed and asks Shaun if he’s not even a little bit upset but Shaun is only concerned with the amount of paperwork he now has to do because Tommy was shot while doing community service. As Shaun turns away, Nathan says, “it’s a cruel senseless waste. A young man taken from us in his prime, leaving us to pick up the pieces of our shattered lives, knowing that he is gone for ever. So maybe, we should have the rest of the week off. You know, to cry and grieve and remember our dear friend.” Nathan pauses because he cannot remember Tommy’s name and so he points to Simon who says, “Ollie” and Nathan goes on about “dear beautiful Ollie.”

When we next see The Misfits, they are busy painting over graffiti and Nathan calls Shaun a heartless bastard.  Simon suggests that they should do something about the guy who shot Ollie.  Waving the paint brush in Simon’s face, Nathan asks, “so you’re talking about stepping up to the plate and taking him down?” Alisha agrees with Simon and when Curtis asks why she is supporting this, she says that it’s because of having someone’s brains blown up across her face. Kelly points out that if they go up against the man that one of them could end up dead. Simon asserts, “we can’t just pretend that it didn’t happen.” Alisha asks, “how are you going to feel when you read in the paper that he shot someone else?”  Curtis turns and asks, “alright, what are you two going to do when you find this guy and he sticks a gun to your head?” When no one answers, Curtis continues, “I’m glad you got it all figured out. Curtis then points to Alisha and adds, “there’s no way you’re getting involved in this.” This pisses Alisha right off and she asks, “Since when do you tell me what I can and cannot do?” Nathan responds, “since I care about whether you die or not. Have you forgotten about that?” Nathan interrupts the argument to add, “I think that I speak for all of us. We’re lazy and incompetent. We’re practically handicapped okay. Leave it to the police, they get paid to get shot.” Well it actually took 13 minutes this time before Nathan used an ism to say something problematic. That has got to be a new record for his character. Curtis adds, “I never thought I would say this but he’s talking sense.”

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