A good old Pemberton/Shearsmith two hander for the second episode of this final season (with the exception of a couple of phone voices). Whilst it never quite twisted up to a level I was overjoyed with, I like the darker, more horrific, episodes best of all and this was certainly one of those.
Having become concerned with his wellbeing, after finding him standing on a bridge alone at night, therapist Blake (Steve Pemberton) brings Drew (Reece Shearsmith) back to his house for a cup of tea. Whilst they begin with mild therapy chats, Drew's fragile and explosive mood swings quickly have Blake wondering whether this was a good idea.
Not a super funny episode this time, barely a joke in it save for a funny line about Gregg Wallace. Instead, this one is all about ratcheting tension. You could have guessed, from the premise, and the previous episodes writing, that one of them was not what they seemed, it was all about how it was going to go. Whilst I appreciated the way it did go and, as I say, the more disturbing the episodes are, the more I like them, I did wish that perhaps it had found another way to tie itself more tightly to the formula of the Trolley Problem. By that I mean, and this is as spoiler free as I can make it, I think the decision maker in the problem is supposed to make a fully informed choice, which the character here doesn't get to do.
It was great though and another example of just what we'll be missing when the show ends in a months' time.