Russell T Davies' Cucumber/Banana/Tofu shows appear to be going well so far. His move away from Sci-Fi has definitely been a good one.
The second episode of Cucumber sees Henry's life getting worse. While he gets to move in with his younger crushes, now everyone knows he is a virgin and he loses his job. The side story about the plagiarism, which felt slightly tacked on last week, makes more sense now we can see the trouble it is causing for Henry. It very much feels like Henry and Lance are going through mid-life crisises. Henry's obsession with Freddie is evidently very much echoes the RTD unrequieted love interest in the style of Henriette from Casanova or Stuart from Queer as Folk. Lance may also have a hard time with Daniel.
This week's Banana focuses on Scotty and I find myself preferring this show to Cucumber. It's a more intimate drama. It was an interesting story about stalking.
Tofu is fun and lightweight. Not really much to talk about. Overall all three were fun to watch. Two episodes in and going well so far.
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