Recap and Review: Trust Me, episode 2
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Jodie Whittaker’s second episode of her show Trust Me came out this week, and after such a great episode last week, we couldn’t wait to watch! So we’re doing our recap and review early this week, and you’ll get a Doctor Who episode (or two!) this weekend! Here’s our review of last week’s episode.
Recap of Episode 2
In this episode of Trust Me, we saw Ally’s relationships with her coworkers strengthen, especially with Andy. However, her past keeps coming back in this episode, when the reporter she tried to give the story to in the beginning of the series finds her up in Edinburgh. This is after he conned his way into getting her new address and phone number from the Care Place her father is staying at. She finally gets him to leave when he shows up at the hospital, but there’s still a huge problem – her passport. Or…Ally’s passport specifically.
The hospital needs it, as I believe she’s in Scotland now, not England. But she, of course, doesn’t have one that says Alison Sutton on it. Most of the episode has a subplot line of her trying to find someone who makes fake passports. She finds someone, but will it really be that easy?
Meanwhile, Ally’s beginning to have trouble making up a backstory for herself. When she has to go to Glasgow with Brigitte for an educational conference, she can’t seem to think of anything when asked about her past life. She tries to slip in something about her actual friend Alison, but it doesn’t work. You would think she could spend some time on a backstory, right?
Finally, her relationship with Andy is going full speed — almost too fast. He’s already met Molly (still not me) and is sleeping at Ally’s. This goes awry when her phone rings for a Cathy and he gets suspicious. While Ally has to leave to go tend to her father’s infection getting worse, he looks up Alison Sutton and possibly finds out the truth. What will this lead to?
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Trust Me Review:
Overall, I give this episode a B and Jodie’s acting an A. I really think she’s pulling up her abilities to stay strong in a really dramatic show. You’re right there with her when she freaks out in an elevator because she doesn’t know how to do something (again), and you’re rooting for her all the same. Your love for the character only goes stronger when you see that she’s happier in Edinburgh.
I love Whittaker’s chemistry with Emun Elliot, I think the two are beautiful together and work great together. So far, I’ve seen Jodie’s ability to pull you into a show and keep you completely wrapped up in what she’s doing for an hour. For instance, I got so mad at Ally (Cathy) for not having a better back story! I felt like I was right there, with her and Brigitte, watching her fumble through a conversation. You can do it, Ally! Just bring something up!
She also has the ability to get me really scared for what’s going to happen with Andy confronts her about what he found. He’s going to be angry, and he’s going to have to tell the board or hang it over her head. Which I hate, cause I really love them together.
So in all, Whittaker brought her A game again this episode. Watching her be a doctor, a lover, and a mother all in one episode, and seeing the toll it takes on someone. It didn’t feel cheesy like other medical shows. It felt real like I was talking (or listening) to a friend. She brings a realness to the show.
The next episode of Trust Me
The next episode seems to highlight the problems with putting someone in a home, and with the NHS. This is interesting for me, an American, in a country that’s trying to get socialized medicine. I know it’s a political topic, but it’s always interesting to learn the bad things about something.
What did we learn about Whittaker’s acting?
If Whittaker truly has the ability to bring you into anything she’s doing, then this will be great for Doctor Who. We’ll be able to have episodes where we’re caught up in what the Doctor’s doing, rooting for her 100%. As this has been the case two episodes in a row with Trust Me, we’ll have to see if it holds the same for her with a TARDIS!