skins - 6th - High in the Wild

The show starts off with the four male characters Abbud, Chris, Tony and Stanley singing a mock Canadian anthem in front of a Canadian mountie.  They are making fun of the Canadian anthem, essentially Canadians.  I don't understand why some Americans ridicule Canadians, is it because there are so many French colonized areas, I understand the American dislike toward French views and opinions toward Americans.  Is it also that Canada has not ever played a large role in history, battle-wise, too neutral a country?  I know in modern times, their export of technology has played a larger role in American business but besides that what else are they known for maple syrup, scenic nature and hockey players?

The skins crew is on a class trip to Canada, where they have to pass customs security first.  The male customs agent is looking at seventeen year old cleavage, I mean, wtf?  Stanley smuggles some marijuana up the buttocks over the border and an anal check only because it was hinted that Abbud (the Indian or Middle Eastern toned complexion) character might have a bomb up his fanny.  They are on route to a camp called High in the Wild, who is lead by their self labeled "cool teacher" on the first name bases, Dave; Dave has already been to this camp himself as a youngster in which he experienced being a man in non-civilization (the wild).  In my time we called our teachers by Mr or if appropriate Miss or Mrs. then surname.  Dave is a teacher who is not your average teacher, he is out there in loony-land creating a positive beyond exceptional outlook or comment for and from every situation, including in this scene where they hit a moose.  He is super optimistic about leading the skins class of students into the wild (A camp where they have to climb a pole to symbolize defeating low self esteem and promiscuity.  Each get jerseys with a number on them where they have to earn their names back).  During one of the scenes you see the four male characters running away from Brown Paw (the camp host, Dave's spiritual guide and discipline mentor) who is assigning them camp duties.  They run from camp duties and are out in the forest looking for something that will make them "high", they find mushrooms and begin nibbling on them.  Chris catches a toad and all four take turns licking it in different parts.  They all start vomiting.  The girls also want marijuana but they are less adventure prone in finding it except when they find two gay camp counselors smoking it and they join in.  Tea sketches well.

The focus of this episode shows Tina (the other teacher chaperone) finally showing some affection toward Chris because in the other episodes Chris has been hinting affection toward her but she is hesitant because of the teacher and student relationship.  She is also fearful that she could lose her job over it.  But she has always fount him sweet because he treats her with affection.  In this episode she finally gives Chris a kiss as she resists and is revolted by the come ons of her peer Dave.  As Dave (the first volunteer) is climbing the pole, Chris pretending as by accidentally in the oxymoronic act of purposely with intent swings the safety rope and drops Dave about 40 feet.  Tina is happy and so is the skins crew for what Chris did.  The second topic involves Tea and the other lesbian girl.  Betty likes Tea, but wants a relationship.  Tea is interested in Betty but not for a serious relationship.  Abbud is in love with Tea (plotted in addition from the other episodes).  When Abbud tries to kiss Tea, she winces away from Abbud and Tea says something like "I'm not built like that".  But later on Abbud finds Tea having sex with Tony.  Tony ask was it better this time, she responds, "no Ton', no".  Abbud feels rejected; he then calls Tea a "fake" (lesbian) and later falls from the pole as he over reacts in a conversation with Tea (both on the top of the pole).  She later explains to Abbud she loves him, but in a tone only as a friends.  Abbud apologizes for what he called her before and responds the same: "I love you too... alot" (but his was a response in sincere romance).  She explained that she did it because there is this connection with Tony (male) is why she did what she did it (even though she is a lesbian).  Maybe she's bi-sexual.  Tea is a likable character it seems.  (Hell, I like the idea of lesbians also).  Abbud is then whisks away in the last scene by a crude version of an ambulance. 

I don't think this episode was worthy of writing about because it did not have good subject matters beyond character description, just did so to stay in tune.