There is something so deeply humbling about this series. Watching these kids—who I feel like I’ve known for hours now—hit nearly half a century is a trip.
At this point, the "gimmick" has completely evaporated and it just feels like checking in on old friends. Some have settled into a quiet, lovely contentment, while others are still clearly grappling with the hand they were dealt at seven years old. It’s less about the British class system now and more about the universal, terrifying speed of time.
Neil continues to be the emotional heartbeat of the whole project for me, but seeing everyone start to reckon with their legacies and their parents' aging is what really got me this time. It’s not always "exciting" television, but as a human document, it’s pretty much
There is something so deeply humbling about this series. Watching these kids—who I feel like I’ve known for hours now—hit nearly half a century is a trip.
At this point, the "gimmick" has completely evaporated and it just feels like checking in on old friends. Some have settled into a quiet, lovely contentment, while others are still clearly grappling with the hand they were dealt at seven years old. It’s less about the British class system now and more about the universal, terrifying speed of time.
Neil continues to be the emotional heartbeat of the whole project for me, but seeing everyone start to reckon with their legacies and their parents' aging is what really got me this time. It’s not always "exciting" television, but as a human document, it’s pretty much
