Thurs 12th March – E4
Effy (Kaya Scodelario) is at a low ebb, she’s lost her mojo, and life at home isn’t much fun. To cap it all, Cook is no longer the draw he was and she’s unsure of her feelings for him.
Katie (Megan Prescott), having usurped Effy as Queen Bee, takes every opportunity to rub in her superiority and highlight the fact that Freddie (Luke Pasqualino) is her man, and Effy is to keep her hands off. She invites Effy to a party in the woods, but there are stipulations - Effy has to drive, and Cook is not welcome.
As they all head off, the car strains with tension, the gang riven by secrets and rivalries. Their paranoid state increases when some poachers at a petrol station deliberately scare them. Freddie manages to lighten the mood, and as they arrive at the party site, they recover their va va voom.
Effy finds some magic mushrooms, and they experiment. Katie’s jealousy of Effy returns, as Effy becomes the centre of the action. The fun and excitement intensify, that is until it becomes clear someone has been tampering with their stuff. Hearing gun shots, they realise someone is charging towards them. The atmosphere darkens and any fun they were having disappears in an instant.
Later, Effy gets the opportunity to follow her heart, but a decision she makes may be difficult to ever recover from.
Episode 8 of Skins airs Thursday 12th March at 10pm on E4.
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