Season 1 - Episode 12/13
BBC Three (UK)
As Wilfred finishes up its first season, it gets darker and more fucked up than ever, as well as being as good as its ever been. The season finale is powerful and touching as well as being darkly comic. Where they go from here is anyone's guess.
"Sacrifice" and "Identity" share an interlinked story - Jenna gets accidentally (and unknowingly) high from a tootsie pop and gets fired from her job. Wilfred convinces Ryan to act as her lawyer and get her job back. Ryan delves into the dark places he quit law in the first place to get away from, cajoled on by his merciless furry companion until a chance event involving Ryan's sister's urine being swapped for Jenna's in order to provide a clean drug test starts a chain reaction that changes the tone of the series completely.
The final five minutes of "Identity" are pure drama, and as powerful television as I've seen this year. The closing scene is genuinely heartbreaking after looking like it was going to be a happy ending, and leaves you questiong exactly what the hell is going on in Ryan's head.
"Sacrifice" had the set up, and "Identity" knocked it straight out the park. There's a good chance this show will be reviewed at US pace next year, as I don't know if I'm willing to wait for the UK to catch up.
"Sacrifice": *** 1/2 "Identity": **** 1/2
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