Sweetpea - TV Series Review

Sweetpea is a novel about an English woman who is forgotten in her own day to day realities. But don’t let the clothes fool you, she is actually a dangerous and intense killer. The story combines comedy with drama and brings into focus how such a character goes through her dual life and finds comfort in breaking the norms of submission. Her journey is a road map of shocking moments that viewers would not want to shy away from even for a moment. The series finds a great balance between using humor and drama and the atmosphere is tense, but also somewhat disturbing. It is interesting to note that the comedy that most of the events and characters employ are actually related to harsh topics such as murder and mental disorder.

Thus, the character of Ella Purnell is outstanding as she reveals depth in the simplest character in the show. That she captures not only the conflict of the protagonist inside her, but also the black comedy. Jon Pointing and Nicôle Lecky are loyal and inject individuality in each character, with each of them is appealing in their own odd manner.

Ella Jones does an excellent job of complementing comedy with the dramatic parts and vice versa. Altogether, her vision captures the main plot and the experience of a woman who narrowly toes the line of a hero.

The series fits its music to the comedic thriller setting, with tracks that underlay the series’ mood. It is also necessary to note that each piece contributes to the emotional background, boosting up the plot development, increasing the viewer’s interest.

Speaking of the visual aspect, Sweetpea is very bright and rather dark, which reflects the duality of the story. A lot of emphasis has been put on cinematography to set the mood of the series, with some nice tricks with the cameras and lights to emphasize certain points throughout the series.

Production design of Sweetpea is very thorough putting out realistic and believable scenery for both the daily reality and the darkness lurking within the main character’s life. They help in what is storytelling as much as the dialogue and turn of events do: Every element of physical realization is ‘written’ into the story, and contributes to the weaving of a densely textual fabric into which ‘speaking’ characters are incorporated. The above effects add on to the climaxes and complement the storyline’s dramatic elements in a way that goes unnoticed.

In Sweetpea, the transitions between comedy and drama are well done in a way that which does not look out of place. It has very good control over pacing, in a way, viewers get to feel the flow of the show’s tension and laughs. It provides enough time for character development and plotting; every episode ends with the audience wanting more.

Dialogue of ‘Sweetpea’ is intelligent – so, witty and befitting a dark comedy. The dialogue is sharp, both for the sake of character development and to move the plot along.

Despite the impressive pacing of Sweetpea, there are still moments when the sense of humor seems a tad too dark for the material. While some ends may be humorous, it may be difficult for some viewers to determine where humor ends and the drama begins, although on the whole, the series maintains its feet. It creates a mysterious perception that makes people interested and makes an unforgettable impression of its various characters and quite an unexpected turn of events. This is a journey into unnoticed anarchy; asking its viewers to look at the ugliness of it which is as appealing as order, but never at the forfeit of uniqueness.