User Reviews

The final episode of Us has Douglas tracking his son Albie in Barcelona and managing to get some kind of understanding with him.

I know some people have issues in the way Albie is portrayed. I think the actor is just showing a confused, stroppy 17 year old who wants to make his own way in the world. Unsure whether he knows it all or not but realises that he will make mistakes along the way. Still you can understand that the parents will worry.

Douglas discovers that despite the attractive girlfriends that Albie attracts, he is gay.

As for Douglas, he suffers a heart attack after getting jellyfish stings while swimming in the sea.

Connie comes to Spain as Douglas recuperates but is this enough to rescue their marriage?

I understand a lot of Connie's story was cut out in the television adaptation of the novel. The producers decided that it was easier to concentrate on Douglas's journey. His lack of spontaneity, his stiffness and lack of warmth to his son. I think Tom Hollander did well to display Douglas's flaws. A good man who got lost somewhere in adulthood.

The series did improve as it rambled around Europe. I do think this would had been a poor story if was just set in Britain. There is not getting away that this was still middle class naval gazing.

I thought this series was ok, not as special as some others did. This last part had some particularly annoying aspects: Douglas getting off the train for a bite to eat and losing his belongings was so obvious and, well, annoying. After his stay in the Spanish hospital he couldn't fly for two weeks. But, hey, there are trains between Spain and England. I know he was probably written that way, and played as such, but I wouldn't have wanted to be around Douglas for long either. Disappointing, and I'm afraid Freya is in for a letdown.