User Reviews

The hospital scene in Episode 5 will go down in history.

It is beyond masterful. It is beyond perfection. Every aspect of it, the acting, the script, the direction, scenery everything is not just great but together is something beyond and unique.

The viewer is taken on the twisting and perverse journey of someone struggling to reason through sudden grief. You are beyond being there you are going through it with them. Flung violently and unexpectedly as you are marched through the hospital. Clip clip clip clip.

The other quality to this series is the humanity and empathy. Davies never blames people for their bigotry and prejudice but nor is he an apologist. He simultaneously presents the damage it does and the reason for ignorance behind it. And finally, between Jill and Valerie, he holds them accountable. But he shows us that they are still loving human beings who care as deeply as anyone else but are shackled by the "common sense" of the time. And he reveals the deep emotional struggle and consequences of holding harmful points of view by stripping ignorance violently away.

The finale.

A breathtaking end to what's been a wonderful series, there is no let up in this final episode, we see human nature at its best and absolute worst, we see panic, fear, jealousy, hate, and best of all we see pure love.

It's been phenomenal from start to finish, and this finale is as good as it gets.

Olly Alexander, once again, he's going to win awards for his surely.

Now, Keeley Hawes, I said previously, lovely that she appeared and took on a small part....... but you don't give Keeley Hawes a part in a series and expert her not to so what she does best, maybe she even steals the show in this episode. She's incredible.

Powerful and heart breaking in equal measure. 10/10.

A powerful final installment. I know it is supposed to be about gay men but it is the women that shine in this episode. Keeley Hawes finally gets to do some serious screen time with a few great scenes of heart-wrenching ignorance, pain, denial and agony. Hopefully, this series will waken people up to dangers of viruses, whether it's one from the 80s or present day. The loss suffered by the friends is moving but great memories shine through. Great performances by the cast and wound up as well as possible which hopefully will change a few people's views.

Russell T. Davies' early years as a young gay man were shaped by his experiences of the AIDS crisis & yet until "It's A Sin", the topic was a subject he'd never covered with his writing... So it's no surprise to see that with his first address, he has so much - that's of value - to say; the finale therefore feels like a much needed catharsis; all the pain & the loss & the anger is finally unburdened & channelled in to one last, cutting installment to the series, concluding with what may be one of the most powerful & damning observations I've ever seen him embed within the dialogue of his scripts.

It's thoughtful, considered & deeply personal - solidifying this as one of the best narratives he's ever crafted in his entire career... And despite the fact that the wounds inflicted during this crisis will have formed scars that will never fully heal - it's reassuring to know that a writer like Russell has used the pain he endured as a way to ensure the victims are never truly forgotten.