Union Jack: Family

“Why be Baby Spice when you can be Scary?”

Now that was clever. Not at all the sort of superhero ending we may have expected from both our expectations of the genre and, indeed, the build-up, but a rather smartly done little deconstruction of that very trope... along with some nice little building of an Invaders Initiative which, I hope, we will see assembled, as promised.

The final showdown looks, at first, to be heading towards a final showdown between Joe and the Baroness. She lures Lady J to the crypt by presenting to be the late Ken, and gruesomely turns Edith into a vampire... only for the poor, badass but doomed sidekick to be killed by Jasmine. And then, Joe  and Romany burst into the lounge at Falsworth Manor to get the Baroness....

And find her calmly having a cuppa with Lady J. And Gavin. After all, if Lily’s son (John) is Lady J’s grandson, and new Falsworth blood, why does anyone need to fight, or die? Far better to just put the kettle on instead. So they do. Brilliant. It’s a knowing deconstruction of superhero showdown spectaculars, done very Britishly, with tea. The perfect ending.

And, meanwhile, Gavin is busy tracking down members, many of whom we’ve met, for his Invaders Initiative. Good. This has been brilliant, superbly written and made. I hope we get more.