"I'm like a drug they give to patients to keep them going a bit longer."
The fourth episode further develops the existing themes and takes a darker turn; Bill, separated from Jo, is kidnapped by Coker's people and forced to help blind friends to find food. He's kind, helpful even when no longer forced, and a gentleman in that he refuses to sleep with a girl whose motive is to persuade him to stay. Yet it's all futile. The blind are doomed. As Bill knows and no one else will get past their cognitive dissonance, no cavalry is coming.
Yet things are worse. A plague is developing, and only plot armour really prevents Bill from catching it. There are nasty people with guns. Worst of all, there are Triffids. Their menace is finally coming to the foreground, as presaged by much of Bill's dialogue in earlier episodes.
The desperation has increased. I quite like the fact that I've long since forgotten how the novel ended so I don't know what to expect. This is a superb adaptation.
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