Bump isn’t the kind of production one is likely to describe as kitchen sink drama, or vérité, or any other cerebral-sounding words – it is too accessible and unassuming. The show’s premise – and the focus of its very first episode – illustrates what my colleague Brigid Delaney described as a “real-life urban myth”. The ensuing dramas (this review encompasses season two’s first three eps) are large and small, spanning everything from big emotional events to icky scenes with body fluids. That’s part of the appeal of “window to the world”-style productions, implying that we are observing only one impression of the narrative universe. It takes no effort to return to this world, that’s for sure: the tone is light but meaningful, and the characters keep growing on you.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2021 19:18 UTC