An incredibly hard-hitting, but moving portrayal of a young mother desperately wanting a better life for her son, but caught in a web of criminal activity seemingly impossible to escape from. Whilst I started the series questioning why she had got involved in that world in the first place, I defy anyone not to be moved by Lou's lonely desperation only to be the inevitable prey of the police on her return ... cue a particularly sinister shot of the main dealer hiding in the shadows, watching on as Lou is driven away.
©BBC 2012
Whilst Harriet's attempts at child-minding brought a hilarious touch to what was a rather darker episode this week, the impact of all this on poor Mason was particularly well explored, bringing yet another angle to the series - from realising the truth of his dad's 'workplace' to finding himself alone and afraid, placed in emergency foster care, this episode was as much about the experiences of the prisoner's son as his girlfriend.
Elsewhere, Gemma continues with her confession to the police - although is it just me, or does that detective appear incredibly mysterious? Could Steve have been set up after all? Meanwhile, Francesca and the kids settle into their new life, whilst Paul is desperate to hold his family together - a far cry from the seemingly inseparable couple of episode one! I might have at long last thrown in the towel when it comes to the depressing existence of Albert Square - but this is certainly filling the gap when it comes to plot twists and melodrama.
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