The Tribe - The Complete Series Two [DVD]

The Tribe is surely one of the best shows ever made for kids. It has exciting stories, moral dilemmas, romances, great costumes, cool make-up, individual characters with real personalities, and emotional depth. And best of all, it has no adults!

This set conatins all 52 half-hour episodes from Series 2, which picks up from exactly where series 1 left off. Unfortunately, it is not quite as good as series 1 for various reasons, perhaps the most obvious one being the absence of one of the most amusing characters, Zandra, and one of the most likeable characters, Amber. Amber's replacement with a far inferior and quite frankly annoying girl called Danni, who takes over Amber's job as tribe leader and also her relationship with Bray, is not a success (which explains why Amber returns in series 3 and Danni does not).

Series 2 also has the unfortunate job of showing the Mallrats as they drift away from each other, their close family-like relationships disappearing as they follow their own desires. This means there is less of a sense of fun and solidarity, but thankfully the group begin to come back together in the final episodes. Another arguably bad point is the intense focus on Ebony as she becomes co-leader of the Mallrats. I personally didn't like this development and feel much happier when Ebony is on the other side rather than leading the Mallrats, but some people might enjoy the storyline.

However there are lots of good things about series 2 as well. Worth mentioning are the excellent acting from Caleb Ross as Lex, who gets some bigger storylines this series; the interesting storyline involving Trudy and the evil new tribe The Chosen; and also the flashbacks that are shown in a couple of episodes to explain the connections that Trudy, Bray, Ebony, Zoot, Lex and Ryan had before the virus hit. The flashbacks make really interesting viewing and it becomes a lot easier to make sense of the various relationships in the tribe after seeing them.

Even though I didn't enjoy series 2 as much as 1 or 3, The tribe is still a fantastic programme and this is a set well worth getting. The viewing is addictive - if you watch one episode, you'll end up watching another 3 afterwards. There are few children's or teen's TV shows which have so many tense plotlines and brilliantly portrayed relationships, and I'd recommend this show to anyone. I'd say the age range most likely to enjoy it is probably from about 9 to 20.

Special features include outtakes, character profiles, and a Tribe on Tour feature. Word of warning - don't watch the outtakes if you don't want plot details of series 4 revealed, as all the outtakes are taken from that series.

The second series of The Tribe holds a very warm place in many fans hearts, Its continues the story of the Mall Rats, a mixed group of kids surviving in a world without adults.

The Series starts off with a bang (literally!) and fails to lose pace right up untill the dramatic season finale. There is death, love, sex, war, religion and alcohol all mixed up with even wilder hair styles and more outrageous costumes, not to mention a underlying theme of hope, friendship and surival which makes tribeworld the most exciting place on the box.

The second series see the characters growing up, and maturing, yet still making mistakes. Unexpected couples find love where they never expected to, others find a new way of life to guide them, and they all find out that survivng the virus was the easy part...The future is going to get tougher.

We see them trying to rebuild there shattered world with new law and order in the form of Danni's bill of rights, while a new tribe "The chosen" only answer to the order of Zoot....

I haven't seen the early series for years, and I can't wait to have them all on DVD. Season two - I remember, was one of my favourites. Lots of brightly coloured outfits, and scenes of life before the Virus.
Only question is... when's Series 3 coming out?????