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As the show begins we are shown very epic and dynamic elements that relate to the novel. The protagonist is Dr. Tom Jackman and he is aware that he is going through a timed change into someone who is very different than he is. He has hired a psychiatric nurse, Katherine Reimer, to monitor him as well and the other side he turns into during the night. Unlike the Novel, Jackman is unaware of the behavior of his other half, they writer hint humor at this change by always having Jackman to wake up discombobulated looking for where his car is parked. The action comes to a head when a young woman is being mugged in an alley and its due time for Jackman's alter ego to come out and play. The juvenile delinquent pull Jackman into danger and shove him into a wall demanding for his personal things at knife point. Jackman pulls out a recording device and asks that for the mugger not to be killed, then drops his head. When his head arises again he looks significally different, he is taller, younger, more agile, and evil. The alter ego plays with the mugger and then beats him within an inch of his life. After he is done, he walks away and refers to Jackman as daddy by saying, " Daddy asks me not to kill you." This will be the structure of the rest of the plot for the series.
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We begin to see both sides of Jackman's shift and learn that the alter ego doesn't retain any of Jackman's memories. As the ego is looking for an identity, he strolls through some books and reads The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, He loves the idea and names himself Hyde. When Jackman awakens the next morning, he is at home for a change and when he asks Katherine of the activity she informs in of the alter egos name selection and enlightens him that she not only works for him, but the alter ego as well. She has another piece of news that frightens Jackman, Hyde wants to know about his family or more about Jackman's life. A conflict comes to a head and the first series ends.
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There are many plot shifts and revelations giving in this television show. It starts to shift away from the duality of nature theme and more into the scientific nature of a gene that's being passed from one sibling to the next. A lot of elements are thrown at you in series 2 and 3 and then series 4-6 parallels them to the book. I strongly suggest if you enjoyed the series in class that you finish, you will not be disappointed.
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Works Cited
"BBC - Drama - Jekyll." BBC - Homepage. Photo Courtesy of BBC. Web. 17 Apr. 2011.
"Coming Soon: James Nesbitt as Jekyll | TV Scoop." TV Scoop: Sassy TV News, Gossip and Reviews. By and for People Who like to Watch. Photo Courtesy TV Scoop. Web. 17 Apr. 2011.
