Sophy says: Yeah okay, Freddie. You’re just lucky Cook was there. Otherwise you were toast. 
Rin says: Gawd, all of this was going on behind the scenes. Poor Fredster. No wonder he was so fucking tortured all the time.
Sophy says: Awesome caps are awesome.
Rin says: *bows*
Sophy says: Also, the lackeys were so awesome. “Um… boss… the lads aren’t too keen on… on the rape.” Vintage.
Sophy says: eeeeeeheheh, I feel like Emily should have popped up next to him and said “Cheeky!” again.
Rin says: ROFL.
Sophy says: jfc, I want to know how they made his veins do that. That just does not look right.
Rin says: I think he pretty much just held his breath?
Sophy says: Yeah, actually I think I found out how he got this look whilst rophying at work. It’s just lucky I didn’t shit myself. dnw fecal matter, right Rin?
Rin says: AWWWOMG! Look at them, so happy for everyone! FIESTAAAAAA!!!!!
Sophy says: I feel like a margarita now.
Sophy says: Effy finds the sight of human agony high-larious. But then she is pretty dark, you guys. What with burning her little figurines and all.
So I’m assuming this little bit of cast interaction is where people get the Katie/JJ thing from?
Let me just say no to that right now.
“No.”
Rin says: That’s because JJ is only interested in the babies, and well, Katie has a problem with that. And oh, because Katie shares scrapey-love with Effy.
Sophy says: OH THOMAS. Enjoy that forbidden donut while you can 
Rin says: Look at Naomi’s head…naturally gravitating towards………………………………………………………..
Sophy says: Aw, look at Panda being all romantic and thrifty.
Rin says: Where did he get a phone from.
Sophy says: MOM BRA.
Rin says: WHY DID YOU SPELL IT MOM. WHY??!
Sophy says: Cos it’s just better that way. Mom! /Buffy and Dawn unison.
Sophy says: SQUEEEEEEEEEE Rophy’s favourite Skins mum has landed.
(Sorry Mrs Fitch, maybe if you tried talking in subtitles?)
Rin says: BAHWEGAIGHGGAJORESJGAOHAH I’m so excited for what’s to come.
Sophy says: When she says he’s going home I just hear “Whatchoo talkin’ about Willis???!!1″
Rin says: There is nothing more win than Mrs. Thomas’ facial expressions. Jesus Christ, I nearly had a heart attack when I was capping because of her reactions.
Also, you inspire it in me Sophy-san.
Sophy says: Oh God. I feel so special right now, Rin. You and Mandeh have romanced me good.
Rin says: It’s all pronounced keh-fee. Aint it?
Sophy says: True words Rin. Why be choosy?
Sophy says: LOLS YAYS. Oh wait.
Rin says: I just.. the door is wide open???
Sophy says: It’s nice to see a kid with some ambition! Just don’t let it consume you, little girl, or you’ll wind up on a funny farm, being a real jerk to your wrists.
Rin says: SO THAT’S WHAT EFFY’S (s4) UNSEEN WAS ABOUT!!!!!!!
Sophy says: Whoa. Harsh. I think Panda looks much more appealing now she’s lost the Mom-Bra.
Rin says: This is right about the time when Mother Angelina looks pretty good, huh Thomosoobaleelamba??
Sophy says: AHAHAHAHA OH RINSCOPE. SO EFFICIENT AND RIGOROUS.
Rin says: Guh. The…full body shot. OH NAOMS YOU BAD ASS. GTFO LITTLE GIRL WITH YOUR GAYBITIONS.
Sophy says: The sky reflecting in the building, unf. The blue, red and yellow of his jacket with said sky, also unf.
Rin says: I’m a big fan of his rucksack to be honest.
Sophy says: OH PANDA 
You break my little heart. When I first watched this episode I was on yahoo with Rin and started spazzing toward the end. I was all OMG I’M GOING TO CRY THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL OMG. And Rin was all ‘lol okay… I knew you’d like Thomas. lol.’ OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT.
Anyway the point is that I later realized the reason it was such an amazing ending for me is because I was watching the international DVD version, in which the song played at the end is 1000 times more gorgeous and fitting than the original. Don’t believe me?
Listen to ‘Take Me With You’ by Ezra Thomas. Omg.
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TAKE ME WITH YOU I’M NOT HARD TO CARRY BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY CARRIED ME BACK TO EFFY’S LIKE A PLUMP GAZELLE EARLIER TAKE ME WITH YOU I COULD BE YOUR SOUVENIR…
Oh. So sweet.
Check out other great songs at Ezra Thomas’s myspace here.
Rin says: Oh.
Sophy says: She’s mocking me and she hasn’t even heard it. Srs, I haven’t even uploaded the song yet and yet there she is with her Effy-esque single ‘Oh’ of superiority. Typical.
Sophy says: This is like that time I manipped Cook’s naked arse into a ‘one of us’. Except you got to do Naomi. Unfair.
Rin says: I WAS DOING A SERVICE TO MANKIND FFS.
Also don’t you dare tell me what’s fair and unfair. I had to go back to 408 when I had to deal with Mandeh dancing over and over and over again. GLASSHOUSES/STONEMS.
Sophy says: It was kind of amazing that you did that. My heart still flutters.
Sophy says: OH MRS THOMAS. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE ROPHY’S FAVOURITE. THIS AND YOUR FACE.
Rin says: I LOVE HOW QUICKLY SHE CHANGES HER MIND.
Sophy says: Careful what you wish for Thomas.
Rin says: Especially when you mention the word ‘breast.’ She always finds her mark.
Sophy says: And there it is, readers of Rophy, Thomas’s episode in season 3 on a rophy plate. Now go and read Heather Hogan’s recap of this episode, if you’ve been silly enough not to read it first!
I’d like to warn everyone right now that despite Mrs Thomas’s assurances, bare breasts will not be had by all in the next episode because DISCRIMINATION! I’d like to thank the Rinscope for all its hard work in this rophycap, particularly for moulding itself into the shape of a heart when zooming in on Naoms and Ems, most satisfactory. I’d like to not thank whoever came up with the bat motif in this ep, because I’m fairly sure that when Jamie Brittain was writing Thomas’s s4 ep, he came back and watched this one a few too many times and got ~inspired.
Run, Freddie, Run!
Like a dog!
Angie
/ May 1, 2010SDHIOADLhlajgx.kjl;i;khg Naomi full-body shot. Rinscope is a Godsend.
Sophia, I love you!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010I know right. The Rinscope is so helpful, especially for those of us who are getting a little long in the tooth and have failing eyesight!
Nise
/ May 1, 2010YOU GUYS! words cannot express. just. nnnnngghghh. i lost count of the number of Buffy references(!!); i squee’d at the IM&Y reference; i did a jig when i saw the photo of The Cave disc (also, shit movie. not as bad as The Cavern, but The Descent kicks both their arses) and the amount of Sophia was JUST enough (you’ve also got her on my mind now. that name was mentioned today and my first thought was you guys). this recap was so very much worth staying up til 3am for!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010hahah, well, I haven’t seen The Descent yet, but I’ve been told is kicks the Cave’s ass. Which isn’t surprisingly, because The Cave wasn’t really that great apart from PIPER AND LENA WHICH MADE IT ;SLDKFJSDLJK. But yeah. The Descent is the one with Rosario Dawson in it right? Rophy loves it on principle.
And oh Nise, you flatter us with your staying up to read our lols and ramblings. Bless you!
Penbot
/ May 1, 2010Um, I like Emily’s shirt. JS.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010ROFL. We still love you. (And Ems.)
polymorph80
/ May 1, 2010I may check out that Ezra Thomas track; Thomas’s and JJ’s S3 episodes are the only ones in the gen that provided absolutely nothing I wanted to try and download. (Yes, I sit there with a notepad when I watch this show to jot down details of scenes that had awesome music that I want to find. Yes, I am aware that this makes me a sad git. No, I do not care.)
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010You should! It’s the sweetest. And no, no, not sad. One of the best things about Skins is the music. I think it’s very wise to make notes, so you don’t miss out on the goodness!
I make lists in my sleep, baaaaby, what’s my sin?
Amy
/ May 1, 2010I.LOVED.EVERYTHING.ABOUT.IT.
Mother Angelina was totally unexpected, such a good entrance, Freddie shielding himself with the arm, awesome, the keffy, Naomi’s jealousy and the “unthrustworthy”! MRS THOMAS!!! XD
I liked also the serious comments, btw….Skins is really a remarkable Show.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Yes, indeed. We may have fun ripping certain elements to shreds, but on the whole… we’re pretty much starry-eyed Skins fans. Glad you enjoyed both the lols and the srs bsns!
LKSkins
/ May 1, 2010I don’t think ‘soon’ ever was so soon – one more reason to love Rophy.
Other reasons:
- All the pantlessness (Skins’ prettiness reminds me of a Dutch expression which basically translates into “it’s like an angel pissing on your tongue”… right, moving on.)
- Mother Angelina and her little Thomosoobaleelamba. (oh and IAmMerv does speak French, or so he says. Why do I even know this, ffs the idea of Merv info taking up brain space)
- “Here, have a free ridiculous plot-line and a sandwich for the run to Harvard”. You could repeat it 20938474 times and I’d still laugh.
- *Deletes Twitter* + “Episodes air, people change” + “I’m impressed with the attention to detail, Skins” = dying.
- Heart shaped Rinscope, just when I thought it couldn’t get better.
But Mrs. Thomas really owned this recap, which is quite impressive considering Sophia was there being all smiley face and Mandeh even sang (what. was. that.).
“See you next timeee”
Frankie
/ May 2, 2010Reading your translation made me realize that the original Dutch expression is kinda gross too… JS.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010LOL, that expression is… interesting. I’ll try and use it in a sentence today. Unsuspecting friends and family beware!
haha oh, well his accent isn’t perfect, but yeah, it is good enough that I had to wonder if he had some experience under his belt. Poor old Merv. If only he’d stayed chill and just retweeted the bitching he got like Lily does, the fandom wouldn’t be such a scary place for him.
Thanks for your detailed comment, we appreciate it! And yes, we have to agree, Mrs Thomas really did steal the show. Gotta love her.
Mandeh just likes to sing sometimes! She thinks it’s romantic. And the pina colada song is like, the soundtrack to her life. There was this one time, she was tired of her ladeh, they’d been together too long, like a worn out recording of a favourite song? So she was like, Keiko, for that was her body pillow ladeh’s name, I’m going to put a personal ad in the paper and try to find someone who can actually drink a pina colada.
It didn’t work out. She and Keiko are stronger than ever now.
LKSkins
/ May 5, 2010Thank you so much for the extra info on Mandeh and her lady – it’s like an unexpected BTS video, I love it. Also, she should bring Keiko to the body pillow hospital, they could give her an extended Baby Born esophagus so they could drink together ♥. And you know… change diapers.
Amelie
/ May 1, 2010OMG PURE WIN!!! I’ve just finished this ep cap and yet I don’t think I’ll be able to wait for 7 more days to see the 4th one!!!
Just amazing work guys, as always, and the interaction between effy/naomi/emily/katie on “who’s the gayest” always gets me ROFL!!!
Bring on the next cap!! Xx
P.S mother Angelina=======> PERFECT ahaha!!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010I know right! Rophy gets impatient too. Especially when we get the recap finished early and have to sit there waiting for Saturday to post. AGONY! But worth it to be twinsies with Heather Hogan.
Ty! I’m especially glad MA is getting some love.
Emma
/ May 1, 2010icu donuts
LMAOLOLROFLLLLLLL THAT MANDEH GIF. Oh Rin <3
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010ISN’T IT AMAZING? I was shaking and crying.
pennylane101
/ May 1, 2010first of all..LOVE your reviews!
i agree about thomas. i loved him sfm in S3. still liked him in S4 but merv being a huge douche kinda ruined thomas for me…
“Sophy says: Ow, ow. The way Naomi just says ‘See you’ and turns and walks away. You can feel the rejection at that moment, the loneliness and the resignation to the fact that loneliness is her fate. It’s made all the more poignant by that little wave when she walked up to the group, which tells us how much she actually just wants to be like everyone else”
:’( so true…
and the part about effy being a naomily shipper..totally agree…so cute..i wish they had explored more of the naomi/effy friendship. could have been AMAZING.
can’t wait for 3×04 and 3×06 !
..oh and i love design for the site. so pretty.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010I wish all the friendships had been given more screentime! When they actually got screentime together, all of the cast had great chemistry with each other – right down to the random adorableness with Thomas and JJ in Freddie’s and JJ’s eps. They just really needed more time with this gen, I think. Alas.
We’re loving working on 304
And thank you about the site! Rin’s design skillz never cease to be mad.
Dee
/ May 1, 2010Rophy, I love you. Your recaps are like the best recaps ever!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Thanks Dee! We love you too.
jade
/ May 1, 2010you got to see freddie’s naked ass in s4, too
also LMAO MANDY & PINA COLADAS
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010SHE LOVES THEM AND THEIR FROTHY ISLAND PARADISE GOODNESS.
Making love on the beaches
Irene
/ May 1, 2010omg I can’t stop laughing with the jokes about sophia and mandeeeeh xDDD please continue like that. Spanish people aso follows you
he has a trauma with bats
poor freddie
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Ooooh, I love Spanish people! *clicks castanets*
And yeah, poor old Freds. They haunt him
Millbot
/ May 1, 2010You both. You complete me.
That is all.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010We’re happy to help with that
Meg
/ May 1, 2010From now on I will always see the gif of Mandeh dancing whenever I hear that song. Thank you.
Seriously, you guys are amazing.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010The moment Mandeh talked about making love to Emily on the beaches, I knew that was her song. I think I was 12.
15 year old
/ May 1, 2010lol, ilu guys
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010We love you too! We hope we’re not corrupting you too much, though, little one.
heather hogan
/ May 1, 2010Thomas’ mum, you guys, those Rophy-titles? Best thing I have ever seen. I mean, you preserved the integrity of the Skins subtitle design while hand-crafting the LOLiest LOLs! I honor you, Rophy. I honor you.
M
/ May 2, 2010hahaha, we honor you? all 75 million of you?! LMAO!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010PERHAPS THAT’S WHY WE ALWAYS FEEL HONOURED IN YOUR PRESENCE. ♥
jeauexe
/ May 1, 2010i will like to say that i own the same phone as thomas with the same theme on right now and i am severely creeped out. when did this happen fffffff
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Oh wow! Lovely.
chesegirl
/ May 1, 2010love,love the Buffy references !!!!!!!
bere
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Buffy will never get old ♥
Raíssa
/ May 1, 2010kkkkkkkkk very nice!!! Muito bom!!! =D
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010We’re not sure what language you’re speaking! But thank you!
Britney
/ May 1, 2010This was so awesome! I always hear people say this is the episode that really got them into the second generation and it really did. It’s such a shame to see what JB did to Thomas’ character, with the help of Merv’s douchiness, to make him such an annoying character. Sigh. ALSO, HELL YES TO THE EMILY/THOMAS LOVE. They were sooo adorable, and I cannot wait to read the 309 recap just to see their scene in that episode. I HATE the writers for throwing Thomas/Katie together in S4, instead of developing the friendship they had.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010It was partly Thomas’s awesomeness that drew me into the gen, but I also think it was also the way the whole group interacted. I do wish they’d maintained that group feel more throughout the series.
tbh, I never found Thomas annoying. I hated his episode in s4, but that’s mostly because I loathed Andrea and found the whole thing cliched and eye-roll-inducing. I still liked Thomas though… and I loved his moment in Katie’s ep to pieces, but overall… he was irrelevant. His story went nowhere and so I wound up feeling disconnected from him, as opposed to say Naomily (and Freffy, yes, big old Freffy shipper here.)
Anyway yeah, loved the Thomas/Katie friendship personally, but it would have been much cleaner and more satisfying to develop his connection with Emily further instead. Would have loved to have seen him be someone she could turn to for advice and support in s4.
lobstersforlife
/ May 1, 2010*dead*
is all I have to say.
Oh the godly rinscope ♥
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010Yep. Idk what we’d do without the old scope.
Trinh
/ May 1, 2010are you guys selling rinscopes by any chance? i think my roomie bought one (maybe online?) and, unbeknownst to me, i was wearing them while reading the recaps cause i was looking at naomi the whole time whenever it came to the screencaps of the gang at the door.
i chose to stay in tonight to read the recap. one of the best nights ever.
rophy for president.
Trinh
/ May 1, 2010i also liked the photoshopped pic of braless naomi by the lake. i’d like to see more of that please.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010What you’re describing actually sounds like a Trinhscope. You must harness its full power if you hope to be able to transform it into a heart like the Rinscope. Godspeed!
PS We love you for staying in to read rophy. Love.
Huckleberry7
/ May 1, 2010One day you’ll be the death of me loooool! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH I CAN’T EVEN BREATH! I’m GOING TO STALK YOU FOREVAH! NOW I TOLD YOU, NOW YOU KNOW!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010We love being stalked! It makes us feel special
Just don’t off yourself or anything…
Xiomara
/ May 2, 2010Sooo funny!! I came here because Heather Hogan said so and you do what Heather Hogan says lol, but I’m glad, loooove the recaps, I had to use urban dictionary a lot because I’m not versed in internet slang, least of all in english (I’m mexican, and no I don’t have mustache and wear a big sombrero and zarape, although I’m thinking about adopting the fashion because of skins
) but it was worth it and now I understand the lol’s 
(most of them at least)
Speaking of Naomily and mexican fashion let me tell you I’m so dissapointed they decided on goin to Goa instead of Mexico, why o why??, they look so cute with those zarapes, lol.
I agree with the Emily and Thomas thing, it had the potential to be a great friendship…oh well keep bringing the awesomness!!!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010You definitely do what Heather Hogan says. That’s kind of why rophydoes happened.
And I agree, Mexico > Goa. Margaritas for all!
Feña
/ May 2, 2010OMFG!
your recaps are just oikenodklewd
Rophy, marry me!
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010ROFL. My favourite thing is that your keyboard mash ended in ‘lewd’.
And we’ll consider your proposal. Do you have a dowry for us?
Chloe
/ May 3, 2010asdlkfgflksgqgf after reading this i need more pants than rin after all the squeee.. and actual wee from laughing!!!!!! also one nation ref. LOL.
Sophy
/ May 4, 2010You and Rin and your pants issues. Idk.
LOL PAULINE LOL.
lolkat
/ May 5, 2010I love more than anything that you guys use Yahoo messenger. I thought I was the only person in the world who still did. Next you’ll be telling me you listen to music on Winamp whilst you recap.
Rophy is my hero (heroes? Arch nemesis…es?). Since I discovered this site, I fear daily that I’m going to forget to go on mute and LOL hysterically during my conference calls. And I’m never going to be able to attribute it to a funny spreadsheet.
Rin
/ May 5, 2010I use winamp. It’s definitely on my list of ‘cannot live without’ programs.
And Yahoo, well.. that’s pretty much where Rophy really began.
lolkat
/ May 5, 2010Amazing. If you also ship Fuffy and have a back catalogue of obscure fanmade BTVS music videos from the last 10 years, my PC could officially be your spare. It really has everything you need.
DJ
/ May 9, 2010just when you think, unfortunately, all the LOL’s are over….
‘The moment Mandeh talked about making love to Emily on the beaches, I knew that was her song. I think I was 12.’
oh guys, you are so f*ing awesome. keeping me awake at night. hell yes!
Millie
/ November 5, 2010I have issues with the sofa shot.
Katie ‘teach-me-to-smoke-and-touch-me-Effy’ Fitch is smoking a joint!
Naomi’s holding TWO joints. Which i love. Cos she’s awesome, she gets twice as much.
These aren’t so much issues as observations…which made me squeal. But… JJ has a joint. He’s not allowed drugs cos he fails. Maybe they should’ve just given him a bottle of panda pop (not the ‘girl-panda’ but the actual drink), not the blueberry flavoured one. Too many E numbers.
The only reason i can think of him being there is for a little ‘make-Effy-jealous’ operation, which doesn’t work cos Effy knows katie thinks he’s a geek cos she was lying on the Fitch’s 6 seated table and heard the twin-speak-fight.
Fail Katiekins. x x