Wolfblood series 4 has changed everything and nothing.
First episodeCaptivityintroduces its new urban setting and action-spy genre with a slickly directed nocturnal street chase thats moreAliasthan Eolas.
No longer a stranger to technology, formerly wild Wolfblood Jana has a headset and a mission.
Shes the best agent in the business, and her prey doesnt stand a chance.
Hes soon sniffed out and found mucking about in Katrinas newly opened Kafe (a franchise dont-you-know).
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How much is a lot.
And yet the fundament ofWolfbloodremains intact.
TheWolfbloodTV world is one where teenage girls are empowered as alphas and teenage boys are allowed to cry.
Masculinity and femininity arent cages.
Emotions are for everyone.
And kids almost always have it more sussed than grown-ups.
All that, plus bonus Judge Dredd quotes.
Is it any wonder we love this show?
Captivitymakes short work of bedding in its new characters and establishing Janas new pack.
And then there are the adults at Segolia to whom Jana is teaching wild Wolfblood skills.
Their natural instincts have been dulled by spending too long living in elective captivity.
), but also because of how fiercely protective they are of each other.
With a fraction of the budget enjoyed by many young-skewed US fantasy dramas,Wolfbloodcontinues to work wonders.
And crucially, unlike some of its counterparts over the pond,Wolfbloodisnt po-faced fantasy.
or a spooked zookeeper, is woven through the episodes.
Pairing Jana with Katrina is a brilliant move, by the way.
Who wouldnt want to watch a teenage Faith and Cordelia flatshare?
Theyre quite busy, Jana replies.
But its okay though.
Friends are friends however far away they might be.
And what weve got here is actually okay.
Wolfbloodhas been offering its young audience positive messages for years.
Wolfblood series 4 continues next Monday and Tuesday the 14th and 15th of March on CBBC.
