Another five minute vignette of Chocolate Underground, and again there isn't really a great deal to show for it. Aside from an important point being made about how the political apathy of the masses can give rise to an extremist faction coming to power, all we really get here is Louise recounting a story about a mine where secret chocolate deals are brokered, and a very brief investigation of said mine that reveals a further clue. Although I'm admittedly not au fait with the original novel, following on from the question I posed last time around I can't help thinking at this point that Chocolate Underground is being hampered rather than helped by its short episode running time - There's simply no time for anything to actually happen, and thus what does occur is shoe-horned in to the running time in a rather dull fashion that is hardly likely to pique anyone's excitement. Indeed, to some extent it felt like the episode was built up just to pad out the big political point made in the episode, which is something close to my heart but I wonder if it'll even getting picked up on by most when surrounded by such dull fare.
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