So3 Eo3 - Thomas

Episode Summary

Thomas arrives alone in the UK from the Congo. His family are due to join him in a few days, and he has to find somewhere for them to live. He finds an abandoned flat on an estate, but little does he know that local gangster Johnny White is his new landlord, and there’s no way Johnny’s going to let him live there for free. Thomas has to fend for himself, but a chance encounter at a bus stop, and a mutual love of donuts brings him together with Pandora and. Pandora and Thomas find a connection and she takes him to see her Aunt Elizabeth, who just might have the answer to money problem, with a rather unconventional money-making scheme - dealing weed. Thomas later challenged Johnny White to a face off involvin eating hot chillis, which Thomas wins resulting in him and his friends freedom from the grips of White.

Costume in Episode 3 - Thomas

This is Thomas at the beginning of the episode - a previously unseen and unknown character. Our first image of him is the one on the left (he is dancing). We note he is wearing alot of layers of clothing - the presence of two hats, gloves, trench coat and hoody jacket underneath suggest he is not used to the cold British climate. Nothing he wears is too bright - he wants to fit into his surroundings so wears neutral coulour such as blacks, blues and whites. The use of patterns on his hat and random hints of bright greens and purples on his jacket suggest there is a bright and exciting character inside dying to get out. There are hints of his native African background in the patterend hat and brown and green colouring. Lastly, it is interesting to note how his clothing has been assembled together in quite and odd fashion. The colours and style do not seem to match up as if he just put together some old clothes from a jumble sale, suggesting he does not have much money and may have come from a poorer area such as native Africa. To the British surroundings he could look like a bit of a tramp (see picture on the right), where he stands out to Effy and Pandora who are wearing decent clothing and lots of make up, suggesting wealth. Here however, Thomas has found a pair of jeans to try and fit in with British fashions.

This is later on the episode where Thomas is a bit more accustomed to British life. We can tell this by the picture on the left (he is in the middle) as he is wearing fairly normal looking jeans and a casual t-shirt. You would not think he had come from the Congo now as he looks more affluent. He is wearing a rapper-style cap, suggesting he has found the British style he likes - the gangster rapper look. However, he still does not wear bright colours (white and thin coloured stripes), showing he is still quite shy and does not want to stand out but be hidden in the crowd that he is in. There is a dramatic change when he is given a red t-shirt to wear when he goes on stage to rap (but to hide from Johnny White), seen in the right picture. The t-shirt is large on him giving him the baggy look that suit rappers, and it is bright red with some words and a logo that are trying to make a statement. Thomas is suddenly full of confidence and begins to rap. He fits in more with the people he is on stage with and is seen as more of an icon - his image and appearance is accepted now. He wears this top for the rest of the episode and is highly accepted by everyone around him.