Totally alienated from her family, her one hope is to survive so she can start a new life with her unborn child. The new series will be filmed in her hometown in Connecticut. Returning after 15 years, she unexpectedly discovers that one of the other competitors is her teenage sweetheart, Jeff, who is dying of cancer. Technically Series 7 is superb. However, the key to effective satire is genuine sympathy with the characters.
Satirical works fail when they judge their subjects in a patronising way.
In this regard Series 7 is a mixed bag. Some moments in the film engage the viewer emotionally, and as a result offer insights into the human predicament, while others are little more than boorish mimicry. Most concerning is the graphic violence. In the main it is employed in an unreflective way which borders on the gratuitous. The superficiality of the violence results from poor character development.