7. Misfits - Hitler-verse
There's a running gag that runs through Misfits specifically and popular culture in a more general sense, that the first thing one must do upon gaining access to time travel is to pop back in time and kill Hitler. (Not just lock him in a cupboard, I'm looking at you, Moffat.) When the gang from Misfits give up their superpowers (and then immediately want them back because seriously that was a horrible decision), Curtis misses his chance to use his ability to travel through time in any real humanitarian effort. But for the Jewish man who buys Curtis's power, offing Hitler is priority number one. So he goes back in time (putting aside the fact that Curtis was only ever able to travel along his own personal timeline in his own body, so unless he got a different time travel power from someone else this whole plot doesn't make a lot of sense, but I digress) and tries to do the deed. But Hitler is able to overpower the old man, and finds his mobile...which gives the Nazis technological superiority and helps them win the war. Oops. Flash forward to the present day, in Hitler's Britain. There are little nuggets here and there, showing how society might have developed had it been under fascist leadership (the community center is a makeshift prison, homosexuality is illegal), but the most interesting aspect is how our characters behave in this strange new world. Kelly is part of the resistance, of course. I could easily see her walking up to Hitler and calling him a right wanker to his face. The others are still themselves, but they're also victims of circumstances. Alisha uses her body to stay alive, and Simon is weighed down by his conscience. It's an interesting character exercise, and within the context of this imaginative show, they're able to push the envelope a lot further than most others could.