Being Human: For Better or Worse

Earlier this year the 4th series of Being Human aired and some major changes happened within the show. From the start of the show we were following Mitchell a vampire and George a werewolf. The two men decided to put aside their hatred for the other species and try to work out their problems together. One of the first things they did was get a flat in which they found out a ghost name Annie was living . Together the three seemed like an unstoppable trio. Heck George even found love with Nina who he accidentally turned into a werewolf. The past three series were fantastic it was Twilight, but for a sophisticated audience. However, the randomizer has not asked me to review an episode from the first three series, but episode 5 from the 4th series. A lot of stuff changed from the 3rd to the 4th series. Mitchell is gone in the last episode of the 3rd series, George leaves the show in the first episode of the 4th, and Nina well she was just written out of the series. Out with the old and in with the new Tom a werewolf from the third series is upgraded to a main character now and we get introduced to Hal a vampire who turns out to be one of the mentioned old ones in the earlier series is introduced in the second episode of the 4th series as a main cast member. With all that being said we still do have Annie in the group.

Episode Overview: Series 4 Episode 5 We open to a girl prep school in which girl is trying to find a boy. She finds the boy who turns out to be Adam, a 47 year old vampire stuck in a teenage boy's body introduced in series 3 episode 2, who only wants to bite her for her blood, but out of nowhere the headmistress grabs his ear and stops it. A few moments later we find ourselves in a middle of a conversation with Annie, Tom, and Hal. The conversation gets interrupted by Adam knocking at the door. Annie reluctantly lets Adam and the Headmistress in who introduces herself Yvonne. Yvonne's touch seems to have a strange effect on Tom and Annie is shocked Yvonne could see her. We break away for a moment where Cutler, a vampire lawyer, drops a body in the forest and makes it look like a werewolf did it. Back in the apartment Yvonne tells her story of how they are on the run and why the reporters are out there. One reporter just won't stop bothering them throughout the entire episode. Once everything is settled they all go to their own rooms and Tom has a dream about being seduced by Yvonne. Wanting to have a cigarette Adam leaves the house and has his picture taken the photographer finds it strange he is not in the picture. Adam explains the problem to everyone and Yvonne touches Hal on his arm to where he now has dreams of being seduced by Yvonne. This all leads to another dream by Hal to where he kills Tom and scares off Adam for the love Yvonne. Hal realizes now that she is a Succubus. Hal has Annie explain the situation to Yvonne who doesn't believe it at first and then is mad that no man has ever been truly in love with her. Annie explains the situation to Adam as well outside the house he decides he never loved Yvonne. In another sequence the reporter is now in a room with Cutler explains what the picture was and tries to trap Cutler. We break back to the house where Annie explains to Yvonne the situation with Adam. Yvonne so mad goes to the reporters and tells her story of the seduction of a school boy. Annie and Hal decide to go after the reporter with the pictures, but find him dead leaving Yvonne in the house with Tom. Yvonne decides now that she is succubus it is time to fulfill her destiny with making Tom her net victim, but Adam interferes after rushing back from the bar where he saw the interview Yvonne did he said that he loved her. Next morning Hal and Annie see Yvonne and Adm off as they leave for their next destination.

Episode Review: What can I say this is not the most exciting episode of the series, but it is not the worst. What is happening for me right now I am still in the feeling phase of whether or not I like the change in the series. The overall feel of the series seemed to change the age audience it was trying to get this series to market to a younger audience. As far as the episode goes it is a standard filler episode you don't have to see the episode to know what is going on in the rest of the series. Which is not always a bad thing. In the case with this episode it is the first time we have seen any other type of monster in the series except for a ghost, werewolf, and a vampire. This might be a sign that more monsters are yet to come of all different types. So I am extremely happy over this issue. To be honest the werewolf and vampire war was starting to get a little old. Sometimes you just need to shift focus. Is the team of Hal and Tom good? By this episode I was not quite sure yet to be honest, but I think they make a decent team later in the series.

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