Back to "Being Human", U.K. Edition

One of the downsides of not having cable T.V. is that I don't know when new seasons of my favourite shows come on the air. Case in point: I had no idea that the fourth season of the original Being Human had began playing several weeks ago! On top of that, I had no idea that there would even be a fourth season. I'm a bad fan.


I do know now, however, and watched the first episode today. 


For those who are not familiar with Being Human, it's basically about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who are the best of friends, live under the same roof and try to fit into to human society (and not kill people), despite having to continuously dodge or fight the evil vampires that have infiltrated London society.


I love this show. I was very annoyed to hear that there was an American version coming out. After watching a few clips of this American Being Human, I determined it unwatchable and, even after three seasons, I still refuse to give it a chance. The American characters just don't have it, sorry. 


Back to the GOOD version, the first episode has left me little puzzled. In the last episode of the third season, Mitchell the vampire, was killed mercifully by his best friend George the werewolf, to prevent the evil vampires from using him to take over the world. In between that episode and the first of season four, we find that George's girlfriend and baby mama, Nina, has been brutally murdered by the vampires as a message, and that they are still out to get him. 


It's only the first episode of the season and George dies (what the heck?) saving his baby daughter from the vamps! Now she can go ahead save the world in the future according to a prophecy written on human skin over two thousand years ago (huh?). Annie is stuck with the baby and an adolescent (and perpetually mopey-faced) vampire-killing werewolf they picked up in season three. On top of all this, a concurrent situation is playing out with another vampire-werewolf-ghost trinity. According to the previews for episode two, this group moves in with Annie and the remains of her crew.


All these new characters are nice and all, but are they just a jumbled bunch of replacements for Mitchell and George? The last three episodes revolved around the woes of Annie, Mitchell and George. This new season is going in a completely new direction, though the threat of evil vampires taking over the world remains. It's almost as if George and Mitchell ducked out before the real war started. 


I'm still eager to watch the show. I hope it remains on my favourites list, but we shall see!

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