By Wayne Brekke
Host - The Necronomicast
So we finally come to the end of the US version of Being Human. It was a good run in the woods and for the most part, wrapped up nice and neat. Much better than the third season of the UK version. Though it did have its divergence from the UK story, I thought it stood well on its own. Fans seem to love the characters and the story kept the interest of the viewers.
It had its trails of ghostly obscure story lines, such as the vampire killing virus and the whole "ghost turned zombie turned witch" thing. But for the most part, the finally tied up most of the loose ends (or simply cut them off).
Now to get a bit picky...
I have to say I felt like the writers were hard pressed to figure out how to make happy endings for the flatmates. Who would have thought to make the vampire struggling to be as human as possible somehow a ghost? What a stroke of luck! Packs never work for Josh, so everyone dies. There, done. Let's start our own! And of course the apartment had to burn, thanks to another obscure plot device thrown in as what we could only figure was a demon, ghost, or house energy manifested somehow in the last days of the rental. And how did the roommates not get sued? I wouldn't think they'd be getting their deposit back at least.
With all the strangeness and head trip story the series finale had going on, I have to say I'll miss the show. I liked the UK version up to the 3rd season, and wish they would have stopped there (I did). The actors and the writers did a great job of developing these characters through the years and fans loved them. The music was always good, the action and fight scenes were exciting, and there was plenty of blood and sex. As we watch Josh and Nora's wolfie kids playing in the final scene, I found myself going back to the beginning of the series. Simply three roommates who just happen to be supernatural, all wanting to quietly get on with their lives. It also made me appreciate how well the UK version was done (up until the 3rd season that is) and impressed that the horror genre at least on television has stepped up its game and given us everything a horror fan would need to keep tuning in.
In upcoming episodes of the Necronomicast we'll be talking about horror on television. So many shows. Their popularity growing. Sadly we won't be seeing any more supernatural roommates, but never fear, with shows like True Blood, Lost Girl, Salem, Bitten, Sleepy Hollow, Helix, Bates Motel, and Hannibal, there is plenty of blood to go around.
