‘Being Human’: That Time of the Month

[This is a review ofBeing Humanseason 4, episode 2. There will be SPOILERS.]

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In last weeks season premiere, the Being Human producers set the table for this season, casting Joshs future into the dark and doubtful while his friends tried to work through his perpetual wolfishness. For Sally, things seemed to be a bit too good after making her way out of day spa purgatory before they turned quite dark and Aidan seemed to be heading toward a fuller relationship with Kat while his long lost wife Susanna and the shuttered Boston vampire political machine re-emerged.

This week, the ball was kicked down the field a little as the focus remained on Josh and Noras heartbreaking dilemma while the mysteries surrounding Sallys newfound powers continued. As for Aidan, he finally got a chance to talk to Susanna as we found out her greatest secret.

About that return, it seems like that pill went down a little too easy for Aidan. Granted, producers have pulled this before (Henry), but despite all that Aidan has seen, we still should see some kind of perceivable shock on his face as he stands talking to a woman who he loved deeply and who he thought had passed away two centuries ago.

Her vamp turn at the hands of Bishop (a wonderfully evil, manipulative, and all-too-brief a return for Mark Pellegrino) way back then was predictable, but the fate of their son was not.

Susannas visually upsetting scene of self flagellation at the end of the episode also came as a bit of a surprise, but it may have shed some light on her motives. If (when) Aidan finds out about their son, one can expect him to react with anger. After that scene, we have every reason to wonder if that is what she is hoping for, though her answering the door with a stake in one hand certainly leads one to believe that someone or something may be after her.

Another thing that came out of Susannas appearance this week is that she will apparently not stand in the way of Aidans relationship with Kat until she inevitably does, of course. Thats a sad thing about this show all relationships seem doomed. Nora is a prime example of that and its her obvious frustration that drives the group to go to extreme measures to excise Josh from his wolf-body prison.

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‘Being Human’: That Time of the Month