Syfy to End Being Human After Four Seasons

The story of the ghost, the vampire, and the werewolf (and the other werewolf) is coming to an end as Syfy has announced that Being Human will wrap up following the conclusion of the shows current season; a move that follows the end of the UK-born original version of the concept, which ended in March after 5 series and a lot of cast turnover.

Why is the show coming to an end after 52 episodes? While the ratings have been mostly steady from last season up through last weeks episode, they are down from season two, but according to series star Sam Witwer, the exit was both planned (as is evidenced by the above video that the cast made to say goodbye to the fans) and one made from an artistic standpoint.

Heres Witwer via his Twitter account.

Wanted to tell a great story from beginning to end. We didnt want to bleed the concept dry.Believe it or not artistic decision. [...]This entire season was, from inception, designed to be the last one. All stories are tied up.This was how we wanted to go.

While Witwer provided far more information than the Syfy press release did about the reasons behind the somewhat surprising exit, there a small line that may indicate how showrunner Anna Fricke and her cast and crew plan to bring things to an end.

Theyve saved the best for last with the final six episodes that revisit the storys beginning, leading to a not-to-be-missed send-off for Aidan, Sally, Josh and Nora.

If you didnt watchthe most recent episode, then you may have missed the trailer that aired afterwards which revealed the battleplan for next weeks episode that gets into Its a Wonderful Life territory.

A blast from the past was a given for next week, and we wondered if it might last for awhile in our review of last nights episode, but if the show is going to revisit the storys beginning all the way to the end, that might make it hard to fully resolve a few of the shows lingering plot threads even if in hindsight, it makes some sense that the show is nearing the finish line.

Realistically (which isnt a word often used when talking about a supernatural show), how could the show pivot out from where Josh and Nora are after everything that has happened? Hasnt it felt like Sallys story was nearing its end for weeks now? If theres a character with life still in its veins, its ironically Aidan the vampires, especially thanks to the still unresolved Kenny situation and all of his baggage with Suzanna but how many times can viewers watch Aidan fall and rise again, dedicated to living a humanesque life before it becomes tired? Though fans of Being Human may be crestfallen, perhaps this is a good death for the show.

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