JAGGAT & KEMP HAVE NINA

Oooooh Lloyd you are soooo naughty but I like you and I think we know perfectly well what Mitchell's bait's gonna be!

Dear Lloyd,

Your first port of call is Kemp and Lucy. Your views on evolution may well clash with the religious cement of creationism. But stick with it- once you've cracked the misguided religious effort they'll lose their flow. If not, 'Type 187' could be you. *duhr duhr duhr* ;)

Yours sincerely,

Superochre.

I echo others when I say I hope we get a playlist on here soon.

Shrouded in mystery maybe?



Here's my final thought on why Being Human has gone downhill...





TV shows are not like movies... the plot is not the most important thing. TV's appeal.. the number one selling point.. is the tone. TV Shows sell themselves by having a certain vibe that the viewers like.. A setting, a style, a pace, a feeling, a mood.. And however much the plot develops and the characters change... a successful TV show is CONSISTENT IN TONE.



Look at some of the shows that are critically acclaimed at the moment (examples that I have watched)... Mad Men, True Blood, Dexter... these all have a very strong style and tone.. Mad Men has that slick, chic, stylish veneer, beneath which the plot bubbles slowly.. True Blood has that trashy southern gothic vibe.. Dexter has its morbid humour and bloody excess mixed with a fun, fast-paced mystery plot. These shows work because their worlds are convincing.. the tone stays the same.



Even shows that aren't that great can run a long time if they keep offering the same thing... Desperate Housewives, Supernatural, 24...



Shows that move the goalposts too far.. turn their worlds upside down BY GETTING TOO AMBITIOUS WITH THE PLOT or shift too far in tone.. always end up accused of 'jumping the shark'... Weeds, Scrubs, House, Heroes.



It's nice that you wanted to go 'epic'... but I think you kind of tore the show apart in the process... TV needs baby steps.. I think you should've at least tried to get through the second series with a bit of consistency before you let it get this crazy..



Im actually looking forward to the American version now.. because if they get it right on take-off... they might be able to fly it steady for longer..



Hey, The Office turned out pretty good over there.. and look how many seasons that's run for.



I wonder why...

I kinda agree Bex. A lot of us felt the tone had changed dramatically.

It got to a degree in our BH world where Lost type bizarre theories took off. But that was us, not the show.

The base of the show may have lost a little pace but I think it was needed. I don't think it's going to go full speed into jump shark oblivion. I think it's raised a level that it wanted to get at originally. I think ep 3 is pretty damn perfect.

Lloyd...I was having such high hopes that you might have a change of heart but you are beginning to sound as crazy as the Prof and kemp!

What's your game with the type 1s?...is it not enough that you are deliberately or otherwise annihilating as many type 3s as you can get your hands on?

so the plot is the most important thing in movies? um have you seen the highest grossing film? bad plot. so that's not really a great starting point for such an outlandish assertion. I totally think you have the right to opinion but the phrasing of this seems a tad pretentious. Yes Being Human has shifted its focus in terms of tone but I think tv shows work best when they're multi-tonal. One of the great things about this episode was the 'Real Hustle' scene, where the behaviour from darker scenes was transferred into a banal setting. This is what made it brilliant, in lightening the darkness of later scenes and also seeming more fluid in shifts between humour and gravity! And yeah, I also totally adore Supernatural! Its awesome and very probably has the funniest concept episodes of any tv series.

So being able to 'cure' Nina is a FACT is it? Managed to cure any previous Type 3s have you Lloyd? And no, killing them does NOT count as a cure.



I still have hopes that Lloyd will come good in the end, but right now I wouldn't want to place a bet either way on it happening in time to save Nina.

So what if Nina walked in of her own free will - I seriously doubt she was told the truth to get her to do so - bait can be tailored to suit the need. Oh I so hope she doesn't end up smeared up all over the inside of the compression chamber!!!

Afternoon bloggers!



Bet Nina hasn't a clue why she's really there, has she, Lloyd...

Bexter2001: I'm loving this second series and disagree with you re the importance of the plot...the way the plot is twisting and turning in each episode is one of the strengths of this tv show. I can't remember another show where I wait with such anticipation for the following week's episode. True Blood may have kept a more consistent tone throughout but I only carried on watching it to discover the killer in series 1..not even sure I'm interested in watching the second series of it.



We all knew that BH2 was going to be darker and Toby was clear that he wanted to make significant changes to the previous series. I don't think the pace has dropped..if anything...especially eps 3...it's increased. There are more complicated and interwoven storylines going on in this series rather more than in series 1 and there's no doubt that there is less of a feel of the main characters being together and operating as a threesome/foursome..but...I think it will build to them supporting each other again in spectacular fashion.



What I love about this series is the pace; the twists and turns in the storylines; the 'taking nothing for granted' aspect as a viewer; the acting of all concerned; the interplay between drama and comedy;

the fact that some humans can be even more 'monstrous' than some of the supernaturals; and...of course...the gorgeous Aidan Turner!

I agree with you Dorina. True Blood was slow.. very slow. The books were a little better. BH is achieving a FULL 60 min character and plot filled show not a 40 min pile of tedious sex and drug piled load of drivel. That is what happens when you stretch a series to 12, or even 24 episodes.



I think Bex meant that the pace had raced ahead. And I agree and disagree with that. I felt the pace was too slow to start with in series 2 but I knew it was setting everything up ready for ep 3. Episode 3 more than met my expectations. I felt that it was perfect. If you want a set character pace then there are other shows for that. This show does not sit still.



I'm really intrigued with the Mitch/Ivan/Daisy power struggle. I'm hedging my bets on Daisy to rule. But Ivan knows better and might sort her out.

Super, Bex, Dorina: And I'm sure either Daisy or Ivan will die...or come to a sticky ending...god I'm evil

Yeah in my mind Ivan kills Daisy. They are opposites.

Super: Daisy's bonkers

Still at my mums house so can't watch the video til later but looking forward to it although if they're hurting nina I will be very cross lol.



As for the discussion about the change in tone and pace etc - I have commented on this far too much so I won't bore you with my opinion again lol but I don't agree with you Bex I'm afraid - not entirely anyway.

Maybe but she's clever with it. That's a dangerous combination right there. I like her, and Lucy. If Lucy wasn't such a bible/werewolf bashing fruit loop we'd really get on I think.

Ooh and haven't read properly but are we talking about Daisy? I have to go now but just to say I LOVE her lol she's so much fun I'm hoping she stays fun :-P as for Ivan - I quite like him too now - seems interesting - don't think we know all there is to know about him yet.



Lol blog team have just tweeted that you're having a very intersting discussion about the tone...ooh get you guys lol anyway have fun I'd best go back to answering questions about my none existant love life lol ahh don't you just love visiting the parents...

bexter2001 (4) I disagree. Shows have to change and evolve to stay interesting. ‘True Blood’ was just another series that jumped on the ‘Twilight’ band wagon. All ‘True Blood’ had to offer was ‘look another story about vampires we didn’t bother with a descent plot but watch it anyway because it has vampires in it.’ Things like ‘Heroes’ are now rubbish because they stayed exactly the same.



The thing that makes a show good, over a long period of time, is the ability to develop and change but at the same time keep the core idea the same. ‘Doctor Who’ is an example of this. It has kept the same main idea ‘an alien travels time and space and explores the universe.’ However it has also developed over time the characters have evolved, the storeys range from the evil of humans to love storeys. The same is true of BH.



I know many people like programmes that NEVER change but I don’t. I can only ever stand so much of the same thing in a program before it gets really boring. The exception to this rule is show all about comedy. Comedy shows can stay the same and still be funny.

I can understand Bex's comments about the tone of the series. It has changed. It's much darker and the humour isn't as prominent as it was. That's fine by me. I thought the third episode had more light relief in it than the first too and that was welcome after the sturm und drang of the first two. To me the reduction in humour seems like a conscious choice.



I still think the series is extremely strong though. I don't see a decline in quality of the acting or the scripts. I thought the script for Episode Three was pretty bloomin' good. The phone conversation between George and Nina was extremely upsetting and brought me to tears. Utterly devastating and that's down to script plus actors working at their best. The execution of Cara was deeply shocking too. Mitchell's dilemma was also clearly outlined from the get go and the third episode really develops that to the point where I wonder what the hell he's done. I like that the characters are surprising me with their decisions.



I also assume it really is the intention of the second series to really put our three characters through the wringer this time to the point where we are left questioning why we liked them in the first place. For me, that's a good thing. The only disappointment will lie in whether the series finale will simply end up putting them back into the same position they were in at the start of the series, as if the events of eight episodes hasn't affected them and their relationships at all. I hope they don't do that because good characters really do have to go through changes. And often we don't all like what we see. For example, Mitchell was rather cruel to George and Annie was equally insensitive towards him too in this week's episode.



I loved True Blood's first series but I found the second series very uneven indeed. Much of what made the first series intriguing and funny went awry. It ended up being rather stupid and silly, for me. This second series of BH has built on the first and is taking us to some very dark places indeed with some complex moral and philosophical questions. For some, that may not be the BH they want to see. I don't know if an American version is the solution for those who don't particularly like what's happened to the UK version.



I personally can't wait to see where this series is taking us.



Can I also put a quick shout out for Simon Guerrier's BH novel 'The Road' - really good - which I've just finished and for Mark Michalowski's sequel 'Chasers' which is equally superb (about half way through that). I've still got the third book waiting in the wings too. I'll be reviewing those on my own blog. Apologies for the plug!

I'm with Rebecca here - a show like this has to change.



We knew there were going to be consequences of what happened at the end of series 1 and we knew there was going to be a new threat - the change is, for me, driven by these. It's part of life that things change and evolve - and the show is called Being Human after all.



Not sure if that makes sense - just my thoughts.

Sanguini it makes sense to me.

Dose anyone know who Becca is? Lloyd told me he thinks Mitchell killed her. I don’t remember her in the last two episodes. Dose anyone remember her or do I have to re-watch?

Rebecca: Hi there!



Becca was a nurse at the hospital who Mitchell went on a date with in Episode 1 of the first series...needless to say she didn't last long once Lauren found out about the date...if you can, watch ep1 S1 again if you can access it (don't know how this can be done unless you've recorded it or have the DVD so if you've neither of those, I'm sure someone else can point you in the right direction of somewhere you can see it!)...unless you've already seen Ep1 S1 of course!

Rebecca: Incidentally it was a brilliant, if bloody, scene...if you want a view of it, it's in a vid done by Eagle on YT...plus some great background music!

Thanks anglo. I remember now. I was trying to think of someone in season 2 not one. That’s a real help.

Hello everyone!!!



Firstly, poor nina and STAY AWAY FROM MITCHELL!!!



secondly, no offense but can people stop slagging off being human? i think it's a brilliant ORIGIONAL consept (unlike so many other supernatural programmes that are just jumping on Twilight's band wagon...) its very well written with everything's thought out, the actors are brilliant and it keeps loads of us on the edge of our computer seats all week typing our metal stalkerish fan theories and evil plans (like sewing pictures of russel tovey and aidan turner to our knickers!). Ok the first two eps of this series were a bit of a let down but episode 3 totally redeemed them and showed why so many people love BH!



Sorry about that little rant there everyone :) i just get a bit defensive about these things. lol. :D

Kate - I TOTALLY AGREE!! thx for saying lol :o)

groovygirl- ha ha, it's ok, i thought someone had to defend our beloved BH :)

deifnately - i hate it when people slag it off - ITS AMAZING lol - now im getting defensive. better stop now lol

bexter2001, you're right about the change in tone. I too miss the lightness of the previous season, which was about finding a haven of friendship and normality in a crazy world. Grace under fire. Now the fire is getting hotter and the characters (except for Annie) have lost their grace.



What we're left with is a rather ordinary supernatural drama, albeit one that's brilliantly executed. It takes itself too seriously; the vampire storyline is an example of that. I miss Herrick with his deadpan humour. I miss the lovably idiotic Seth. They were people first, vampires second. I don't see that with the new bunch.



Now, being a horror/drama fan, I actually love the new season, but it's a completely different beast from the previous one. I can absolutely understand why someone who is not a fan of the genre might be disappointed.

Well if it's a question of bait, you use Nina to get to George and use George to get to Mitchell.



Or maybe Lucy is bait for Mitchell?



Anyway I'm going to take out my frustration at Lloyd, grr, by saying he has a bit of a crush on Kemp. Ha, take that Lloyd, now leave Nina alone.

Gosh, thank goodness I watched Episode 2. You nearly lost me after episode 1, it was unrecognisable. Blog team, you're the most dedicated team ever I think, they're lucky to have you. Hello to everyone I know out there. Just a whistle stop really, real life very busy these days. Cheerio.

deadly furniture - perhaps lucy bait for mitchell and then mitchell bait for george if lucy persuades him its for the best?? Probably not but just a theory :)

deadlyfurniture- ha ha, yeah. You're evil Lloyd, stop making up half-hearted excuses for hurting cool people that we like! Also what does lloyd mean by "get to"? If they wanted to catch someone presumabley they could just snatch them off of the street, so does he mean that they have to convince people to help them- like a volunteer?



groovygirl- yeah maybe we get a bit too defensive. at least no one slagged of aidan turner- becuase otherwise half the woman population would have to chase after them with flaming torches and pitchforks! tee hee :)

Hi everyone..

this is a very interesting topic.. it took me this couple of episodes to make up my mind about the new season.



unlikely Bexter I'm a huge fan of plots. I've been having this conversation about the "plot vs tone dilemma" yesterday evening on twitter and I state that a good plot doesn't need anything elso to be consistent and entertaining.



I tried to watch True Blood but I couldn't go further than the 5th episode, it was beacause of too much pointless sex, too slow pace, boring, dull.. it made even the search for the murderer not interesting. As a matter of fact, I didn't lasted long enough to discover who that was.



I totally agree with Rebecca though, when a show doesn't change at all, it becomes dull and repetitive. Changes need to be introduced carefully and wisely. I agree that we all feel nostalgic about the witty and light atmosphear of season 1, but things have changed somehow. Important thing is that tose changes are made thoughfully and have to come to a result somehow, not just changes for the sake of themselves, for the sake of twisting and turning.



That said, I love this show. I love the whole concept behind this, it's very original and I wouldn't wish to see it transformed into some True Blood thing.That's why I am little scared by te American version. One of the reasons I like it, it's because of its Britishness! =)

Kate - yh lol :) - i would certainly be there. i was also thinking - what do you think will happen to hugh now tht annie cant b seen again. BH PLEASE dont get rid of him after this episode - i think hes a good character....

Long-time listener, first-time caller.



Personally I love the shift in tone, and the fact that many of the 'monsters' are the good guys while the humans are the bad guys. It's still got its comedic brilliance and I've been unable to second-guess the twists, so bring it on, say I.

groovygirl- i have a horrible feeling we might not see quite as much of Hugh now that he's no longer a love interest for Annie- i mean who knows if she'll even ever go back to the pub? the decision to pair hugh off with kirsty seemed pretty final to me :(



i want to see more of him though- he's just lovely :)

Kate - yh he is though at first i thought he was working for censsa lol but i dnt think tht anymore :) i jus installed a countdown on my computer desktop till the nxt bh episode - 5 days, 3 hours and counting lol (im obsessed!)

plus about 10 mins

just seen that BH is up for the Best Drama Award at todays South Bank Awards - up against Red Riding and Collision (so Lenora gets two nods! for role choice anyway) - I cant find out who won! Cant see it being BH - Red Riding looks a shoo-in - but it's pretty impressive to be nominated in company like that - hooray to Toby and Matt even if they didnt win!

celticgrace - thx for tht info. :o) WWOOOO!! GO BH!!!!!

finally found it - yes Red Riding won - but still huge applause for the nomination - the whole team must be well chuffed

;( sobs silently. never even heard of Red Riding. BH SO SHOULD HAVE WON!!! but anyway congrats on being nominated. Maybe next year ay?

Ah well - getting a nomination is fantastic - let's hope it gets loads more - it fully deserves them!

Further to my comment #33 - nope, not enough to keep me in Ep 3. A few redeeming moments but not enough. So gutted. I wish the Beeb had given everyone more time to work on it all. Shame. Regetfully signing off. Thanks for the memories.

Just a quick thanks for the plug anglo :-P xx

wooooooh go BH, even if they didn't win, thanks for that celtic. :)

LLOYD!! Promise me you won't do anything rash!!

"please can lloyd be good *fingerscrossed*"

xx

post 50 wooo

Good evening people!

Just want to say - I don't think the show is going downhill at all. Granted it's very different to the first, but although us bloggers would love it, more series of the daily lives of out trio without an injection of "proper" dramatic events - like this CenSSA buisness, might not attract the viewers so much, and that's what TV is about at the end of the day...

I think the tack has changed, but essentially its still the same fab TV show, although I'd like to see a bit more of Mitchell's nice side etc, the comedy and the bits that make you cry are doing very well and have been got just right!

It takes A LOT to make me cry - but I did shed a tear when Nina rang George up, I feel their pain!



Anyway, how are we all tonight?

Oh yeah, and a side note, Lloyd - hurt Mitchell and I will personally, um, ok I can't think of anything threatening, but I will [insert threat] to you if you hurt him! Savvy?



P.S This goes for the other 3 too, but it looks a bit too late for Nina :'(

well well well what am I to say to Lloyd and his malevolent overlords I think that Annie pointed out their methods flaws in episode 1

you can't apply logic to magic and curses.

What I really want to know is as they clearly aren't the first to research the world of the supernatural what happened to the other groups that did?

I do have a theory about the vampires getting on the wagon how long would it last if they found out they were being hunted

Ewan: (54) At the rate they're going, I'd say between 9.02 and 9.30pm on Sunday evening..

Hmm so lots of paralells (I never could spell that word lol) between Lloyd and Herrick :-S the whole "evolution" thing and the nature references...we're not supposed to like this guy after all then :-S Ok Lloydy boy - I do not like you anymore lol unless it turns out to be you who saves Nina which I very much doubt. Pfft we should've taken him out while we had the chance LOL

OHHHHHH Yes that would be fun to see but I think it will last at least another week of suspense maybe unless your not talking confrontation only blood lust and the general public

To add to what I said earlier- The plot sets the tone of a program. A good program should have more than one tone. BH has comedy, romance, horror, friendship, drama ect. A good plot can make you laugh one minute and cry the next. If you don’t like the tone of a program being changed or a program with any sort of intelligent storyline you should ether watch CBeeBies or listen to calming music. What you shouldn’t do is complain to people how have a different view to you that it should be made the way YOU personally like. Constructive criticism is one thing bexter2001 but you are just being rude. Grow up and watch something you like. Don’t be petty and try to ruin it for the rest of us.



Sorry if this is rude I just feel strongly about it.

I don't think the show is going downhill, it's growing up is all. I loved series 1 and always will - I thought the balance of drama, genre-specific stuff and humour was perfect and didn't want it to ever change. But shows that don't ever change stagnate and become repetitive, I'm glad that won't be happening here! The first series was so well-received there's no need to play it safe with the plot anymore, and I for one say bring it on!



Also for the record, I don't get where all the True Blood comparisons are coming from, not just here but everywhere these two shows are being constantly compared. Honestly other than the fact that they both have vampires the shows could not be more different in tone etc, True Blood is funny at times and it's good, but it's full of way too much over-the-top comedy and too many gratuitous sex scenes - I like it but just can't take it seriously at all. Being Human is so much darker and more involved with the plot and it always has been, even in series 1 when there were more light-hearted scenes.



The only thing I am missing in series 2 is having more of those scenes with the full cast all together because they are just such a great cast and it works so well, I think that's what makes this show really special. Those scenes are always brilliant and have that perfect balance of being hilarious and moving the plot along, of being so funny and so sad all at the same time, which is something not many writers or actors can achieve. But for what it's worth I'm loving seeing another side to all the characters we've come to love, and I think the suspense in series 3 is delicious!

Oops that last comment was a bit of an essay wasn't it! That wasn't deliberate! Also the conversation has moved on so much since I started typing it that it's irrelevant now - my PC decided to restart itself and I had to start again!



Oh and one more thing I miss from series 1 - Mitchell's lovely smile! bad guy (or at least morally-grey-guy) Mitchell is pretty awesome, but I miss happy Mitchell!

Nic (59) Hear! Hear!



eagle_eyes (56) lol. Maybe we should do role play on one of the blogs were BH fans get their hands on Lloyd (I still think he will come good in the end)

we got a sneak peek at eps directed by Colin Teague a question is will we see Kenny Glenaan doing the same thing for his episodes?

Evening All,



For me, the essence of a good TV series is in strong characters and situations, good writing and pace, and the desire to see more. Striking sets/locations, costumes and soundtrack add to this, and attractive leads are certainly a bonus.



I feel that, so far, BH2 complies with this. I still care about the characters and what may befall them. I flinch at the gore and laugh out loud (every time) at the comic scenes.



Repeat watching enhances rather than diminishes each episode.



Yes, BH2 differs from BH1 and it may not be perfect but, for me, its faults are few and minor.



Oh, and Lloyd, you need to get out more.

Nic (59)- wooooooooh, you go! :)



Mustardseed- tooootallly agree :)

Bexter (4): I honestly couldn't DISagree more. Regardless of the quality of BH S2, the points you make are, well.... I think they fall through. For a start, the suggestion that the higest-proffiting films have good plotlines is nonsense. And besides, whilst there is a need for some continuity, a series needs to evolve and change with time, otherwise it just gets formulaic and trashy. Take things like '6 Feet Under' (a shame for those who haven't seen it, but oh well; it's sheer genius) for example; its salvation is in the fact that the characters and tone evolve and mature over time. People and life aren't so black and white, everything's always changing all the time, and a really good show reflects that. The way I see it, if BH (or any show for that matter) were to continue with exactly the same style and tone indeffinately, then it would lose its point and turn into another boring run-of-the-mill nonsense. I can say, with absolute assurance, that the only reason that I continue to watch BH S2 is that it HAS changed, and for it to do anything else would be simply childish.



Rant Over

Must say that I'm really enjoying the extra dimension provided by the CenSSA web site and Lloyd's videos. Are you going to try to reuse the material for fans in other countries or is this a treat for UK viewers only?

Eee Bryan Dick guest starring as the soldier ghost fella next episode?! AWESOME! Wow wow wow fantastic actor - now I'm even more excited lol eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :-D

Bryan Dick, known to Torchwood fans (i.e. me) as Adam, from the episode 'Adam' in series two.



It'll be good to have another ghost turn up, we've had vampires, (lots of them) and we have two regualr characters who are werewolves, time to even up the balance. :D



Re: the change in tone: I think its great and although I liked the lighter (slighty) series 1 we are moving along with the characters and without Herrick there life is even harder for Mitchell. Killing him was no quick fix. Life was easier wit him alive (at least their lives before he started directly threatening them)



I love that its so true, to draw from real life killing a dictator leaves behind a lot of mess for someone to clean up. In Being Human that person is Mitchell, luckily he's got his mop and bucket ready ...

...and the marigolds lol



Watching that episode of Torchwood now I've just re fallen in love with him lol oh my god he's amazing I'm so excited now! He was also in blackpool - also brilliant.

No question he's a good actor, but can his character rival Gilbert as our favourite guest ghost?



I wonder if he will pass over at the end too? What if he does so saving Annie form the Men? Hmmm.

Ok I was just watching something else I'd V+'d and before they showed it there was a trailer for ep 3 and even though I've already seen the ep I stopped fast forwarding to watch it (actually wound it back again as well) - obsessed much?!

You're not alone Sanguini, I decided to watch a little bit of episode 3 on Sunday night having already watched it on broadcast. Then an hour later I realised I had watched all of it, for the second time, in a day and that it was about 1 in the morning.



How many times do you watch each episode, I've found myself watching them three times on average over the week :D And I'm already half planning a mega-marathon of both series before episode 8.



So, erm - same question, obsessed much?!

DF (72) I think I'm averaging about 3 times a week as well. I've never had a TV show obsession like this before - so this is all new territory for me. I'm slowly discovering that quite a few of my friends love it too (perhaps not to obsession levels though!)

Liking the sound of your mega marathon before the end of this series.

I limit myself to only watch it 2 times, once on Sunday and once on Wednesday on iplayer or Friday when it is repeated. That way I can look forward to the next episode more because I’m not spending all my lime watching the last episode.

Yup, if we started on the day episode 6 is transmitted we could watch all 14 episodes, 1 a day leading up to the big finale. See, I have it all planned out. :D

Lol, me too, I've never watched something so much! Might have something to do with the lovely Aidan Turner. The plot is amazing too though!

i re-watch BH eps whenever i'm not doing anything in particular and feel like a bit of a pick me up (which seems to be happening more and more frequently recently- not due to mitchell getting all bossy or anything like that of course) But BH episodes are great and always cheer me up- even if they are all about murdering vampires, or deceased women and loveless werewolves :)



Night all xx

DF (75) - certainly sounds like you do - let's hope nothing interferes with that plan.

DGTTD (76) - I'm thinking my obsession may have a little something to do with Mitchell/AT (okay a lot) - but I just love the whole dynamic with the 3 (sorry now 4) of them - that's what really drew me in. It also has some of the best one liners on TV (quite often from George/RT). And it's just a great concept - sounds like it shouldn't work but it so does!!!

I have nothing more to add to my earlier comments (11) on the debate about the quality of BH2 apart from this..



bexter2001: whilst I disagreed with your comments you are perfectly entitled to them and I think you expressed them well and they were not in the least bit rude. I welcomed them actually because you opened up a debate.



Rebecca: it would be a different sort of blog if people were only permitted to express the same type of opinions... I think your comments (58) were harsh...and actually, I found them quite rude.

Lol deadlyfurniture I pretty much have it on constantly through the week whenever I'm at home - I have it in the background while I'm working and doing stuff I don't actually sit and watch it really other than the first time I don't think but I'm terrible I'm like a kid watching the same thing over and over - when BH isn't on I'll have a dvd playing in the background all the time usually the same one for for a few days lol I don't really know why and suddenly realising how nutty I'm sounding so I'm gonna shut up lol.



Not watched it today mind - been with the family and my nans current obsession is torchwood so we're watching that lol

Sorry Dorina and bexter2001 I didn’t mean to be rude. I apologies for any offends caused. I have just re-read my comment and you’re right it was out of order. Sorry. Next time if I’ve had a bad day I promise not to come on until I’ve relaxed.



I welcome constructive criticism of things. What I meant to say was I felt all bexter2001 said was ‘I don’t like this because it is different to season one.’ I wouldn’t have minded if it had also said what differences bexter2001 didn’t like eg the fact it has less comedy.



I promise it will not happen again. Sorry everyone.

Wow, eagle_eyes, at least your obsessiveness runs in the family. Perhaps you should get your nan obsessed with Being Human then you can watch it all day long! Muahahaha!

on my - about - fifth viewing of ep3 (does that count as obsessive? - probably) - the scene between Mitchell and George is odd - where M tells George to stop the self pity? not sure what to make of it? One blog (a fan) says it's another tie that Mitchell is breaking on his voyage to dark side - but Im not sure - he doesnt seem to me to be breaking with George? he seems to be still G's best friend - (let's go and get hammered - sorted!) and he has asked for his understanding re what he's doing with vampires? I just cant work out why the writer put that scene in? It seems really significant - but not sure why?

Can't say that scene really stuck out to me, I mean it was a great scene but it didn't jump out as something different, but maybe that's what watching it five times does to you :D



I think it shows a lot Mitchell's experience of life, having lived for over 100 years, he must have been through what George is going through and he wants to help him, like Nina did on the phone, to stop pitying himself for his situation and to move on and make the best of it.



I think Mitchell is great in that scene, he doesn't come accross as angry at George or insensitive as George thinks, he's being a good friend, in contrast to last time he joined the other vampires and ended up shouting and pointing a kitchen knife towards the others. So maybe a lesson has been learned there, he has to be there for them at the house and not abandon them for his work with the vampire community.

It's great to see BH back in a second season and already there are lots of possible options for future episodes this season. Does anyone know how many episodes season 2 will have? I'd hate to think it's only 6 again.

Ahhhhhh! there's two kates?



Hi other Kate :)



Celticgrace (84)- cant say that scene stuck out to me either and I dont think mitchell was being mean or insesitive to george- actually i think it was what george needed- i'm sorry but it seems like through the past three episodes george has been the most selfpittying character even though the others have problems just as big as his. If george didn't stop feeling sorry for himself then he would have really started to become irritating.



by the way good morning everyone :)

Morning all



kate (86) - there's 8 eps this series.

Good morning all....ooh couldn't sign in for ages...couldn't get rid of Lloydy boy's face over the sign in box...don't want to look at him as I don't particularly like him at the moment.



Anyway, there seems to be alot of discussion on S2 compared with S1. Well everyone's opinion is valid...so here is mine for what it's worth...we were told all along that it would be much darker and somehow bigger...well they weren't wrong. I think we got used to our little threesome who came into contact with others who came and went but our three always remained a tight unit and looked out for each other. Now there are alot more characters playing bigger parts in our three's lifes(?) and M. G and A all seem wrapped up in their own problems...especially M.

The series is much much darker...but having said that..Mitchell going into melt-down cos The Real Hustle wasn't on and Annie sticking her head under George's duvet to have a heart to heart with him were as funny as anything I saw in S1.

George is a bit of a winge at the moment but in S1...for five eps he was a complete wuss....but who saved the day in the end?

Mitchell knows he is letting G and A down at the moment...but he is just trying to do his best.

I don't think we can make too many comparisons cos I feel the two series are different animals...I have faith in Uncle Tobes and I know you all do too. And have faith in his ability to surprise us...Lucy is The Prof??....Mitchell carrying out his threat against Cara?

Well sorry for the ramble....I'm turning into eagle...Hehe

eagle....sorry wasn't suggesting you ramble...was comparing the size of the post....

I'm a Being Human Blogger Newbie.Just wanted to say that I'm loving the show.I feel it is getting better every week and we are only 3 weeks in!! I think Nina manages to survive the compression chamber but still turns into a werewolf.Does anyone remember her scars on her stomach in series one??I think they are going to save her!!!Call me mad or even stupid but this has been bothering me for ages and I wanted to know what you all thought.I have to also say that the BH Blog is great.I love reading all the comments.

vf (89) - I agree with your take on S2.I think it does still have lots of humour - and the series had to be different - have faith in Toby! The Radio Times preview of ep4 says it brilliantly meshes all three's problems and mixes humour with pathos - so maybe there will be comfort for those unhappy with absence of lightness.

Seems Mitchell tries more to get the vampires to give up blood - AA style - which should be funny. Like George - "my name is george and I am a werewolf".

Hello you bloggingly lovely bloggers...



VF: Hi there...how are you? Good post hun...and yep, the humour is still there. Loved the head-under-the-duvet bit too....The Hustle was funny although I was so distracted by the mere sight of our vampire I totally missed the majority of the chat. You wouldn't have thought that would happen, would you, but it did...hehe



Wonder how Mitchell aims to get the vampires to give up blood? Tie them all to chairs? Where? How? This is soooo going to be dirty! Still think Daisy is out to trap him and dethrone him...I do like a good dethroning myself...and either replace him with Ivan or take over herself...

Hi celtic...you well?...glad you agree..."my name is vampfan and I am an obsessive nut-job"



Anyway, I know it was a bit of a ramble but I also think the great thing about the writing is Tobe's ability to surprise us...lets face it, I don't think it is too immodest to say we are BH experts and just when I think I have a handle on his writing...he pulls the rug out from under.

When Lucy was revealed as the Prof, I said aloud to a room full of nobody elses "No Way!!"...(and I bet I wasn't the only one)....I was also content that Mitchell was not going to hurt Cara right up to the brick making contact....that's why I love this prog.

Anyway that's my twopenneth off my chest.

Hi anglo...how goes it?



I think now Mitchell has made his point with Cara...the rest of them may take notice of him now. I think maybe Ivan is not really interested in becoming leader but Daisy is a different matter....she needs watching.

minaharker....welcome.



Oooh had forgotten all about the scars....you may be on to something there.....can't think of alot else that could save her at the moment.

Just been on FB and they have stills up from ep 4 - several of a fully transformed werewolf (Nina I guess) inside the compression chamber. If you're FB they're worth a look.

VF: Hello! I too had forgotten about those scars...we apparently do get to know about her abdominal scars in this series...wonder what they were caused by? Any ideas that would perhaps 'save' her..??

Oh and George in his cage. A couple Annie too - no Mitchell sadly :-(

VF: Just thought I'd let you know....not Sunday yet...hehe