The vampires were fleshed out a bit more this week, since Rebecca, Aidan's victim from the last episode, joined their ranks. I did not like Rebecca at all, however. She was very grating, reminding us that it's fun to be bad. I hope she gets some more emotions beyond angry, however, as she eventually learns to cope with the fact Aidan left her for dead. I can't say her reaction is irrational, but her place in the show needs some work.
Bishop looked a lot more menacing in this episode, and I'm really leaning towards my vampires-as-mob theory, especially once we found out that their headquarters was a funeral parlor. Bishop is definitely their Don, but unlike a Godfather-style Don, he does have a job, as a police investigator. Bishop is not just a mastermind, he gets dirty. He clearly has plans, what with increasing the vampire numbers, but we don't know what that is yet. We also learned that Aidan was turned during the Revolutionary War, so he's old, and valuable. I'm guessing that Aidan is not going to get any peace and quiet anytime soon.
Possibly the most important scenes from this episode were the three characters' origin stories. We saw Aidan in the revolutionary war, so I wonder if we can expect snippets of his past life in each episode, like we saw him at the wedding in the previous episode. Josh was attacked while camping, and presumably the only one who survived, so he probably also suffers from survivor's guilt in addition to the rest of his neuroses.
Then we saw Sally dead on the staircase, and we heard Danny tell the story of her falling down the stairs during a blackout. I don't believe him. I have no doubt she fell, but why is another question. I suspect either she had suicidal/schizophrenic episodes, or there was some foul play. I can definitely see Danny feeling guilty rather than just mourning, but we'll have to see why. I believe that if it really was as simple as her falling down the steps in the dark, Sally wouldn't be having so much trouble. I guess most of this is hopeful guess work. For all we know, she really did just fall, and her story becomes one of simple self discovery. I just hope something more comes along for her.
I can see why Josh couldn't just tell his sister what was going on with him, since she wouldn't believe it, but anybody can tell that this is not the last we've seen of his sister. We did learn that their mother had some mental instability issues. I do not think that she would also be a werewolf, because that would be too convenient, like Sally's fall, but I do believe at the very least their mother can sense the supernatural, be it ghost, werewolves, vampires, or all of the above.
Finally, we saw the end of the cute girl who passed over Josh for the much more dangerous Aidan, and we saw some crossover between the characters' stories, specifically Josh getting involved in the affairs of the vampires. This is what I want more out of the show. I want to see Sally, Josh, and Aidan confront things together, and not just share a house while they have their own lives. We got the sense that that is where the show is heading by the end of the episode, so lets just hope they keep going this way.
GRADE: B
More histories and mysteries were established in this second outing, but a few unfortunate cliches brought down an otherwise enjoyable episode. Either give Rebecca a personality, or stake the bitch.
MVP: Sam Witwer, for showing how Aidan wants, and needs, to reform.
Runner Up: Meaghan Rath. Sally has a long journey of acceptance ahead of her, and the scenes of her inspecting the landing showed just how far she had to go, and how able the actress is in taking us there
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