Being Human Season 1 Episode 3

The interesting thing about this show so far has been the updated take on some of the original's early plot and character elements. In this episode, we see Sally given some form of Advanced Afterlife Training, which I vaguely recall from the British original. In both cases, I think it got the point across well enough, though I still haven't warmed up to Sally any more than I have Annie. (Note: Most of us on this side of the pond have only seen through the second series of the British version, so I cannot speak for events beyond that.)





I really like where they are going with Aiden, forcing him to deal with his dark side early and often. Bishop continues to be a highlight for the series, and he works very well in this context. I like how he played with Aiden in this episode, forcing Aiden to deal with the problem himself in the hopes of pulling Aiden further away from his humanity. At least, that's what I took away from it. It only could have been better if Rebecca had been around to add the sexy/crazy factor.





Josh is already starting to have issues, as seen during the incident with the neighborhood watch. That's not going to help the gang ingratiate themselves to the rest of the community. (Though, hopefully, they'll skip the whole pedophile angle botched in the British version.) More importantly, Josh is struggling with that high-handed morality that he bashed Aiden upside the head with in the previous episode, at least in terms of protecting the rest of the world by locking himself up in his cell. He knows all too well that people are in those woods, and how easily he could victimize others.





As noted, while Sally's training with Tony was an important plot point, and aligned somewhat with the original, I still didn't connect much with the character. I think it's good that they have her trying to connect with Danny this quickly, as it gives her something to do, but I fear that the writers find her just as disinteresting as I do. It will all come down to how they handle the revelation of her death. If it's an outright retread of the British story, I'll really be annoyed. They've made enough changes with Aiden and Josh, though, to give me hope.