Blood Ties

Some of my favorite subject matter in the genre of science fiction and horror. Vampires, zombies, voodoo, magic, and the police and investigators working on solving mysteries and crimes related to those things. I am hoping that the relationship between Vicki and Mike gets a little better as time goes on. The skepticism is already getting a little old. Mike, so he saw a demon pull a human out of our world into another plane and has had an indication that vampires do exist, but mention zombies and voodoo and we are right back to girl you are acting crazy. Do we need a straight jacket? Very poor development of plot in general. The acting is fine. It's the plot development that's a little uneven.



Now on to the actually episode. Interesting use of the Voodoo religion and culture in this episode. The use of symbols, seals, and witchcraft was entertaining. I like the twist of the who was good and who was actually bad. Voodoo is a dark religion and can be misinterpreted but not all of it is negative or evil like any other religion.



The zombies were very cool and the use of the salt was good research on Coreen's part. It was good to see someone (Henry) finally following the advice of someone who may know what they are talking about. A lot of the plot on this show is based on people not following advice or doing stupid things.



The voodoo doll was and always is a little bit of a reach as I believe the person being cursed needs to believe in the ritual for it to work. I may be wrong, but I believe that is true.



I am beginning to like Dave (Mike's partner) a little more each episode. He keeps Mike grounded. I am still finding Vicki's relationship with Mike strange and her feelings/reactions to Henry even stranger. I hope they at least spend some time developing those relationships. Also Coreen obviously has a big crush on Henry. Should be fun to skirt that issue for a while. I'm looking forward to watching more episodes coming up. Thanks for reading...

I do have to say i was impressed. in the begginging vicki came tto ask henry for help what i don't understand is why did he have to scare her before helping her find some one eles brother that came from new orleans. even though i am not a henry or vicki couple fan. in my opinon they both sure do work well with each other. and this was only the third episode of the first season. i was also impressed but still questioned because he held her close to show her a point of how creepy he can be she at the end she was happy that he helped and gave him his first kiss. i thought that was chessy but still a little romantic.

This was a pretty good episode & the twist was well done because i did not see it coming which is always nice. coreen losing her mouth was not as frightening as it was in the matrix, mostly because she barely reacted. when vampire boy moved in to kiss vicki though she cheeked him which was good. as much as we would like them to get together it should not happend so soon as for it to be unbelievable. of course the scene when he ran back into his apartment would have been better without the audio of him saying salt. i thought he missed when he grabbed the voodoo doll as well, so it was another nice surprise. although i wish she would replace her baton with a taser.

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I liked this episode a lot. I loved how Henry caught the thrown knife. I loved the look he exchanges with the bartender he had threatened earlier. I loved the bartender crossing himself behind Henry's back. I loved the testosterone laced exchange between Henry and Mike. I liked that Henry resisted letting Vicki involve him at first. I loved that Henry is actually afraid of something, and that you could see it as he and Vicki fled the place where they pinned the zombie with the lance. He also got anxious when they went to confront Grigoire and a zombie showed up. The actress playing Angelique did a great job. She was both spooky looking and innocent looking. I didn't see the twist coming. Well written. Nice that they didn't stick pins in the voodoo doll - over done. Grave bug. Creepy. I liked Henry going back for the salt, though I wonder why he bothers to have comestibles in his home.



One thing - in the testosterone scene between Henry and Mike, Mike says there's nothing on Grigoire in anything they've looked at. He names quite a lot of places they looked. Later when Vicki shows up at the station to tell Mike she has to cancel their dinner date, she casually asks, "Did you find anything out on Grigoire?" as if that's the first time they've discussed it. And this time, Mike has some information, but we get no explanation about something new he thought of to check.



Also, for crying out loud, why didn't Vicki wait for Henry to wake up? At the point she decides to go graveyard strolling, it's clearly close to dark, because it's dark when she gets there. She couldn't wait half an hour in order to have help when she's injured (cursed, whatever) and up against voodoo magic? I hate it when smart characters do stupid things just to set up plot points.



But mostly, I really liked this one. I have hopes that the show might get truly good.

As Vickie is wiht a client, she is attacked by none other than the living dead. Or as henry likes to say zombies or voodoo. But that is not all... the struggle between Henry and Mike continues over Vickie. But taht still not all. Vickie's client Angelique is a voodoo queen and is looking for her brother. Angelique and her brother are evil and they feed off the hearts of children to remain young. And that is not all she tricked Vickie in to helping her kill another voodoo priest and take his spirit. And in the process makes a voodoo doll of Vickie to get what she wants from Henry.

I like the connection Henry is showing between Vicki and himself; writing his next comic about Vicki. Wow! The man with the snake coming out his mouth was a fabulous special effect. I thought it was weird the mambo talking how she and her brother tried to get away from their religion as children and yet she seems to be really involved in it, past just going back to it for protection. The look in Henry’s eyes tells me he doesn’t trust her either. Mike and Henry confrontation was helping them splash their testosterone everywhere. You can tell Coreen has a thing for Henry. Who wouldn’t? There was a look in Henry as he sat on his bed, closed with windows, fell back and rolled over covering with a blanket; it was a look of concern, or worry, something. Henry could give a little bit more credit to Coreen. I understand telling her not to believe everything to hear or read, but if he goes out and tries her suggestion than he needs to give her credit, thanks. Having the bad guy or woman start out as the innocent needing help was a great twist. Giving us a bit of suspicion, but not quite sure. I really like the mambo’s accent, very distinct and consistent. The ending between Henry and Vicki was interesting you saw the debate in her eyes when Henry wanted to kiss her, but she ended up leaving her life, the voodoo doll, in his hands. In doing that, you can tell she has feelings for Henry, but as she walked away she looked back at him showing her uncertainty about who she really wants to be with. This happens to every woman when she has to pick between two men she cares for.

I mean, Henry was teh pretty again, but that was it. I'm not into voodoo per se so... And since English is not my first language, I understood zip of what that voodoo dude was saying. Besides, it kinda lacked logic there: Henry can kick the living daylights out of a demon but he can do nada against a zombie? Weird :(



Fortunately, from the preview, next week's ep looks awesome!

I enjoyed the story/plot but I have to admit even though it was a little cheesy ... I didn't care much. I was in awe of the chemistry that has developed among all of the characters. The change just from the pilot (just last week) is very noticable and enjoyable. The dialogue was sharp and even the non-verbal communication, the subtle jestures and looks (especially between Henry and Corrine) spoke volumes!



Looks like cast and crew are really starting to get into a comfortable groove. I'm really looking forward to future episodes.



In terms of character development, I'd like to see Mike show more concern over Vicki's safety and want to help her instead of just "defending his turf" because Henry is now an active part of her life. I'd like to see them actually work together in trying to solve mysteries. The 3-way banter with the way their on-screen chemistry is developing could be quite humerous to watch.



I'm glad Corrine is also getting some quality air time. She is proving to be useful not just in research but in some comic relief with wanting to cast a spell on a much older man (who doesn't look it) - incredibly attractive - areal night owl.

This episode was about voodoo. Vicki takes on a female client named Angelique who is from New Orleans. She hires Vicki to find her brother. After the initial meeting Vicki, Angelique and her friend are attacked by a zombie. Vicki goes to see Henry and describes the person that attacked her and asks him for his help. Henry informs Vicki that the person was a zombie and that voodoo is involved and she should stay out it. In this episode you find out that Henry is no match for zombies. When Vicki and Henry are attacked by the zombie, Vicki has to stab the zombie with a spear and almost stakes Henry in the process. After this encounter, Henry tells Vicki about the first time he came into contact with voodoo. The person he went with ended up being the sacrifice for the ritual that was being performed and he was unable to save her because he was being held back by zombies. Most of the episode Vicki and Henry are protecting Angelique. Later in the episode they find out that she is really the villain. She and her brother ate the hearts of children to stay young while in New Orleans and she was just using Vicki and Henry so she could resurrect her brother and start killing children again. She makes a voodoo doll of Vicki and tells Henry that he has to bring the soul of her brother or Vicki dies. At the end of the episode Henry and Vicki are able to stop the ritual and Vicki and Henry almost kiss. The things that I liked about this episode include the chemistry between Vicki and Henry and how they masked that Angelique was the real villain for most of the episode. I did like how they put some humor into this episode. When Corinne told Henry that she had read that he could use salt to stop zombies, he told her to not believe everything that she reads. He goes out of his apartment and seconds later he comes back for the salt. There are some things that I did not like about this episode. I noticed this is the first episode too. It seems like there really is no chemistry between Vicki and Mike. Their scenes are kind of flat. Kyle's acting is uneven. He is really good in some scenes and so so in others. Sometimes the dialogue gets in the way of the story especially when it comes to Vicki's wisecracking. I still think that this show has potential so I will keep watching but hopefully they will do some fine tuning.

i loved this episode...it was awesome i love that they didnt reveal who the villian was right at the begining of the episode...you had to think about it and figure it out...and the fact that it was Vickis client was crazy...and i loved that they didnt just forget about korrine...they gave her a role...i hate that Mike is checking up on Henry...i know that he and Vicki are close and everything but she should really trust her opinon...and Vicki was killing me at the end when Henry tried to kiss her and she just cheeked him...i was like your killing me...