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Blood Ties

Heart of Fire

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired 4/22/07

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Henry is held hostage by someone from his past, but can Mike and Vicki get along in time to save Henry.

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Kyle Schmid

Henry Fitzroy
Gina Holden

Coreen Fennel
Christina Cox (I)

Vicki Nelson

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Henry has been taken by Monsignor Mendoza of the Inquisition and Vicki and Mike have very little time to rescue him. They work together to hopefully find him in time while Coreen seeks out help to find the answers to the Gold Sun symbol.moreless

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By jyarter, Jun 11, 2009 Report Abuse

The Inquisition was active from 1480 till around the year 1530, but was predominately in Spain. I am assuming that is where Henry was captured originally by Monsignor Javier Mendoza. This must have been very early in Henry's life as a vampire considering he was made around that time.

It seems like Mike comes to his senses for some reason immediately after he and Vicki get trapped in the sewer. You wonder what he thought the Monsignor was going to do with Henry once he had him? Reason with him?

It was a shame about Delphine as it seemed they had reached her in time. That was a pretty hellish way to go it would seem. I guess it was pretty quick though. Mike did seem to be impressed that this was not the proper way a civilized person handles such situations. Of course who ever said the Inquisition was run by civilized men.

In the end it would have taken Henry a great deal of restraint not to drain the first person he had put in front of him so you have to get the idea he has built up some resolve over the centuries. So the Monsignor is vanquished but we don't really get to see what happened to him, we just hear it. I had some interesting ideas myself. Mike, Vicki and Henry just seem to be happy to have survived the whole ordeal. It will be interesting to see the dynamics of the relationships going forward. Vicki got to see Henry at his worst, Mike got bitten so he has experienced that himself as well as feeling a little sheepish about not trusting Vicki's judgment, and finally how reluctant will Henry be to get involved again as I am sure this is not what he originally bargained for. We will see in the next few episodes.

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Very clever. They get the team to work together after such a limited amount of time by using the characterization of the two cops brilliantly.

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By shirewood, Dec 27, 2008 Report Abuse

Very clever. They get the team to work together after such a limited amount of time by using the characterization of the two cops brilliantly.

Mike does what he thinks is right to protect his ex-partner, when it turns out to be wrong he doesn't hesitate to correct his mistake. Vicki puts everything else on hold to Henry even though she falls out with mike. On the other hand Henry is fighting his own battle against himself, and his own inner daemons. It is all based around the police idea of trusting your partner implicitly and mike trusting Henry because Vicki does.

The whole series is subtly but well written like this, but this is one of the most obvious episodes where this trusting someone simply because other people do is shown.moreless

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Intense episode

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By Pucktweety, Nov 24, 2007 Report Abuse

I love how they finally work as a team. it seems a bit odd it took so long or so short, it didnt seem the right time for this episode after they only have known each other for a short time.

it seems the whole series actually works a little fast judging on the fact they have only known henry and short while and vicki seems closer to henry than she does to mike!!

anyway i loved how vicki really really cares for henry to go looking for him and make it her upmost priority, it also seems that mike doesnt really accept henry but learns to live with it

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Henry is taken hostage thanks to Mike, who is shown the error of his ways by Vicki and they work together to find Henry before it is too late

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By kjnh, Oct 06, 2007 Report Abuse

It has been interesting to see this series and how the characters are developing. This episode was great with the suspense- will they find Henry?, the action as they do, seeing how the charcters are getting to know each other- Mike learns that he can trust Henry no matter what he thinks is going on. To see them working as a team is great as is who will get the girl- will Vicky be able to choose between the good cop and the good vampire. I can understand why she is having a probelm-m what a choice! As I am watching this in the UK, am trying to be patient!!moreless

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By QE-Zodak, May 31, 2007 Report Abuse

just like batman carries around a kryptonite ring in case superman gets out of control now vicki has the sun pendant if he ever loses it again. it was good & the type of behavior i expect from a strong woman who used to be a cop. although it at first bugged me that they let henry kill the priest it makes sense as there was no other way to deal with him, save turn him over to the vatican which would open a huge can of worms. of course they could set up the church as a new nemesis. i'm glad they brought back the professor lady, i had almost forgotten about her. & vicki is way 2 attached 2 henry & luckily she saw him for what he really is. a vampire. he isn't angel (a vampire with a soul) he's just a vampire who chooses not to cause waves for his own selfish purpose. but now she has the sun pendant.moreless

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- Jiang Shi (meaning "stiff corpse" in Chinese) are not exactly vampires but reanimated corpses that feed on the life essence of other creatures. They are created when a person's soul does not leave the body after death and they are depicted as having greenish-white furry skin, perhaps to indicate the corpses' fungus. Edit
- Goof: When you see Henry go after Vicki, you can see that he no longer has the burn marks on his left shoulder. So how can he heal if he hasn't had any blood. Edit
- The fictional device known as iluminación del sol is Spanish literally meaning "the illumination of the sun." It was created by a Daoist monk to steal immortality from vampires. Religiously, the highest ideal of a Daoist is to acquire immortality. Edit
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- Danny Nowak was nominated for the 2008 Leo Award for "Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series" for this episode. Edit
- Original International Air Dates: United Kingdom: October 4, 2007 on Living TV Czech Republic: May 21, 2010 on AXN Edit
- In a recent blog, Tanya Huff revealed that Dylan Neal's cry of pain was genuine since Kyle Schmid really did sink his teeth into Dylan's neck. Edit
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- Vicki: (of Mendoza) You need to show us where he took you. Cassis: I ain't gotta show you nothing, princess. (Vicki manhandles Cassis against the wall.) Vicki: Okay, you have two choices, and only one of them has a happy ending. You do know about "happy endings", right? Edit
- Henry: Good evening, Monsignor. It's time to repent. Edit
- Henry: Bless us, oh Lord, and these thy gifts, for which we are about to receive… from thy bounty through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Edit
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- Mendoza: I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rise out of the sea… This is a slightly altered version of Revelation 13:1-3, the book in the Christian Bible that foretells the apocalypse. Edit