Blood Ties

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.



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.

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



good show

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!!

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.

The episode starts with Vicki and Mike emgerging from the sewer. Vicki slugs Mike for helping Mendoza...I have awaited this moment (he needed a good butt whoopin' for betraying Henry.) I have expected this show to be a little darker than past episodes, but I did not expect it to fully forfill my need for the storyline to take a deeper look into Henry's past. I would have liked to know more about Delphine though...(the vampire that Henry turned in the mid 20th century.)She was torchured by Mendoza and then diposed of too early in the episode for my liking. I felt that they could of rounded her character out just a little more. It seems like they intoduced her just so they could kill her off. (It was very dramatic with just a hint of being tragic). She was starved and then set on fire by the sun. I do have to admit I did not expect it. Corrine goes to Dr. Mohadevan who helps to decipher the iluminacion del sol(steals vampire's immortality). Corrine finds a book that Henry had signed a personal message in for the Dr. and Corrine asks her how long she has known Henry. The Dr. ignores her and continues on rearching the device. OPEN DOOR HERE! We can only hope that this becomes a larger storyline in the future...Is the good Dr. a former LOVER of Henry? The episode ends with Mike saving Vicki from Henry's crazed hunger from being starved... Henry starts his hunt for Vicki when Mike pushes her out of the way and becomes Henry's meal. Vicki then saves Mike from Henry (She talks him back to his sanity). Henry leaves to go after Mendoza, I wish that we could have seen his demise... Henry drags Mendoza out of the scene and all you hear is his scream...I do have a good imagination to fill in the gaps, though I was expecting to SEE Henry kill him. Expecially after he is torchured to such extremes by Mendoza; it would only be fitting. Henry carries Mike off to safty (IRONIC ISN'T IT)and Vicki going back to retrive the iluninacion del sol that Mendoza used to control Henry. Is Vicki keeping the sun to control Henry or to protect him from someone else using it? We will all have to wait to find out. I believe the storyline has just started to come together and future episode will slowly answer all the questions that Heart of Fire has given us, until then our imaginations will have to due. I am still captivated and will continue to await the answers!

I'm thrilled to see Henry's character being developed in real depth. You get to the nitty gritty of how he became a vampire and how he's survived for 450 years, both for the good and bad. The writers have made him a vampire with a human soul, and the shortcomings that go with it. Finally Kyle Schmid gets to really show off his acting chops! Now we can see that he has real talent in both the comedic and dramatic sides of his craft. I hope that he'll get a chance to stretch the limits of the human side of Henry a lot more in future episodes. We also get to see the unswerving trust that Vicky seems to have for Henry get a few jolts of doubt. That should make for more interesting twists and turns in growing the personal relationship between them. Come on, you know they've got to get together soon, but the trip there should be very interesting! Kudos to the writers of this series! I love the tight banter and jabs between Henry, Mike and Vicky. Great wit and timing, and the actors' performances really bring it home. I can't wait for the rest of the 22 episodes, and of course for Season 2! I've been spreading the word to everyone I know about the show, and without exception, the response has been "WOW".

Keep it coming! Hope to see Blood Ties become a long term hit!

The Blood Ties episode Heart of Fire explored the vampire Henry's past in more depth. We learn what he was like in the past, back in the days of King Henry VIII, and discover that he has a guilty conscience. The episode also touched upon the fact that Henry is a vampire, which means he is a dangerous, blood-driven creature. Henry ends up biting Mike, out of sheer need for blood. Vicki seems to understand this, and chastises Mike for putting himself in harm's way. All in all, this episode was wonderful, and a more serious look at Blood Ties.

Ok, I loved this episode. Vicky realizes Henry is a monster--no matter how much we drool over him. And that he can loose control. Just like a starved animal. But Henry was partially in control because he knew he wanted Vicky out of there--that's why he wanted the priest to let her go. I think that's why Vicky took the illuminesa del sol (sp?)--in case Henry looses control again. I loved that Mike rescued both of them. Great episode!



If you go to http://www.lifetimetv.com/shows/bloodties/index.php--watch the video clips from behind the scenes. I particularly liked 'don't let her kick you', but there is a clip with Henry that he says he actually nicked Mike's neck shooting that scene where he's suppose to bite him. It's kinda cute to watch.

ok so this episode was definately interesting....so we start out where we left off in the last episode...the psycho took Henry and Vicki is pissed at Mike...we then find out that Mike put an illuminati de sol in Henry's chest to drain his powers...and even though i dont like Mike so much i think he honestly thought he was doing the right thing (to bad it wasnt)...anyway Vicki finds Henry but she gets blindsided by the psycho and gets strapped to a chair...the she gets put infront of Henry as bait...but who comes to her rescue...MIKE which was awesome...and Henry turns out to be ok after he kills the guy that took him...

But i have a question...1) why did Vicki take the illumnati del sol instead of just destroying it?



until next week i guess.

This episode was the best Blood Ties episode so far. I liked the flashbacks. Finally we are starting to learn more about Henry's past. This episode flowed well and it kept me on the edge of my seat. A lot of things were revealed in this episode. One of the them was the origin of Henry's cross. He obtained this cross from Maria, a woman that was watching him while he was being held during the Spanish Inquisition. Henry eventually turned her when he escaped and that is what Mendoza wanted Henry to confess to. It also looks like Dr Sagara and Henry were lovers at one time. Coreen found a book in which the inscription "Love Henry" was written. I liked the whole idea of the illuminacion del sol. The explanation of how this device came into being was interesting. Vicki picked up the illuminacion del sol at the end of the episode. After seeing how out of control Henry was from not feeding I guess she thinks she may have to use that in the future.