Mick: Some couples just aren't meant to be together. Take me and Beth. She has a very real boyfriend and, well, after Coraline, I have understandable trust issues. Still, when I see it's Beth calling, I always pick up.
Mick: (voice over) When I was still human, I survived the Battle of the Bulge. Six weeks in a trench in the Ardennes. Coldest winter I ever felt. My buddy lost a foot to frostbite. I thought that was hell. I was wrong.
Beth: So how long can you stay outside? Like how much sun is too much? Mick: Any is too much. Beth: You're a delicate flower Mick St. John.
Leni: We have to get you a hospital, this is not just regular dehydration. Something is seriously wrong! Mick: No hospitals. Just keep trying to get a signal. Call the number I gave you. Ask for Beth. Just talk to her, only Beth. Leni: Who is she? Mick: I trust her. Leni: Hey, is she your girlfriend? Mick: No. (pause) It's complicated.
Mick: (in reference to Beth) Maybe it was her blood in my veins that made me feel her, the beating of her very-living heart. Or maybe, we've always been connected. Either way, being near me puts her in danger. So it has to stop.
Mick: You're probably wondering how someone like me ends up near death in no star motel hell.
Mick: Blood is life for vamps and humans alike. It warms us and thrills us; helps us heal. But vampires will always be jealous of the living-- like renters versus owners— You can make your own blood. We've got to beg, borrow and work it into the budget.
Mick: (voice over) Vampire survival instincts are simple. If you're dying, you need blood.
Mick: (voice over) When I get thirsty, I start to see blood everywhere. Even the damn tomato juice made me think that maybe I'd found a vamp-friendly vending machine.
Mick: Okay, tell me about your witness. Josh: This means, you'll do it? Mick: No, it means, I'll listen.
Josh: Your confidence in me is overwhelming. Beth: I think I was overcompensating with the dry and factual. I was afraid I'd start babbling about how hot you are. Josh: Uh-huh. Beth: So what do you have cooked up for Monday? Josh: What are you talking about? Beth: Please. All the late night calls, the cat-that-ate-the-canary smile. Josh: Maybe, I'm cheating on you. Beth: Who would cheat ... on this? (Beth points to her body) Josh: Good point. (they smile and kiss)
Mick: (seeing a helicopter with missiles following them) You had to piss off an arms dealer, didn't you?
Beth: (offering herself to Mick) You need blood. Mick: No, not yours! Not like this! Beth: I want to do this.
Mick: What do you do when the one thing you need to save your life is the one thing that would make life unbearable?
Beth: Being on the hunt with you is kinda fun. Mick: Yeah, it's a giant thrill ride that never ends. You know, sometimes it does end. With terrible screams and bloodshed. Beth: Still, we make a good team.
This episode was included on the Emmy Awards "For Your Consideration" DVD for this season.
International Air Dates: UK: March 11th, 2008 on LivingTV Denmark: April 26th, 2008 on TV3 Sweden: June 15th, 2008 on TV3 Germany: July 7th, 2008 on ProSieben The Netherlands: November 2nd, 2008 on Net 5 Norway: December 27th, 2008 on TV3 Poland: January 23rd, 2009 on TVP1 Turkey: July 9th, 2009 on CNBC-e Finland: June 11th, 2010 on Sub
Featured Music: "Vanished" by Front Line Assembly (when Mick is in the tub) "Just Like Everyone" by Saturn Missiles "Into Dust" by Mazzy Star (at the end of the episode)
Although credited Jason Dohring and Shannyn Sossamon do not appear in this episode.
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