In a simply brilliant twist that was far more effective than last week’s, albeit slightly contrived – would you really let a random boy have a mooch around your bedroom – the housemates’ lives were turned upside down as accusations of being ‘Peedos’ (spelled incorrectly as George was quick to point out) were sprayed all over their house’s exterior. It helps if you don’t own a depraved, vampire porn DVD as well, of course. Or at least used to want to inhabit. A bit of mob justice changed all that and by the end of this week he’d done an about turn, heading back to Herrick and chums and rejecting humanity. Can’t blame him really as we are a crappy breed at times and I’m with him on his anger with the two little shysters bullying poor Bernie. I’d have ripped their heads off if I was in his shoes but then tolerance for children never was my strong point. Good job he didn’t too, otherwise he really would have found it difficult to fit in. Tough one to explain, that. ‘Erm, he slipped on some dog muck and sliced his throat on some railings. I was merely trying to help him reattach his head, Officer.’ Luckily for Mitchell, police involvement in this particular case came in the form of the deliciously devious Herrick who offered to turn a blind eye. Actor Jason Watkins is quite simply a scene-stealing star of this series and I missed him last week so it was great to hear his wonderful, gothic tones again last night. His screen presence is magnificent, so much so that he manages to batter the brilliant Aidan Turner into submission with every acting face-off. I can’t wait for the final couple of episodes as it’s all clearly poised to kick off. Annie’s personal journey took some major turns this week as her decision to let go of her former life with Owen – a complete and utter bastard played with just the right tone by the fantastically named Gregg Chillin – led to some poltergeist action and – finally – visibility to the world outside their house. It will be interesting to see where the series goes with that next week as she appears to haunt Owen, taking some cues from Batman along the way (‘I am darkness, vengeance, fury’). She’ll be fighting crime before we know it. After last week’s rather drab instalment I was delighted that the series got back on track this week. With only six episodes in the series there is precious little space for any slack and, as this week demonstrated, a juicy, fast-paced plot does wonders for the viewing audience. Two episodes left to tie up a few loose ends – will Mitchell really abandon the life he’s worked so hard for; will George ever tell Nina about his time of the month; will Annie beat the living crap out of Owen – and Being Human is still well-placed to be a worthy addition to television’s supernatural universe. Check out our review of episode 3 here.
