Mitchell (Aidan Turner) is rushed to the hospital in at attempt to save his life after Herrick (Jason Watkins) stabbed him in the chest with a stake. George (Russell Tovey) and Annie (Lenora Crichlow) accompany him. That's right, Annie decided not to go through the door to the next world, refusing to leave Mitchell in such a state. Although it would have been quite a shocker if she had left the world (and thus the show), I'm glad they kept her. It wouldn't be the same if George and Mitchell had to find a new ghost.
Mitchell, with his vampire abilities, healed rather quickly, but he was not regaining strength at a particularly fast pace. He knew that he had to stop Herrick and the vampire uprising, as did his friend Josie (Clare Higgins). She convinced him that she wanted him to take her blood, her life (which was almost over anyways, due to a terrible cancer) so that he could save them all. Still, he was weak, and most likely Herrick was going to kill him anyway. Trying to save Annie and George, he challenged Herrick to a duel.
The funny thing about a group of such dedicated friends - they are all so willing to sacrifice themselves for each other. Mitchell would die for the chance that George and Annie would continue on without him, and as angry as Annie was about it, George simply went behind his back to do the same thing. Only George was pretty sure he wouldn't be the one dying.
When Herrick arrived for the confrontation, he discovered himself locked in the basement with George, moments before the wolf came out.
Now this could have been enough of a conflict, but who doesn't want more if they can have it? Annie, having gained strange new powers to hear other ghosts and be a focal point, saved all the human victims kept as snacks in the funeral parlor and discovered George's deception. She and Mitchell arrived before he transformed to try to convince him not to. He won out, and Mitchell and Annie pulled back only for Nina (Sinead Keenan), who was rather annoyed about George hiding so much from her, to show up and learn his secret. She saw him transform, saw him kill Herrick, and knew that he was doing it for the people he loved.
So things are looking good. Annie's resolved her death, but is gaining new powers now that she's decided to remain in this world as a ghost (possibly) for good. The vampires have been stopped, and George has become very comfortable with who and what he is, plus his girlfriend knows about it so they have no more secrets. As Mitchell put it, perhaps safety is what follows? Nope! Can't have that.
Not only was Nina scratched by George moments before he transformed, most likely meaning she will become a werewolf herself, something for which George will never forgive himself, but there are also some mysterious men asking questions about ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, and their focus seems to be on our little house.
As we wait for season 2, let me know which of the creatures - ghost, werewolf or vampire - you would prefer to be if you had to choose.
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