Thanks, I could not tell when I was watching it. Even though I rewound it four or five times to get the dialogue.
I remember reading an interview with Toby Whithouse, where he explained that his original idea had been to have an addict, an agoraphobic and someone suffering from ADHD living together. And then - the way these things go - he suddenly thought to make them a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf. I think this goes a long way to explain why the metaphors are so clear and work so well.
Which explains why they aren't as muddied as they are in other gothic shows. Angel, Forever Knight, Moonlight, True Blood, and Vamp Diaries - all treat the vampirism in somewhat the same manner - to the point in which it is almost trite. While Being Human seems to take it a step beyond that.
when he was about to drown himself in guilt - told him that actually he was important for someone else's story, so he should just shut up and go
This is what I loved most about that scene. I wish they'd had the foresight to do that with Angel - to show him that you know, you aren't back for what you might do, but because you are an important part of someone else's story. (ie. Buffy finally staking and killing you. Or someone else.)
Here - the writers have the guts to go there. And in doing so, comment on the protagonist privilege in a way that is actually sort of interesting. Challenging the protagonist's view that it is all about him, that is his journey, when in reality he may just be a supporting player in someone else's. That duality - that while we are the lead player in our own, we simulataneously play supporting roles in each others journeys and often one's we may not like.
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Thanks, I could not tell when I was watching it. Even though I rewound it four or five times to get the dialogue.
I remember reading an interview with Toby Whithouse, where he explained that his original idea had been to have an addict, an agoraphobic and someone suffering from ADHD living together. And then - the way these things go - he suddenly thought to make them a vampire, a ghost and a werewolf. I think this goes a long way to explain why the metaphors are so clear and work so well.
Which explains why they aren't as muddied as they are in other gothic shows. Angel, Forever Knight, Moonlight, True Blood, and Vamp Diaries - all treat the vampirism in somewhat the same manner - to the point in which it is almost trite. While Being Human seems to take it a step beyond that.
when he was about to drown himself in guilt - told him that actually he was important for someone else's story, so he should just shut up and go
This is what I loved most about that scene. I wish they'd had the foresight to do that with Angel - to show him that you know, you aren't back for what you might do, but because you are an important part of someone else's story. (ie. Buffy finally staking and killing you. Or someone else.)
Here - the writers have the guts to go there. And in doing so, comment on the protagonist privilege in a way that is actually sort of interesting. Challenging the protagonist's view that it is all about him, that is his journey, when in reality he may just be a supporting player in someone else's. That duality - that while we are the lead player in our own, we simulataneously play supporting roles in each others journeys and often one's we may not like.