I'm not going to reveal how the Mitchell storyline is resolved beyond the fact that I'm glad that writer Toby Whithouse didn't go for a fake-out ending.
There is no neat resolution and there couldn't have been, given the horrific nature of the charges against Mitchell.
What does seem odd is the sudden insertion of next season's big bad deep into the finale without much foreshadowing.
Maybe the producers were unexpectedly told that the show was being renewed. (Certainly lots of storylines were tied up in the final two episodes as well as references to previous seasons and the core of the finale would have been a solid final ever episode.)
So next season, the motley crew will be fighting another vampire conspiracy.
It'll be a struggle for the 2012 vintage to have as much of an emotional impact as the 2011 one. (I can't think of as strong a season of anything as this one since the Angel arc of Buffy's second season).
Also Being Human has always been about trying to live normal lives in extraordinary circumstances. Not vigilantes taking on villains (as the closing scenes seem to suggest).
I hope it works but fear the metaphor is about to get lost (rather like fourth season Buffy).
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