Being Human season finale thoughts (SPOILERS)

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).

Being Human (mild third season-arc spoilers)

Bless you iPlayer for listing this under Comedy.
Yeah, the first two seasons had a fair amount of light moments.

But this third season is a compelling tragedy in eight parts.
Seeing Russell Tovey play George with all his usual puppy-like enthusiasm for the world just makes it all the harder.
Because George doesn't know what his best mate Mitchell has done.
Yes, we've had to swallow the almighty coincidence in the fifth episode of George finding Herrick, but that only served to heap the pressure on Mitchell.

I was originally going to do a post after the fourth episode saying that the writers are clearly double-bluffing. Making us think that the whole pack of cards is going to come tumbling down and instead giving us a slightly happy ending.
Now, I'm increasingly convinced that we're going very dark places.
But it'll be an almighty cop-out if Mitchell's innocent.

Aiden Turner is absolutely compelling as Mitchell as throughout the season we have moved from liking him to completely fearing him.

And again I find myself somewhat bizarrely looking forward to an appearance by Robson Green, who is in a recurring role this season as a bigoted feral werewolf.

He who was a byword for blandness in the mid 90s and together with Jerome Flynn served to deny Pulp a number 1 for Common People. As well as appearing in the mind-bogglingly titled Extreme Fishing with Robson Green.

In any other show, the most shocking realisation would be that Robson Green has acting chops.

But not this show.

Not this season.

So go on catch-up.

But remember, despite Annie's one-liners, this ain't a comedy.