Grade: B-
As all things come to an end so does season 2 of
Being Human & like most second seasons, it has been a bumpy one. One should never expect a second season to be as exceptional as
The Wire’s was since most are trying to iron out first season kinks & take the series into its inevitable direction.
Being Human ends like most second seasons would but it hasn’t decided if their is a larger mystery or mythos to itself yet besides what Sally will be dealing with. With all the goodbyes that
”It’s My Party And I’l Die If I Want To” throws between every character one has to expect some pretty high stakes will build up for the end & though the end is predictable the excitement that is produces is enough to last the break.
With a penultimate as wild as
Being Human has ever really gone the end feels like a bit of a let down. That is not to say that there is not enough rising action but everything that comes to a head only leaves you wanting more. This is a common season two dilemma & is expected for any show really. As Aiden goes back to deal with Surren’s decision to return to Mother he goes back to his don’t plan & just act mentality. Josh & Sally meanwhile hold more of weight in the story. Though they could easily be dumbed down to the level of Aiden’s story it is the pathos that Sam Huntington & Meaghan Rath bring to the table.
Josh is left devastated from Julia’s death & that is how Nora’s words are able to truly sink in on how he can solve his wolf problem. It is seeing Josh go against his better judgement not only to listen to Nora & try and kill Ray but his decision to still believe that everything is the wolf’s fault & not his own. Sally on the other hand is trying to fix what she has broken after finding out what has happened to everyone she has shredded since the eclipse. Though continuing her righteous mentality & bringing her mother back to the story, we see Sally take that righteousness to a level of self-sacrifice. Their decisions & their ends coupled with the shot of the empty house tie the episode together.
Seeing the bond that has grown between the group is what makes the end so worth it. In a season of divides the final scene declares just how important each character is to one another. Though that bromance bond has been apparent throughout the series it is the recent rise of Sally & her importance over the season that really brings the depth. With the weight of the break until the third season,
Being Human now has to decide if it want’s to be another great monster show or just another good one.
See you in the fall.
