Being Human (USA): Difference between revisions

~~[[Dramatic Hour Long]], [[Magic Realism]]~~

 

'''Josh:''' Do what, be a better monster? No thank you. }}

 

* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Zoe can see ghosts and transfers them into babies as a method of reincarnation; and yet she doesn't initially believe in vampires or werewolves.

* [[A Storm Is Coming]]: One of Sally's opening monologues uses this metaphor.

* [[The Atoner]]: Aidan.

* [[Back From the Dead]]: Aidan and Sally. Sort of. And more recently, {{spoiler|Rebecca and Bernie.}}

* [[Demonic Possession]]: Sally accidentally possessed the medium who attempted to exorcise her in Season 1, an act she likens to a panicked mother lifting a car that has rolled on to her child. But she learns in Season 2 that she can possess certain people, particularly when they're drunk or stoned. (Some people simply cannot be possessed at all.) The experience is apparently like a drug high, which is why certain ghosts won't do it. Sally {{spoiler|ends up repeatedly possessing a woman to the point where the woman starts 'remembering' some of Sally's memories, both alive and dead. The poor woman gets all the bad ones too, such as Sally dying and the smokey monster after her.}}

* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]: Josh isn't so good with the ladies, poor guy. Or, apparently, anyone living. Or dead. Or...yeah. Let's just say Josh excels at this.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The way the show seems to treat vampirism, lycanthropy, and er... ghostlyness. Vampirism is a pretty blatant metaphor for alcoholism or drug addiction, werewolves behave like people with anger management issues, and ghosts resemble a myriad of personality and mental disorders, including depression, dementia, agoraphobia, and multiple personality disorder.

* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Oh very much so. Our three protagonists are only the most obvious ones with serious issues. Evil boyfriend Danny, emotionally-closed-off abuse victim Nora, Josh's messed-up family...the list goes on. And sadly, they're decidely among the more functional members of their respective communities and humans in general.

* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: The pure-bred werewolf twins, Brynn and Connor.

* [[Shiksa Goddess]]: Emily's girlfriend.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Aidan kills a recently turned Bernie because the latter can't control himself}}. And he's not taking it well.

** {{spoiler|Done a second time with Rebecca. Poor guy cant catch a break.}}

* [[Shout-Out]]:

'''Aidan:''' Are you trying to scare us...with ''[[Bon Jovi]]?'' }}

** Also ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'', as seen above.

* [[Tainted Veins]]: Sally displays these after [[Hollywood Exorcism|surviving an exorcism]].

* [[Take That]]:

'''Josh:''' Excuse me?!<br />

'''Sally:''' It's all you guys ever talk about. "[[I Just Want to Be Normal|I want to be normal]], but I can't, 'cause I eat people!" Et cetera. }}