Being Human (USA): Difference between revisions

''Being Human'' is a North American remake of [[The BBC]]'s ''[[Being Human (TV)|Being Human]]'', created by Toby Whithouse. It debuted in January 2011. As with the original British show, it centres around a pair of friends: Aidan, a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]], and Josh, a geeky and uptight [[Wolf Man]]. They decide to get a place together, thinking that it will help them set up the routine and structure each of them needs to [[Stages of Monster Grief|live as normally as possible]]. However, on moving to a new house, they discover that it is haunted-—by the ghost of a young woman called Sally, who is unclear on the circumstances of her death.

 

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Kyle Schmid guest stars as [[Blood Ties|a vampire named Henry]].

* [[Adorkable]]: Josh.

* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: Although there are certainly villains in this series, the ways that the protagonists deal with their problems aren't always noble.

* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Vampires acquires these when they "vamp" out, such as when they're about to feed or fight.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Mocking Aidan after trying to kill him was probably not the smartest move, Connor.

* [[Buried Alive]]: Apparently what happened to Suren. For decades. {{spoiler|In the season 2 finale, Mother also has Aidan buried.}}

* [[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.

{{quote| '''Nora''': You're like an artist and awkwardness is your medium.}}

* [[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.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Aidan. Wow. Josh is no slouch either.

* [[Ghost Amnesia]]: Sally can't remember how she died, probably because it was so traumatic.

** {{spoiler|Played with in that she knew, subconsciously, that she had been shoved down the stairs. The house's plumbing issues were her way of trying to get herself to remember.}}

* [[Grim Reaper]]: A ghost appears to Sally in the second season claiming to be the Grim Reaper. Instead of sending souls off to the afterlife, he says his role consists of 'reaping' ghosts who cause an unbalance in the universe. {{spoiler|Which turns out to be complete bullshit, as the Reaper is no more than the product of Sally's swiftly-disintegrating sanity.}}

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: {{spoiler|Delivered by Sally to her roommates when she's "inhabited" by the Reaper/Scott.}}

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Henry the vampire. Notably, he was forced to go into hiding for several decades after cheating on Suren.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - Josh and Aidan

* [[Ho Yay]]: Aidan/Josh, commented on in universe.

* [[Horror Hunger]]: Blood addiction.

* [[It Makes Sense in Context]]: "Why are there ghosts [in the kitchen] punching each other in the balls?!"

** "Why is the bathroom mirror calling me a whore?"

* {{spoiler|[[Jekyll and Hyde]]}}: Sally, in the second season.

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Zoe is rather abrasive to the ghosts who hang around her, but it's mostly to ensure that the right ghost is allowed to reincarnate into the right baby

** The other names can be construed as (very) vague references to their UK counterparts as well. Just say them out loud: George/Josh, Annie/Sally, Nina/Nora. They're phonetically close without being pointlessly similar.

* [[Neck Snap]]: {{spoiler|How Aidan is forced to dispose of two hysterical girls who find themselves in bed with a recently-flayed Henry.}}

* [[Nonhuman Lover Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Nora discovers that Josh is a werewolf at the end of the first season. She's cool with it.}}

* [[Nothing After Death]]: Ghosts who are shredded or who "went through the wrong door" are apparently sent to a limbo filled with nothingness, which is painful for the spirits trapped there.

* [[Undead Child]]: {{spoiler|Bernie.}}

* [[Warm Bloodbags Are Everywhere]]

* [[You Are a Credit To Your Race]]: Suren makes this comment to Josh during an awkward dinner party. Julia misinterprets it as a Jewish slur. Aidan is able to cover it by saying she meant Josh kept a clean house for a guy.

* [[You Can See Me]] - Sally is more than a little surprised that Aidan and Josh can see her. <ref>It's possible that the use of Wintersleep's "Weighty Ghost" earlier in the episode is a [[Musical Gag]] referring to this. "Oh, have you seen my ghost / Seen my ghost, seen my ghost..."</ref>

** Occurs again in Season 2 with {{spoiler|Nora}} and Zoe.