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''Blood Ties'' (2007-2008) is a Canadian [[Vampire Detective Series]] set in [[Toronto]], the old haunting grounds of ''[[Forever Knight (TV)|Forever Knight]].'' It ran for two seasons (22 episodes total) on [[Lifetime]].▼
▲''[[Blood Ties]]'' (2007-
The series is based on the ''[[Blood Books]]'' by Tanya Huff. [[Vampire Detective Series|The leads are a private investigator, a vampire, and a cop]]. This show plays with and [[Subverted Trope|subverts]] several tropes of the [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] genre: we are supposed to be sympathetic to him, but he isn't "friendly" in the usual sense.▼
▲The series is based on the ''[[Blood Books]]'' by Tanya Huff. [[Vampire Detective Series|The leads are a private investigator, a vampire, and a cop]]. This show [[Played With|plays with]] and
Henry Fitzroy has no visible [[Wangst]]. He is not [[The Atoner]]. He doesn't suffer from [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] syndrome, so he does not waste any time looking for cures. He ''likes'' being a vampire. Since he likes being a vampire, [[I Hate You Vampire Dad|he does not want to kill his sire.]] He still carries a torch for her. ▼
▲[[Vampires Are Sex Gods|Henry]] [[Raised Catholic|Fitzroy]] has no visible [[Wangst]]. He is not [[The Atoner]]. He doesn't suffer from [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] syndrome, so he does not waste any time looking for cures. [[Fully-Embraced Fiend|He ''likes'' being a vampire.]] Since he likes being a vampire, [[Subverted Trope|he does not]] [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|
He is a very efficient practitioner of the [[Kiss of the Vampire]], so there is a long line of bimbos who want to get into his bed. (The book version of Henry Fitzroy is cheerfully bisexual, [[No Bisexuals|but this version is apparently heterosexual]].)▼
Strictly speaking though, Henry is
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Further note: [[Our Vampires Are Different|Henry has no problem with holy symbols]]; he carries his own crucifix and attends Catholic Church. He is as good a Catholic as television and his vampirism permit (he has to be awfully promiscuous so that no one loses much blood over time).▼
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]
* [[And Starring]]: "And Kyle Schmid as Henry Fitzroy."
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]] / [[Historical Domain Character]]: Henry Fitzroy, the bastard son of [[Henry VIII]].
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Averted with Henry, whose eyes go black
* [[Body Surf]]: "D.O.A."
* [[Born
* [[Break the Cutie]]: "Heart of Fire" is a good example of this: the ultra-handsome, charming and quirky Henry Fitzroy is physically tortured by a mad priest, who beats, drains and starves the vampire into confessing his sins so the priest can kill him. The priest also enthusiastically Breaks the Cutie by showing him videos of his ex-girlfriend betraying him, trying to
* [[Charm Person]]: Henry,
* [[Chinese Vampire]]: While not present, they are mentioned by Coreen in reference to "Illuminacion del sol," a sun-shaped weapon that paralyzes a vampire when stuck in his or her chest. Despite the Spanish name, possibly given by its previous owner [[Vampire Hunter|Monsignor Javier Mendoza]], it was actually created at the request of a Chinese emperor to battle jiangshi. Given that the weapon works on a Western vampire, it can be assumed that these jiangshi are the same, although the number of supernatural beings in existence in this verse could indicate otherwise.
* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Henry, at least -- he originally came from a place where, as far as the locals were concerned, Christianity really was Catholic. When he has a run-in with a crazed immortal [[Church Militant|Catholic priest]] Mendoza, that Catholic priest came from Catholic Spain.
* [[Cold
* [[Comic Books]]: Henry
* [[Cop Boyfriend]]: Mike Celluci.
* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: Detective Mike
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When Vicki tries to convince Mike that she was attacked by a zombie in "Bad Juju":
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* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Mike dies in Vicki's arms after being shot, but Henry hits the [[Reset Button]] on the [[Groundhog Day Loop]] and he's fine.
* [[Dropped Glasses]]: Though in this case, Vicki has a spare pair and they're really just to let Mike know she was in the area.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Henry. Not only is he a [[Bishonen]] vampire with sexy curly hair and a tragic romantic past, but he spent large quantities of the story with [[Shirtless Scene|his shirt off or ripped to shreds]], lounging/writhing around in bed (again shirtless). He's also artistic, multitalented, superstrong, cute, chivalrous, and has a lot of funny stories about his past.
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: [[Danny Trejo|Pacha Camac]] is an [[Mayincatec|Incan]] priest who has himself mummified so that he can be resurrected in the future.
* [[Fakin' MacGuffin]]: In "Norman", the heroes Vicki and Henry are forced to give a magic dagger to the demonic villain Norman when he kidnaps Vicki's secretary and holds her hostage. Norman needed the dagger to complete a spell to release the uber
* [[Fantasy Helmet Enforcement]]: A bizarre example, where a child is shown sneaking out of the house to ride his bike. Just because you are the evil spawn of a dark elf, sneaking out of the house to murder one of the neighborhood children, that's no reason to ignore bicycle safety.
* [[Fight Clubbing]]: "Necrodome." Yeah, guess what the twist to that one is.
* [[Fully
* [[Game Face]]: Henry extends fangs, and his eyes go black.
* [[Goth]]: Vicki's assistant Coreen is a fairly well adjusted Goth. She even has an episode where she gets Vicki to solve murders at her Goth club.
* [[Groundhog Day Loop]]: In "5:55". Done at night on this show, of course. It's not entirely clear what actually causes the loop, but it seems to be triggered by {{Spoiler|opening Pandora's Box}}.
* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: Appears when Vicki and Henry enter a barn at night and Vicki starts going on about how she can't see
* [[Hollywood Exorcism]]: Coreen is possessed in the final episode by [[Big Bad|Astaroth]], forcing Henry to seek the help of a priest who has done this before. An obvious [[Shout
* [[Hollywood Voodoo]]: "Bad Juju."
* [[Horny Devils]]: Emmanuel the gardener.
* [[Horror Hunger]]: After being tortured, Henry is set up to go after Vicki, but he ends up biting Mike. And later moves on to Javier.
* [[I Love You Because I Can't Control You]]: At least part of Henry's attraction to Vicki is her resistance to his [[Compelling Voice]].
* [[I Love You, Vampire Son]]: Henry specifically mentions that a vampire only turns people he or she cares about. In his case, Christina warned him that natural vampiric territoriality would eventually force them apart, lest they [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|kill each other]].
* [[Imaginary Friend]]: A young girl in "Gifted" can summon her imaginary friend in a semi-solid form.
* [[Intangible Man]]: [[Lampshaded]] in "D.O.A.," where a ghost complains to Vicki that how come he can't touch stuff, but he can still sit on a couch.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Henry and Vicki.
* [[Jive Turkey]] / [[Totally Radical]]: Lee, the reincarnated 15-year-old, speaks both modern-day slang AND the slang of the 1920s (proven by Henry).
* [[Latin Lover]]: [[Horny Devils
* [[Literally Shattered Lives]]: [[All Myths Are True|Medusa]] seduces and petrifies young men. When Vicki takes the statue of her latest victim, she sends a [[Mook]] to destroy the evidence, which he does by smashing the poor kid into pieces. After Medusa is dead, her victims get better, except for the smashed one.
* [[Mayfly
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* [[Mind Over Matter]]: The girl with the imaginary friend in "Gifted."
* [[Muggle and Magical Love Triangle]]: Vicki's
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: Mrs. O'Connor.
* [[Nerd]]: Norman, combined with [[Loners Are Freaks]] and [[Stalker
* [[No Man of Woman Born]]: "5:55" features Pandora's Box, which no living person can resist opening. Since Henry, as a vampire, isn't a living person, the box doesn't affect him.
* [[Not So Different]]: A great example of the "That's why I can beat you" outcome is a scene where the cornered freaked-out vampire (abandoned by its sire) tells Henry that he too is a monster and Henry answers "But I am the monster who is coming out of this alive."
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* [[Our Demons Are Different]]
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]
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* [[Our Werebeasts Are Different]]: A werejaguar takes revenge on a hunter that kills various types of werebeasts. It is implied that (as in the ''[[Blood Books]]'' the series was based on) wereism is hereditary, rather than transmitted.
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Vicki had a [[Disappeared Dad]] that she's still pissy about. Sarah's [[Missing Mom]], well... Sarah killed her. Sarah's dad realized that Sarah was having issues after her imaginary friend attacked him and chose to disappear himself. He comes back though.
* [[Perky Goth]]: Coreen.
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* [[Rain of Blood]]: One of a villain's victims drips onto Vicki.
* [[Raised Catholic]]: Henry.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Henry was only seventeen when he was turned.
* [[Reincarnation Romance]]: Sadly goes awry
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]]: Henry actually has a night job that he makes money from (
* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: The opening credits of "Wrapped" (at least in the TV version) feature "Guset Stars."
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: In the series finale, a demon makes Vicki choose between the life of one of her friends, or the power to save the world, which includes reversal of her near-blindness. {{spoiler|She chooses her friend.}}
* [[Self
* [[Serial Killer]]: Magnus.
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Vicki and Henry are supposed to be this in a symbolic way. Vicki's retinitis pigmentosa means that she can't see at night. Henry's vampirism means that he will be seriously hurt by daylight. Her realm is the day, his is the night.
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* [[Torture Always Works]]: Javier likes to do it with vampires to get them to confess to their crimes, after which he kills them (and drains them of blood to make himself immortal).
* [[Trophy Room]]: Of shapeshifters.
* [[Truncated Theme Tune]]: ''[[
* [[Turn in Your Badge]]: Det. Mike Cellucci is asked for his badge in the finale. Considering he's been threatened with it for two seasons and finally
* [[Undercover As Lovers]]: Vicki infiltrates a fertility clinic by posing as a patient and gets Mike to pose as her husband.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Henry and Vicky.
* [[Vampire Hunter]]: Monsignor Javier Mendoza is a
** Interestingly, the only anti-vampire weapon they show him having is a sun-shaped Chinese-made object that weakens a vampire to the point of a human being stronger. The object has to be physically attached to the vampire's chest to work, requiring trickery, given the vampires' speed.
** Mike attempts this too in early episodes, and helps Javier
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* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Vicki. Her demon tattoos draw supernatural things to her, explaining why all of her cases suddenly have to do with monsters and demons.
* [[Wendigo]]
* [[Who Dunnit to Me?]]: "
* [[Wipe That Smile Off Your Face]]: A voodoo witch does this to Coreen.
* [[Wunza Plot]]: She's a Canadian police detective who is slowly losing her sight. He's a vampire. They fight crime!
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