Yes, there were certainly some hijinks going on last night in this show about violent monsters. The dinner with Josh’s parents included contradicting lies (the graphic novel lie was a nice save), Aidan being affected by garlic and Josh’s mom attempting to ask her son if Aidan is his boyfriend. It was a funny scene, especially when Aidan and Josh laugh a wee bit too loud and long about the notion that Josh even thinks he was a werewolf. I feel a little guilty saying this, but I love seeing the two of them with their feathers ruffled. More of that in the future, please!
By the end of the episode, you really do understand why Josh left his family. With a father who assumes anything you’re feeling can be diagnosed, how could Josh possibly explain to him what he is now? The look on his father’s face when he gave Josh his werewolf journal back made it quite clear that no matter what Josh said, his father wouldn’t believe it’s true. How sad is that? Even as Josh was helping save their lives from the hate-filled Marcus, his family was absolutely sure Josh was deeply disturbed. However, with that “once a month” line from his sister, I wonder if Emily really does believe him.
We got to see more of the unsteady balance between Aidan, Marcus and Bishop. It’s obvious Marcus will never live up to Bishop’s expectations and Bishop will always admire Aidan, even when he’s AWOL. I really do think Bishop has genuine affection for Aidan, if only as one of the biggest pieces of his legacy. It’s obvious the reason he hasn’t killed Aidan yet is because Bishop really believes with some patience and just the right nudges, Aidan will come back to him. Of course, this is the last thing Marcus wants and I wouldn’t doubt it if somewhere down the line Marcus attempts a coup. Reading that last paragraph, you could easily find this situation in a mafia show. But no, it’s just vampires.
I think the scene with Sally and Danny is a definite turning point for the show. Having him finally show his true colors (hence the episode title) and still find a way to make her feel small and helpless as she’s doing her best to intimidate him solidifies Danny as the biggest villain of the show. It’s pretty hard to upstage a vicious vampire for title of cruelest villain, but Danny (Gianpaolo Ventua) earned it with that speech. What a bastard, to turn it on her and mock her after what he did to her. Can Aidan eat him now?
I’m very angry that Bridget was so quick to believe Danny’s story. Your boyfriend pushed his last girlfriend (fiance, even) down the stairs so hard she died, so it must have been something she did? This is why so much spousal abuse goes unchecked … because those closest don’t believe the victim. Sally is literally sending messages from beyond the grave telling her friend how she really died, and Bridget has the nerve to tell her she’s overreacting.
Even if (and it would have been a big if) Danny had accidentally killed Sally like he said, that’s still manslaughter. Bridget should be going to the police, especially after Danny hurt her last week. But like Josh, Sally tells someone she loves about the horrible (but very real) truth, and her loved one assumes she’s just crazy. “Oh, those irrational ghost women! What overemotional thing will they say next? Now, to go cuddle with my boyfriend who grabbed me so hard last week that I still have bruises. Isn’t love wonderful?”
The last talk between Aidan and Josh was crucial because it is really the first time Aidan tells Josh he needs to close himself off. Knowing what we know about Josh’s family, Aidan’s prediction of Josh’s future if he stayed seemed very likely. I’m glad Josh ultimately came back to Boston. Something very briefly mentioned is Aidan’s wife and child from when he was mortal. I don’t remember him mentioning them before, so this is a big step in Josh and his relationship. Of course, Aidan also finally told him the police have vampires among them — information Josh really should have been told already — this week, so truth is getting thrown about all over the place. I’m looking forward to finding out more about Aidan’s family — I would bet when Aidan warned Josh about his family getting hurt, he was speaking from past experience.
I’m also wondering what’s going on with the vampire cocoons in the last moments of the episode. Are they new vampires? A food supply? Really big butterflies? We’ll have to keep watching to find out.
Clacked by Katie Schenkel 
on Mar 01, 2011 @ 09:17 EST5EDT
My prediction is that aiden accidentally killed his family. Mostly because of the line he says in his speech to Josh about “against you humanity you kill them” or something along those lines.
Also I totally hope they are really big butterflies. Wouldn’t put money on it, but it would make me go “awwww”
Wondering if that was his daughter seeing him kill his wife in that flashback several episodes ago?
1. no, debbie, that wasn’t his family in the murder flashback. that scene took place in the relatively modern era (remember how they were dressed) at a wedding, while aiden’s wife and child were living during the revolution.
2. cocoons – those are vampires, the old ones or the ancients or whatever they are called in this show. remember aiden talked a couple episodes ago about how he and the other daywalkers represent an evolved form of vampire.