# Being Human Series 2 \[open spoilers after airing\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320 "2010-01-09T20:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/1 "2010-01-09T20:16:27Z")
Brit TV, starts tonight. YouTube emo trailer [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8_MjpEdx8k&feature=related). [Mitchell’s Prequel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Got6Mp8jhQI&feature=channel). Anyone else going to be watching? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/2 "2010-01-09T20:32:12Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Anyone else going to be watching? I’ll get it off the iPlayer when I get home later. I really liked the first series despite initial misgivings about a Buffybomination. I just ended up really liking the characters, and I’m looking forward to see how they get on. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/3 "2010-01-09T21:30:57Z")
I’ll be watching. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/4 "2010-01-10T23:10:17Z")
So, whaddid ya think, whaddid ya think? I think… …that it seems very complicated and angsty, being one of the undead. …that the new vamp (male half) chewed the scenery too much. …that Nina showed unbelievable patience towards George, I’d have slapped him. …that I really resent the fact I fancy Mitchell, because I’m so obviously _supposed_ to fancy Mitchell. …that it’s never a good sign when someone starts the Old Testament. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/5 "2010-01-11T10:14:43Z")
I saw it, not a bad first episode of series 2, but a bit melodramatic and the characters didn’t always seem to be very logical. That said, I’m looking forward to seeing what happens, the Old Man is vary scary. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/6 "2010-01-11T10:28:12Z")
George could do with a kick in the balls. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/7 "2010-01-11T14:08:00Z")
Any word as to when BBCA will begin showing it? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/8 "2010-01-11T16:40:37Z")
That was fun. Mostly set-up, but with only 8 eps, let’s not dilly-dally too long. Mitchell is definitely the coolest of the bunch. George and Annie are overacting, but then they always have. I liked when Annie said “and hopefully he’s deaf” when the whole group was in the kitchen yammering on about everything while the poor guy from the bar was abandoned in the living room. How often do people on TV have private conversations in the kitchen when in real life, the whole thing would be audible to the rest of the house? Nina can die. I wouldn’t mind. George is enough of a drama queen, I’m not sure if I can handle _two_ of them. I’m a werewolf! Boo hoo! I’m a werewolf too! And you made me! Boo hoo! Oh God, shut. Up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/9 "2010-01-11T23:06:28Z")
Just caught up with it - loved it, thought it was just enough emotion and angst to be touching and credible without being overwrought/emo. I’m interested to see what’s going to happen with these new people, who are they and what do they want? Annie in clueless barmaid mode is fucking hi-larious. And actually I fancy George more than Mitchell, possibly because I get to see him in the nuddy more and there’s also the fact that the actor is gay too. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/10 "2010-01-11T23:18:01Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Nina can die. I wouldn’t mind. George is enough of a drama queen, I’m not sure if I can handle _two_ of them. I’m a werewolf! Boo hoo! I’m a werewolf too! And you made me! Boo hoo! Oh God, shut. Up. 🙂 Nina’s definitely going to die, I think that’s a given. But it’ll just lead to more angst and melodrama from George. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/11 "2010-01-12T00:14:51Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > And actually I fancy George more than Mitchell, possibly because I get to see him in the nuddy more and there’s also the fact that the actor is gay too. Yeah, I think I’ve seen more of his butt than I have my own. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/12 "2010-01-19T00:34:50Z")
So Ep 2 has aired but I’ll not spoil in case the US folk haven’t acquired it yet. I will say that the series is well under way now after the scene setting in EP1 - some very good acting, some serious scariness and some excellent jokes. This next bit won’t spoil anything at all in the episode, but will provide a bit of cultural context for the US viewers which might be useful to know beforehand: The older guy on the television is Terry Wogan, one of the most famous TV/radio hosts/people in Britain ---
**Author:** ![MarkF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MarkF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/13 "2010-01-19T01:40:55Z")
I loved the first series, I think George is ok, just a bit of a goofball and he handles the transitions into more ‘serious’ bits well. I’m a tad disappoimted with Annie. In the first episode I was cringing at the overacting, spoiled things a little. She was better this week. The gentleman referenced in **Baron Greenback’s** spoiler was a plot device far too reminiscent of Life on Mars for me. I hope they don’t do that too much as up to now I’ve been generally impressed with the whole concept and execution (Arf!) Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/14 "2010-01-19T10:10:03Z")
Oh my god - edge of the seat time! Absolutely loved it and was completely drawn in. I like how the series decides to shake things up from episode to episode - Ivan was painted out to be a new villain in the last episode but now just looks like he’s an uninterested bystander, showing how vampire society doesn’t really function like ours. I finally figured out who Lucy is played by - Lyndsey Marshall, she played Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/15 "2010-01-19T12:39:44Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > Oh my god - edge of the seat time! Absolutely loved it and was completely drawn in. I like how the series decides to shake things up from episode to episode - Ivan was painted out to be a new villain in the last episode but now just looks like he’s an uninterested bystander, showing how vampire society doesn’t really function like ours. > > I finally figured out who Lucy is played by - Lyndsey Marshall, she played Cleopatra in HBO’s Rome. Yes, I was quite surprised by that, but it makes a kind of sense. [spoiler] The doorway to “hell” was quite disturbing, as was the use of Terry Wogan and other Brit TV personalities as conduits for whatever dark forces are trying to get to Annie. And the creepy god squadder has the house bugged. Looks like either George or, most likely, Nina are going to spend the next episode in the decompression chamber. Hopefully they will survive. Plus we should get to see the fallout of the coroner backing out of the deal with the vampires.[/spoiler] What I don’t understand is whether the creepy guy is trying to kill supernatural beings or cure them. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/16 "2010-01-19T13:33:59Z")
The doorway to hell was HORRIBLE - speaking as someone who doesn’t believe in the afterlife I was well and truly _freaked out_ watching that scene. Not sure about god squad guy, I suspect there’s some kind of agenda here that’s bigger than what we’ve been shown. This professor character has been referenced but we don’t know anything about them and I suspect that’s for a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/17 "2010-01-20T09:51:20Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > The doorway to hell was HORRIBLE - speaking as someone who doesn’t believe in the afterlife I was well and truly _freaked out_ watching that scene. Not sure about god squad guy, I suspect there’s some kind of agenda here that’s bigger than what we’ve been shown. This professor character has been referenced but we don’t know anything about them and I suspect that’s for a reason. Me too, not a believer, but definitely freaked out. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/18 "2010-01-25T21:07:20Z")
Ep. 3 aired. That doctor girl I never trusted her ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/19 "2010-01-25T22:07:08Z")
Regarding the Professor: [spoiler]OH MY GOD!!! I so did NOT see that coming! I knew they were setting us up for something but I never figured it would be THAT! This show has gone from good to crack! I think the situation Mitchell has found himself in is very sad - the last thing he wanted was to take charge but now he realises he has no choice.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-human-series-2-open-spoilers-after-airing/524320/20 "2010-01-25T23:20:56Z")
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