Vanessa and Mohammed decided last week that the best way
to deal with a lethal serial killer would be to leave them to be turned into a
vampire so they can be even better at hunting and killing
It is possible this wasn’t the best decision ever
So now we have an episode with Vanessa and Mohammed
running being hunted and chased by Vampire Sam. I’m always vaguely put off by
plot lines that only happen because of bemusingly awful decisions on the part
of the characters
Oh and Sam can hear now because Vampire and because television
just can’t seem to manage with a disabled character without magically
undisabling them.
Mohammed and Vanessa have a few duels with Sam who ends
up injured and blinded – and in the hands of one of Julius’s lieutenants who
promptly heals him and then demands lots of information. She ends up dead – Sam’s
serial killing is continuing post vampiredom
Hey, world building note – ferals may be created by
vampires only having animal blood when they turn.
In between dodging the various Sam attacks, Mohammed and
Vanessa bond a bit more, we learn Mohammed was a boy scout and he pokes at
Vanessa’s race-based assumptions. We learn a little of Mohammed’s history with
Sam; and they discuss their plan. See Mohammed has remembered his motivation to
rescue his sister from the local vampire camp which may or may not have Dylan,
Vanessa’s daughter, there as well. This is basically based on “Dylan could be
anywhere so why not there.” She openly admits to having no plan
Despite that she still tells Mohammed that she’s still
decided her gut doesn’t want to rescue Sheema. Because she’s willing to strike
out to Denver because Random rather than actually rescue Mohammed’s sister.
Vanessa, you are a terrible person.
Unfortunately she isn’t as terrible as the writers of
this show. Because when they raid the camp (after ambushing some collaborators)
they find it isn’t a work camp – it’s a camp where dying, sick, elderly and
otherwise not labour-useful humans are turned into food. Sheema isn’t there,
no-one they want to rescue is there (and the idea that these people are worth
rescuing doesn’t seem to occur to anyone) and we’ve just had reality completely
validate our protagonist’s awfulness because MARY SUEDOM. This is classic
Sue-ishness, when the characters decisions and whims, even when based, by her
own admission, on her damn gut turn out to be objectively true. Vanessa knew
nothing about this area, how the vampires operate or any other relevant
information – she decided Sheema wasn’t in this camp long before they raided
it; but now she’s been proven right. Doesn’t make her not an arsehole though
But let’s double down – because Vanessa was captured by
Dmitri. Because Mohammed betrayed her. Yes, that’s all of them! Every POC on
this show is either dead or demonised. Sheema’s a collaborator. Doc a cowardly
traitor. Mohammed sold Vanessa out. Brandon imprisoned and tried to kill them
all. That’s almost impressive how universal the demonising is – this is not
what inclusion looks like
The bad guys, Dmitri and Julius, are being bad. Not evil,
I mean just bad. I’m having a hard time not seeing these as a comedy duo.
Anyway Dmitri apparently wants to resurrect some elders which he hasn’t
mentioned before now and he has Julius on side because he is just Scarier. Despite
the acting. And the awful accent. And having the general demeanour of a bored
museum director.
The people of Eden, including Flesh, have abandoned their
camp because without baby tribute the vampires will kill them. And Flesh runs
into Brandon – who is still alive and working for Taka’s resistance. The
resistance, along with everyone else, wants Vanessa.
You've got one more episode to try and redeem this garbage fire, Van Helsing. I don't think you're going to do it.
