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Hmm, this episode was nowhere near as strong as last week's.

First of all, it was light on Josef, and that's never a good thing.

I also wondered about the amount of time that Mick was in the sun without suffering any noticeable effects. And Mick being comfortable enough to go high profile with a celebrity client. I found it interesting that Josef was warning Mick about risking exposure when he seems to be in the media quite a bit himself. Not in the same way of course, but still.

The mystery felt off to me somehow. Mick gets hired to find the person responsible for outing her to the paparazzi, then all of a sudden she's dead. There were no seeds planted to suggest her life was in danger and it made it feel like it was nothing more than a set-up for Mick to be investigated by Talbot. It seemed like an afterthought, which is a shame, because I think they could've done so much more with that plot while still laying the groundwork for the larger storyline of Mick and the rest of the vampire community possibly being exposed.

What little we got of Josef I did enjoy, particularly the bit about Josef being Mick's "Dad" and Josef not liking it one bit. Which makes me curious...why does he not want Mick to think of him as his sire? I hope they revisit that, because it piqued my curiosity. Loved the bit about Harlow, and later, refusing to 'kiss and tell' about Garbo. I can totally see Josef making time with the young Hollywood starlets of the 1930s.

My favorite part, though, was when Beth went to Josef with the pictures of Mick. I saw it coming, but it still packed a punch. It was obvious she wanted Josef to "take care of" Dean, and not by paying him off. Still, he wanted to make it clear to Beth how he would be dealing with it, and be sure that she understood. Personally, I love that Beth crosses that line. It's wrong, certainly, but this show needs to get darker and I'm hoping this is an indication of things to come. You know that Mick is going to find out what Beth did and it's going to cause problems. We've all been so worried about the romance getting tired because the 'I'm a vampire, I can't be with you' line is getting old. This is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to see. Beth crossed a line to protect Mick, she has changed because of him and that's the kind of conflict that IMO, makes for great drama. I don't know if all will be revealed before the end of the season, it feels like there's a lot the writers need to do in too short a period of time, but we'll see.

And after watching Josef and Beth together, the writers so need to find him a love interest. I miss watching JD spark with an actress, and while it's not easy to find someone that has the kind of chemistry with him that he shared with KB, it's still a waste of potential, IMO. Josef needs to be fully realized as a character and I hope the writers plan on doing this in the second season.

ddvee wrote:

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That's the word that makes all the difference, ddvee. Even with looks and acting chops like his, you never know.

You are very right XiuFang...Hollywood is definitely a crapshoot. It's just that I can't watch Moonlight anymore. I think I am at the point that a lot of VM fans were at re: the VM show--they preferred cancellation and that JD take his chances getting other roles, because they hated the direction the show had taken so much they couldn't watch. I am in the same boat--I just cannot watch Moonlight just for JD, so the best I can hope for is it's canceled and he gets picked up by a real, quality show.

I hear where you're coming from, ddvee. What we all want is for Jason to be successful, and preferably in a quality role on a quality show that's worthy of his talents. While I have a number of issues with this show, the one thing that's good about it is it has given Jason the kind of exposure he needs to land bigger, more high profile roles. Despite how awesome he was on VM, no one knew who he was. Now he's all over the place and people know his name. As much as I want him to move on to bigger and better things, the producers do seem to know what they have in JD and look to be increasing Josef's role on the show. The turning scene showed everyone just what Jason can do given the opportunity, and as a result, critics that were less than impressed with his performance earlier in the season are now praising him. I think JD is hitting his stride with his character and I want for more folks to see what he's capable of creating. That's what will lead to better opportunities for JD, and that makes work on a mediocre tv show worthwhile. JMHO.