Blood Ties S02e9 Well Meet Again

In perhaps the weirdest twist Vicki'due south had for a while, her new client is a young teenager – an emancipated modest – who wants Vicki to detect his wife. Plainly they've been together for 400 years – a dozen lifetimes, which Coreen takes to mean he'southward been reincarnated. And Vicki thinks it's time to bring in Henry. Thoroughly convinced by the kid's about incomprehensible grasp of 20s slang, they decide to believe him. (Yeah, I know I know, it's Blood Ties, only run with it).

Turns out Lee, the child, met his wife dorsum in the 1600s and she was a Mohawk – and they always die together (which is supposed to exist romantic but feels vaguely creepy). And they take a plan through each lifetime – when one of them realises who they are, they go to their tree and carve their initials and a meeting identify and time on information technology for the other to encounter. Only this fourth dimension urban sprawl ways the tree has been cut downward and replaced with a shopping centre.

Celluci raises his head – he's having a operation review and Crowley warns him that it isn't all shiny – too much Vicki Nelson, also many weird cases, too many cases unsolved and shelved. Which complicates things because Vicki's on the phone request for a favour – tracking down an accident report about the last time Lee and his wife died (in a car accident). Celluci is also not moved by "love at first sight", he has a full stack of case files on "honey at start sight." Henry has his ain appointment – coming together with someone called Augustus about a move of some kind.

Looking at the accident written report they get a different story from Lee'south memories – he was predeceased by his wife (Alice at the time) and he was survived past Jeff – a younger brother. Going to talk to Jeff they discover out that Alice died in the blow but John (equally Lee was so) was kept live in hospital. Jeff didn't want to pull the plug – and kept him live for 10 years in a coma. This causes Lee to protest that he should have been immune to dice, causing Jeff to slam the door on them.

To Dr. Mohadevan, the crawly pathologist, with the written report of the accident. Information technology seems there was some discrepancies, the ambulance arrived quickly just didn't get out that way since the paramedics had a fight. Information technology'southward hard to see more since the constabulary report is a clear example of arse roofing. Dr. Mohadevan also finds that Alice had haemophilia – which is exceptionally rare in women. Dr. Mohadevan points out in that location are only 3 in all Toronto.

Which results in taking Lee to run into Helen Underhill, his long lost reincarnated dearest. And her husband. To which Lee explodes again.

Vicki goes to talk to Henry to encourage him to convince Lee to drop it – but the erstwhile romantic is all for true love (to which Vicki responds with the line of the dark: "The 80s called, they want their lyrics back") and thinks Vicki's likewise eager to let it drib. She protests that Helen is married and y'all don't just try to break upwardly someone's marriage. He says that Lee came back for the dead for love, in that location'due south no force more powerful than that kind of longing – Vicki says that kind of longing will get y'all an talocrural joint bracelet and a restraining order (she's on a roll). Vicki besides notices Henry has tickets to Vancouver – but when she asks most information technology Henry distracts her by maxim he doesn't understand her client.

The next solar day, Vicki has been doing some research – information technology seems Helen has been researching reincarnation and past lives. And she sends flowers to John Smith's grave on the anniversary of the car accident (Lee's previous incarnation). Vicki goes to see Jeff again and finds out Helen came to see him about John and that she knew things about Alice no-1 else could have known.

They get back to Helen's house and find Lee ranting in the garden near their by together. Helen eventually comes out and asks why he couldn't stay away – and kisses him (uh, the kid's 15. That'south not skeevy at all…). She tells Lee he's too tardily and should stay abroad. Vicki tells Lee she said no – and he leaves with Coreen. While Vicki goes back to her office with Helen (brilliant line of the night #three "Are you certain this is decaff?" "Real coffee would have this out behind the shed and beat it until it turned to tea."). She's significant (which is extremely dangerous for a haemophiliac) and Barton, her hubby, is safety and stable and gives her the security she needs (the kind of man who gives you socks for your anniversary – line #4!). She's followed her middle for a dozen lifetimes of rebellion and at present she has security – and she does love Barton. And Vicki reflects on her own confusing honey life.

Lee is reminiscing with Henry nearly how things used to be – the things he went through for love – and it rapidly dips into skeevy territory. In the past they didn't talk about love, they proved it – simply they link this to not taking no for an answer. How, in the modernistic earth, when a woman tells you lot to motility on yous have to as if this is a skilful thing. Vicki drops in to drib some reality on them and Henry gets snippy considering she's not all "keep fighting no matter what."

And Lee goes off and gets into a fight with Barton, Helen's husband – and continues to beat him when he's downwards. The police report the next day – as discussed by Vicki and Celluci, is that Barton would be dead if someone hadn't scared his assailant away. Celluci blames Vicki of course and and then in comes Crowley to add together to everyone'due south grief, drag Celluci over the coals and threaten Vicki.

Lee arrives at Vicki's part and encounter'south Coreen. He decides they have to outset over – Coreen denies that, he nearly killed someone that isn't "start over" territory. But he says "Nosotros" have to start over – and demands Coreen's wallet at knife signal. He goes from there to his brother, Jeff, who at present believes him and has a automobile for him.

Vicki calls Celluci, tells him that Lee'southward going to do something drastic and asks if he has a motorcar at Helen'southward house. Celluci scoffs at the idea he wouldn't send a car – only she protests that he has had lifetimes of experience – as soldiers, trappers and similar crude combat people. Celluci checks up on the police force baby-sit and gets no response

Lee has kidnapped Helen and taken her to a new tree – tying her too it. He carves their initials as they used to with the former tree. She protests she loves Barton merely he ignores her – it was messed up this time, but adjacent lifetime it will be amend. She protests that the concluding few lifetimes were non working for them – that she doesn't want this. He ignores her.

Which is the same leap Vicki's made – Lee's trying a practice-over, so she needs Henry'due south tracking skills to find him. And even Henry has to have that kidnapping and confinement crosses the line for True Love. They become there in time and talk him down and mitt him to the constabulary.

And we get to Henry'due south issue – he'due south hiring Augustus, a lawyer, to assistance him notice a new territory. (I really really like the process and the guarantees he has to offer and all the negotiation). And he has his eyes on the West Coast. He'south choosing to motility on also. And it seems Celluci is also putting distance betwixt Vicki and himself. All of Vicki's relationships are falling autonomously.

Ok Blood Ties, yous have a teenaged thespian (presumably), surely he could have told you lot have teenagers actually speak rather than this… this… hot mess? Teens don't speak like this. No-1 speaks like this. Similarly, I'm sick of the "teenaged hormones" alibi for him having nil sense of what's appropriate, zero sense of self-control and him basically exploding messily every v minutes.

I practice beloved Celluci'due south cynicism over love at first sight – mismatched couples ending badly. It's sorely needed in the genre. I also like that we finally accept a mortal policeman getting into problem for not solving any cases and constantly diving downwardly the rabbit hole. In fact I love in general what this episode had to say about beloved. That obsession isn't love. That breaking consent is not ok. That love does not justify stalking, that sometimes you have to move on. Even an eternal honey ends and there's no justification to endeavor and strength it. It's a very very rare message in the genre – or fiction in full general for that thing.

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