Moonlight Episode 8

I thought I’d mention the fact that the way this show uses the iPhone is kind of hilarious. First off, every character in Moonlight has an iPhone. Oddly enough they all have carved squares over the Apple logo or keep it in a case that covers the logo. It turns out that Steve Jobs knows a stinker when he sees one.

I am super frustrated with Moonlight right now because I want to like it. It is a Scifi/Fantasy show that has a rabid following and was cancelled at the end of its first season. It is the exact show I fall for Pushing Daisy’s, Wonderfalls, Journeyman, and Firefly are all examples of my soft spot for this type of show. Yet I have not fully enjoyed a single episode of Moonlight.

Where was Coralline? I get that they are probably trying to slowly slide her into the mythology of the show and that makes sense. However, a single scene of Coralline sitting in a giant black chair sticking a lit cigarette through a picture of Mick’s face would gently remind us that she is out there and angry. Heck, a scene with her and Beth at Buzzwire during a seemingly normal interaction would serve the same purpose.

This episode had an extremely weak villain again. Once again Mick gets his rear handed to him by a extremely new vampire and only can defeat him when the new vampire takes his eye off Mick to follow his obsession.

I also dislike the way Mick refers to vampires as “vamps”. Have a little respect for your own people Mick. While we are on the subject of his own people, was Josef even in this episode? After last episodes excellent Josef scenes that was a big disappointment.

The big secret is out, Beth now knows that Mick is her guardian angel. When she confronted him in what should have been a heartwarming or heart wrenching scene my wife turns to me and says: “Sweetie this is a terrible show. Right?”