However, he’s not the only one able to see beneath the veneer she’s placed around her. It’s especially revealing when she convinces him to stay behind and help protect the Johnsons, a request he thankfully ignores indicating that he’s quickly learning to read her subconscious wishes. The budding relationship she has with Julius continues to develop into one of the most compelling storylines, especially when we consider how far he’s come and how far he’s willing to go to protect Vanessa.
Christopher Heyerdahl has been fantastic as Sam, but the character’s time has come. What else does she think will stop him? I’m not going to harp on this, and I understand that from a narrative perspective this allows Sam to remain in the picture, but there are plenty of compelling storylines in play to keep Vanessa and the audience engaged. “He couldn’t have survived that.” Really? You shot him multiple times with a shotgun, stabbed him several times, hit him at least twice with a hand ax, none of which seemed to have any real effect, and you’re surprised that a fall out of a window didn’t stop him? Given everything Vanessa’s seen and the hardened warrior she’s become, why she wouldn’t immediately go outside to the fallen Sam and cut his head off is troubling. They both react with shock and disbelief that Sam no longer lies where they last saw him after his plunge from the steeple. Vanessa and Julius leave the church, and while it’s unclear how much time has elapsed, it seems to be more than a few minutes. Of course, Vanessa’s mortality remains somewhat of a mystery. There’s no indication Vanessa has a death wish, but her insistence that she do this alone implies that taking Sam down, whether she survives or not, is her only way of finding peace after Dylan’s death. He tells her he wants to play “like the old days,” and despite knowing his true nature, she complies. She throws her hatchet into his back and then follows the blood trail he deliberately leaves allowing him to choose the field of battle. Though she clearly understands Sam’s demented persona and the threat he poses, Vanessa allows herself to be drawn into his game of cat and mouse played out over several locales. Though not a huge deal, an otherwise powerful episode falls prey to a blunder the hero should not be making at this point in the narrative.
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By its very nature, a series about a vampire apocalypse requires viewers to suspend their disbelief before entering this imaginary world, but “Save Yourself” pushes that suspension and a well earned faith in Vanessa just a tiny bit too far. “I liked you better when you were a vampire.”Īnyone who’s been following these reviews of Van Helsing knows that I love this show and its rich, multi-layered text exploring what it means to be human. This Van Helsing review contains spoilers.
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