Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

[tintorera]

I spent my whole Sunday on this. Vidding is fun.

Moonlight, Season 1, Episode 7: "The Ringer" (2007)
Music: David Bowie - Cat People (Inglourious Basterds OST)

Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin) meets his former wife, Coraline (Shannyn Sossamon), who turned him into a vampire.

Comments

[tintorera]

Or do you mean that technically Mick is still married (I mean, they never got divorced) to her, even after she's been taken back to France? As they've both changed their identities I guess the marriage papers are no longer valid. Neither is the wedding oath. ;)

[mrs_tribble]

I'm not sure. From Buffy to True Blood and every other supernatural/undead show in between, it seems that a Vampire cannot legally marry a living human. My theory (since she hid her Vamp side to lure him in) is that she staged the wedding under false pretences, knowing that it wasn't legit - but Mick would believe it was the real deal. Possibly the only way she could get him close enough to turn him in those days of high morals etc. If I remember correctly he was horrified when he realised what she'd done to him and he left her - so she kidnapped Beth knowing that he could never ignore the safety of a child because he still retained too much humanity. Instead of coming back to her he rescued Beth and set the house on fire, but Coraline somehow escaped (I remember that she does tell Mick how she survived but I can't remember what she told him).

You have no idea how happy I am to be discussing this show with somebody again :D

[tintorera]

I think she could have turned him anytime if she had wanted to. But for some reason she wanted to be with him and have a "family". Remember the room she decorated for little Beth?
Maybe that was her twisted human side.

And then there was this vampire couple in one episode, who had been faithful for several hundred years and got burned together. Remember?

Despite the legal or religious implications, marriage must be a fascinating concept, even for vampires. Maybe because it's almost impossible to stay together "till death do us part".

[tintorera]

Oh, as for the legal thing: In shows like True Blood vampires fight for equal rights and are widely accepted.
But in Moonlight their existence is still kept a secret. So if they legally don't even exist, they cannot get married legally, can they?

[mrs_tribble]

There are so very many different possibilities aren't there? Mick had no idea that Coraline was a Vampire until their wedding night - and I don't think that turning him would make their marriage legal.

I do remember, as you said, that Coraline was desperate for a child. She was desperately twisted. Perhaps she never wanted to be a Vampire in the first place and it drove her mad? A bit like Dru from Buffy?

[tintorera]

Okay, shoot me. I never watched Buffy. ;)

[mrs_tribble]

Don't worry; I only watched it for Spike ;)

[tintorera]

Going offline now. Have a good night and see you around.

It's been a pleasure.