Perhaps if I'd seen the first two seasons when it aired, I might have been a little more concerned that Nick may have been overly influenced by the cult, but I don't think I ever really considered it. I suppose he did go overboard with the 12 step group in Feeding the Beast, so Natalie's concerns were not completely unwarranted.
I do agree that Janette's line was a great one! Maybe one of the better lines of the series, not just this episode.
If we had managed to dismiss LaCroix's machinations towards Nick before this, this episode clearly illustrates the lengths he will go to in order to try and keep Nick where he wants him. That's a lot of time, effort, and money to set something like that up. Disturbing.
I do wonder about a few things. I assume Nick isn't abstaining from feeding all this time? I wonder how he's managing to hide his blood supply in such an intrusive environment?
I also find it interesting that they raised the issue of Nick's finances a number of times in the second season, then dropped it completely by the third. I guess they were just going in a different direction overall and it didn't matter anymore. I did love the line about moving the money from his savings account. Poor Schanke though.
And I agree, the end to this one is sad--the death of such an accomplished woman for a little entertainment. I'm sure this one ways heavily on Nick.
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Perhaps if I'd seen the first two seasons when it aired, I might have been a little more concerned that Nick may have been overly influenced by the cult, but I don't think I ever really considered it. I suppose he did go overboard with the 12 step group in Feeding the Beast, so Natalie's concerns were not completely unwarranted.
I do agree that Janette's line was a great one! Maybe one of the better lines of the series, not just this episode.
If we had managed to dismiss LaCroix's machinations towards Nick before this, this episode clearly illustrates the lengths he will go to in order to try and keep Nick where he wants him. That's a lot of time, effort, and money to set something like that up. Disturbing.
I do wonder about a few things. I assume Nick isn't abstaining from feeding all this time? I wonder how he's managing to hide his blood supply in such an intrusive environment?
I also find it interesting that they raised the issue of Nick's finances a number of times in the second season, then dropped it completely by the third. I guess they were just going in a different direction overall and it didn't matter anymore. I did love the line about moving the money from his savings account. Poor Schanke though.
And I agree, the end to this one is sad--the death of such an accomplished woman for a little entertainment. I'm sure this one ways heavily on Nick.