Current air date: July 1, 2010
Guardian Angel's Episode 5 discussion thread with screencaps
The basics (from tvguide.com):
Synopsis: Mick searches for a teen vampire who targets female escorts he locates on the Internet. Of course, the boy is actually much older and only looks like a teenager. Also, Mick tries to avoid Beth after their intimate moment when she saved his life, but she wants him to admit that there is something special between them.
Written by: Chip Johannessen
Directed by: Michael Fields
Original Air Date: Oct 26, 2007
Guest Cast:
Wes Robinson: Mineo
Brian White:Lt. Carl Davis
Jordan Belfi: Josh Lindsey
Tom Ohmer: Dad
Christine Romeo: Mom
Janelle Giumarra:Marissa
Nate Mooney:Rider England
My own thoughts about this episode:
I know this episode isn't a favorite, but I love it despite its flaws. Yeah, TeenVamp's pimples are a horrible anomaly in terms of established Moonlight vamp physiology. But I chalk them up to poetic license, a physical manifestation of all the unseen things about adolescence that would make being perpetually 16 so awful. You can't show the thinking-about-sex-20-times-a-minute thing on the outside (at least not on network TV!)
but you can show zits. A lot of people have said they don't like Wes Robinson's portrayal of TeenVamp, but I kinda liked it. My own son's extremely difficult adolescence is a recent enough memory that this character struck a chord with me. The anger, the feelings of shame and frustration, the violent lashing out... yeah, been there, felt that. I was desperately sorry for Mineo, and I understood why Mick was, too.I think that the casting of Wes Robinson as Mineo was intentional. He's tall, rangy, with long, curly, dark hair. An ugly-duckling version of our vamp. Mineo's not cool at all, but I bet Mick wasn't either at age 16... I really think that we were meant to see Mineo as a "There but the grace of God go I" character for Mick.
This episode also gives us another situation where Mick's sympathy (and empathy) for an antagonist makes him vulnerable to attack, and Mick really gets the stuffing beaten out of him by this kid. Mick prevails out of luck rather than pure physical prowess. Mick's empathy is endearing, but it sure gets him into trouble--he gets suckerpunched a lot while he's giving the other guy a chance to see the error of his ways. But that's what makes Mick Mick, I suppose.
Now to the unquestionably wonderful things about this episode, 'cause it's full of moments that make me go
The meeting at the elevators, when Mick is so flustered and Beth backpedals the "blood test" thing so completely. (Poor Josh! And then she runs out on their anniversary dinner!)
That amaaaaaaaazing scene at the morgue, where both Mick and Beth look luminously beautiful, and they have one of those wonderful Mick-Beth banter arguments that just make me hug myself in delight.
Beth meeting Josef and Rider... and Mick's facial expression when she says, "Whatever you want."
Mick single-handedly overwhelming two cops, and then having to suck it up and get yelled at (and oh... the Eyebrow of Disdain!)
The conversation in the car, about sex.
And, of course, The Parking Lot Kiss, which is by far my favorite kiss because of the shock and delight on Mick's face.
Links:
http://www.tvguide.com/episode-recaps/M ... -7080.aspx
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077038/
(No Wikipedia page is available for this episode)
) kinda spoiled it for me.
Absolutely my favorite MickBeth kiss. The look of relief on Mick's face when Beth tells him she and Josh are NOT getting married. Then the look on Josh's face... 
The look on their faces during the vamp human sex conversation. 
Wouldn't miss it for the world. My husband always asks the silly question..."Why do you need to watch that again"? Or..."Did you know Moonlight is on"? He's so funny. I watch it every time it comes on, on every channel that airs it. Doesn't make sense I know, since I own it on every media known to man. 
There is a group of us "Alex" fans here in the desert who have gotten to be friendly over the last few months, and a couple of us went to the BUP premiere in L.A. together in April. I appear to be the only one of our group who watches ML religiously, as none of them have seen it more than a couple of times. 
That was kind of my reaction when I heard this at our last lunch get together. Once or twice????????? What the..... 
I'll be watching it tonight, although since I'm on the west coast I might be a little late to the discussion. I hope lots of you will join in!
We met at the premiere, but didn't have a conversation. Luna and I were speaking at length about her fic, which I love dearly. 
