Not Quite Dead

Alfie is not quite dead and has decided to sit down to record the events which led him to be in this state, beginning with the description of a person he calls the girl on the gurney.

In episode two, Alfie's health takes a turn for the worse, and then another turn, this time for the weird.

In episode three, Alfie sees even more patients with blood loss and torn throats, and Alfie encounters that strange man he saw on the day Linda didn't die, and the vibes are weirder than anything he's ever experienced in his whole life.

Alfie's life was moving on quite happily when he had no memory of Casper, but an ordinary night out sets him back on the path to his own not-quite demise...

Alfie can't sleep, and recounts the days following the first time Casper saved his life, including the unfortunate implications of Casper having drunk Alfie's blood.

In his memories, Alfie returns to work after spending the night with Casper only to find things more difficult than he expects, and in his present, the person at the door is back.

Alfie describes the early days of his time with Casper, the confusion and conflict bound up in it all. They're bound by blood and it goes both ways; Casper cannot leave anymore than Alfie can. So where is Casper now, when Alfie needs him more than ever?

Alfie and Casper find ways to move forward from their complicated beginnings, but neither of them are exactly happy with the solutions presented. Still, there are benefits for them both as well as drawbacks.

Alfie faces the reality of his current situation, and discusses the other vampires in York.

Alfie reckons with the details of his own demise, and also recounts what happened in the days following Casper's near-deadly mistake.

Alfie reckons with some of the more troubling aspects of what it means to be dating a vampire, if dating is really what you can call what's going on with him and Casper, and in resisting the strange complications of the ways he has changed, is forced into a gruesome situation.

This week, Alfie describes fates worse than death, and muses on the horrible feeling of waiting for something to happen.

In this penultimate episode of Season One, Alfie's story almost connects with the present, and he is forced to finally make the decision he's been trying to reckon with since he started make these recordings.

That is the question. Alfie’s tale finally catches up with the present, and he makes his choice.