V Wars Review: 5 Ups & 3 Downs

1. Characterisation Of The Vampires

A tale centred on the notion of a human/vampire war was always going to be one of survival, especially when you have corrupt government organisations getting involved to slay without reasoning but, in spite of its best efforts, V Wars struggles to characterise the vampires as the victims in all of this.

Yes, we find ourselves rooting for Michael Fayne, but that's only because we got attached to him before he became Patient Zero. And after that, viewers are likely to find his actions somewhat frustrating.

He speaks like a man who just wants to live and yet declares war on those who oppose him with an unflinching determination, knowing that he's going to cause bloodshed. Morever, he informs us how he's mastered the urge to kill and yet we've no evidence to support that.

Then you have the rest of the vamps. Whether it's the multitude of random vampire killings, Danika's drugging of multiple people with her venom or Ava's twisted games with Kaylee's blood, there's a lot of sickening behaviour from the vampires - all of whom suddenly master how to be vamps without guidance and are perfectly happy to continue that way. And with the exception of Laura Vandervoort's Mila, none of them seem capable of redemption.

Now, for the positives...