This review may contain spoilers.

The second part of the "Being Human" premiere, "There Goes The Neighborhood," continued where it left off at the end of last week's episode and began the "real" series, post-pilot setup and exposition.

With part two, we got a bit of a glimpse into our three protagonists' origin stories, with Sally's (Meaghan Rath) death fall and funeral, Aidan's (Sam Witwer) encounter with Bishop (Mark Pellegrino) during the Revolutionary War, and Josh's survival in a massacre. This episode was very much about understanding these characters' lives -- or afterlives, for some -- and the struggles they go through every day. And it wasn't just about the audience understanding these characters better -- it was about the three roommates understanding each other as well.

The roommates' personalities and relationship with each other also started to stick out more here in part two, with Aidan's as the mediator (and inappropriate comic relief) in Josh (Sam Huntington) and Sally's somewhat hostile (particularly in Josh's side of things) relationship. Aidan's soft spot when it comes to Sally (which is a definite part of the original U.K. version's Mitchell and Annie) shone through with his willingness to ask Danny what Annie was like when she was alive. We also had Aidan seeing Josh at his ultimate worst during the werewolf transformation in the beginning of the episode, as well as Josh seeing Aidan at his in the back alley towards the end.

Even as a human being, being able to relate, or at least empathize with your roommates is a necessity for a good living arrangement. That's part of what makes this show -- which has a premise that bad jokes are made of -- so honest.

Points Of Interest

1. For someone who found Josh painfully awkward, Cara might have had him beat with the obscure (and awkwardly explained, naturally) "Beverly Hills, 90210" reference she made to Aidan.

2. Sally blowing on the newspaper was probably the first blatant example of items that have been “ghost-proofed” for the show. It’ll be interesting to see the other physical gags and touches that come from set design specifically for the character.

3. Josh's sister Emily didn't become any more interesting or better-acted in this episode, so while it was good for Josh's sanity that he didn’t kill her, it was better that he had to be strong and basically shun her at the end of the episode.

What Worked

The Aidan/Josh friendship remained the most solid and true aspect of the show. Aiden defends Josh to everyone -- Josh's sister, Cara, Rebecca -- because at the end of the day, Josh is his best friend and somewhat of a brother to him. Even if he is "quirky." The phone call between a blood-thirsty Aidan and an upset Josh showed this perfectly -- even though Josh was mad at Aidan for killing (and inadvertently being responsible for turning) Rebecca, he could tell just from what Aidan wasn't saying that he was needed.

What Didn't Work

This week, the Bishop/Aidan relationship felt more manipulative than familial, and it made Bishop's motives more confusing than anything. Unlike in Episode 1, it now seems like he wants to break Aidan down rather than have him willingly return back to the family. It's still a compelling storyline, especially with the Rebecca of it all, but it's already starting to lose a bit of focus.

There's also been some debate about whether or not Josh's calling Sally a "monster" (as the reason why Danny and Sally could never work, even if the former was open to the latter’s ... situation) was too harsh or well within reason and character. Well, if you consider it within the context of monster movies (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and even Frankenstein’s monster, which probably won't be making an appearance in either version of this show), he's not wrong. But in a show that cannot really exist with such a black and white viewpoint -- especially from the protagonists, themselves -- it was a bit jarring to hear such a thing.

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

“There Goes The Neighborhood, Part 2” was written by Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke. It was directed by Adam Kane.

“Being Human” airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on Syfy.