Pilot Study: Being Human (U.S.)

I noticed that the storytelling and degree of detail varies in pilot episodes of shows, so informally, I've been watching pilot episodes and keeping track of everything we find out in that episode. (Sometimes I also watch and take notes on episode 2 to see what the pilot episode set up and how it's resolved.) These "Pilot Study" posts come from my notes.

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Being Human (U.S.) - "There Goes the Neighborhood: Part 1"
Original air date: January 17, 2011
"There Goes the Neighborhood: Part 2" aired on January 24, 2011.

Opening

Aidan narrating:

We're all hiding something, aren't we? From the moment we wake, look in that mirror, all we do is spin our little lies. Suck in that gut, colour that hair, twist off that wedding ring. Any why not? What's the penalty? What are the consequences, really? "I'm only human," you say, and all is forgiven. But what if some cruel twist of fate makes you something else, something other? Who forgives you then? Every human spends a night or two on the dark side and regrets it. But what if you only exist on the dark side? We just want the same things that you do: a chance at life, at love. We're not so different in that way. And so we try and sometimes fail. But when you're something other, a monster, the consequences are worse. Much worse. You wake up from your nightmares. We don't. [x]

We see Josh go into the woods. It's a full moon, and he changes into a wolf. Aidan and Rebecca are on a date. Aidan vamps out and kills her.

Characters

- Josh: werewolf, hospital orderly, has a sister (Emily)
- Aidan: vampire, nurse (works in same hospital as Josh), out on a date with Rebecca
- Sally: ghost, had a fiancée Danny (who becomes Josh's and Aidan's landlord)

Setting

Modern day, Boston

Plot

Rebecca is missing. Will the police trace her back to Aidan?
---Resolved: Bishop turns her into a vampire (leads into episode 2)
How and where can Josh transform in a controlled environment?
---Resolved: Hospital basement, but Emily locks herself in there with him! (leads into episode 2)
Is Sally supposed to move on?
Should Josh and Aidan try to have a normal life?
---The first step is renting an apartment together (the apartment where Sally and Danny lived). This question is not resolved in this episode because having a normal life is an on-going goal.

Questions

How did Sally die? (we find out in episode 2)
How did Josh become a werewolf? (answered in episode 2)
How did Aidan become a vampire? (answered in episode 2)
How did Josh and Aidan meet? And how did they find out each other's secret?
When/why did Aidan decide to stop feeding on people?