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"Being Human&amp;#039;s thoroughly fascinating Rook (Steven Robertson) is a shifty sod, transitioning from enemy to uneasy ally of the Trinity and then back again. This week, he&amp;#039;s forced to turn to our heroes for help when his &amp;#039;archive&amp;#039; facility is shut down by an uninterested government, leaving one resident without a home - the slow-witted werewolf Bobby, brought to loveable life by an immediately endearing Ricky Grover. As naive Tom McNair, actor Michael Socha must often play the wide-eyed innocent, so it&amp;#039;s refreshing to see the character cast as someone&amp;#039;s intellectual superior here. Tom has always seen himself as the lesser companion to razor-sharp Hal, capable McNair, even the smarmy Larry, so to see someone looking up to him for once is a fun reversal.  Tom&amp;#039;s relationship with Bobby - which graduates from early annoyance to something of a sibling dynamic - is engaging throughout thanks to terrific work from both Socha and Grover. The latter in particular is a bit of a revelation - his imposing size often sees Grover typecast as thugs and criminals, so his heartrending turn as gentle giant Bobby is a pleasant surprise. With Tom occupied babysitting his new pal, Hal (Damien Molony) is instructed to deal with his &amp;#039;offspring&amp;#039; Crumb (Colin Hoult), who has teamed with one of Rook&amp;#039;s former colleagues and gone on a killing spree. For the longest time, I just couldn&amp;#039;t get on board with Crumb - Colin Hoult&amp;#039;s performance was just too broad too often for this writer&amp;#039;s tastes, and he continues in a similar vein for much of the early part of &amp;#039;The Greater Good&amp;#039;. However, I was surprised to find myself gradually becoming gradually more and more invested in his cold turkey turmoil. In certain scenes this week, such as Hal&amp;#039;s reminiscence about Sylvie, Hoult reigns his usual cartoonish indulgences in, and I found myself warming to both him and the Crumb character for the first time.  After giving in to his dark side and throttling Larry in the previous episode, Hal is understandably desperate to avoid more bloodshed and Damien Molony remains as compelling as ever - the aforementioned Sylvie scene, essentially a near two-minute monologue, is one of his finest Being Human moments to date. The climactic scene in which he&amp;#039;s held captive - his inner evil bubbling to the surface - is also dynamite. Kate Bracken continues to deliver the goods as Hal&amp;#039;s fun but feisty partner-in-crime Alex too. The pair maybe enjoy tearing strips off each other in that &amp;#039;ex-boyfriend or girlfriend that you&amp;#039;re sort-of friends with now&amp;#039; kind of way, but the scene in which Crumb questions her unwavering loyalty is surprisingly touching, as Alex admits that she admires Hal for fighting his dark urges. It&amp;#039;s lent an added sense of poignancy by the viewer&amp;#039;s knowledge that Hal is not quite as reformed as he&amp;#039;d have Alex believe\u2026 Still, a warm and humorous montage - with Hal indulging in some Rocky-esque antics with Crumb and Tom teaching Bobby the ways of the hotel trade - would have us believe that everything will turn out okay in the end. But this is Being Human - shifting sharply from light to dark is what the show does best, so it&amp;#039;s no surprise when Captain Hatch (Phil Davis) rears his ugly head once more, using his insidious powers of manipulation to pit an aimless Rook back against our heroes.  The pair conspire to have poor Bobby unleash his inner wolf within the Barry Grand Hotel, leading to a violent confrontation between lycan Bobby and a similarly transmogrified Tom. Both men emerge unscathed, but with Crumb&amp;#039;s feelings for Alex fuelling a jealous rage and Hal&amp;#039;s own dark side back on the rise, the &amp;#039;happy families&amp;#039; set-up briefly but beautifully established at Honolulu Heights is soon throughly dismantled. Tragic Bobby is forced to take his own life after some needling from Hatch, and Hal is back in the throes of his blood-lust, hinting at a dark, quite possibly apocalyptic final two episodes for Being Human. Heartfelt, humorous and dramatic, &amp;#039;The Greater Good&amp;#039; is not just good, it&amp;#039;s great. The entire cast and crew deserve a pat on the back for this one - oh, and bonus points for the Hal/Tom snuggle scene, obviously.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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