Alex Millar (Being Human)
| Alex Millar | |
|---|---|
| Being Human character | |
| First appearance | "Puppy Love" (2012) |
| Last appearance | "The Last Broadcast" (2013) |
| Created by | Toby Whithouse |
| Portrayed by | Kate Bracken |
| Information | |
| Species | Ghost |
| Gender | Female |
| Full name | Alexandra Millar |
| Status | Alive (in a dream world of the devil) |
Alex Millar (short for Alexandra Millar ) is a fictional character in the comedy-drama TV series Being Human, portrayed by Kate Bracken. Alex Millar started as a recurring character in the fourth series of the show and became a lead character in the fifth series of the show.
Alex is on holiday with her father and brothers when she meets the vampire Hal in a cafe. The two of them start dating. For Hal, it is his first date in over fifty years. A short time later, Alex is killed by the vampire Cutler. Cutler wants to take revenge on what Hal did to him in his past. So he tricks Hal into drinking her blood. Meanwhile, Alex returns as a ghost. She joins Hal and his friends, the werewolf Tom and the ghost Annie to bring down Cutler and the Old Ones, one of the most ancient vampires. However, in the end it is Annie who sacrifices herself and Eve and finally defeats them. Alex moves into the house of Tom and Hal.
Alex still needs to come to terms with what being killed and returning as a ghost actually means for her. Until then she didn’t really get the time to think about this. Now she needs to cope with not being able to do the things any more that she used to do as a human. It is hard for her to realise that no human, including her family, can see her any more. Furthermore, her family doesn’t even know what has happened to her. She has to cope with the grief of losing her family. So she tries to create a new family with Hal and Tom and takes care of the two of them. Alex also wants to find out what her unfinished business on Earth is and why she returned as a ghost. Meanwhile, Hal and Tom start to fight. This helps the devil, who feeds on the conflict between vampires and werewolves. When the devil rises the friends join forces to defeat the devil. The trio is sent into different dream worlds by the devil, but figures out very fast that these worlds are not real. Finally, the friends seem to have defeated the devil and because of it they have turned human again. However, a DVD extra reveals, that they are just in another dream world created by the devil. They figure it out and decide to face the devil again — to save their world.
Alex and Hal fancied each other and go onto a date only short time later Alex is murdered. Hal feels responsible for this and Alex reminds him of his monstrous side and his evil capabilities. So he sometimes tries to push her away, because he does not want to deal with the guilt of what he has done to her. For Alex their relationship is never easy, especially when Hal gives into his darker side too much. She tries to see past this but eventually gets to a point where she can’t deal with it any more. A huge part of her however is still not able to let go of Hal. Alex realises that it is such a big struggle for Hal to abstain from blood, that for him it is like an illness which he can not control. She is quite forgiving when it comes to Hal.
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