Question:
How do you think Nat would have turned
out if Nick had brought her across?

Sharon Bauman

I think Natalie would have done better than Nick expected. Natalie knew what to expect, more or less, from her friendship with Nick, and her association with Janette and Lacroix. She might or might not want to participate in a "hunt" - being a scientist, she just might want to experience that! Nat might try to over-analyze every new ability she gained (better sight, hearing, flying), but she'd soon get used to her new powers. I was never totally convinced that Nick didn't bring Natalie across because he didn't want to make more vampires; I always harbored a suspicion that he didn't want to bring her across because she might enjoy being a vampire. And Nick couldn't stand that! He's so miserable as a vampire, why should anyone enjoy it?

Julian Luna

I think she would have turned out just like Nick... for some reason I think she would, maybe scared and confused.. By the way did you guys see Geraint Wyn Davie in the OUTER LIMITS episode of yesterday???

Katherine

I think it really depends on how Nat approaches the situation. It would be a horrible mistake if she tries to return to "normal" life very quickly. Her job would be nearly impossible to handle as a fledgling, especially if she insists on drinking as little blood as possible. On the other hand, if she retires from her life in Toronto, eases herself slowly into a life with mortals, and takes care of her dietary needs, she would probably be able to handle the adjustment. Psychologically, I think Natalie would have almost no problem adjusting. Her exposure to Nick for such a long time and her job has made her almost immune to a vampire's life. She has no problem with living at night, no qualms about someone drinking blood, knows the horrors of death, etc. What exists about a vampire's life that Natalie hasn't witnessed through her job or Nick? In fact, as a human she was practically a vampire, so she should have no problems.

Ivy Erickson

I think that Nat would grow to hate being a vampire as much as Nick does, and that she would blame him for bringing her across when he knew what her life would be like.

Reva

Let's disregard for a moment the change in Natalie's character in the third season and examine the first two seasons. In the earlier episodes she was intrigued by vampirism and romanticized it in my opinion since her main contact was with a benevolent vampire. However, she also knew the scientific elements connected with it. She had often begged Nick to bring her across but I think if she had been brought across in the first two seasons she would not have been strong enough to deal with the consequences. Now in the third season she seemed to lose patience with Nick. She felt he was giving up on his quest for mortality. However, she realized they could not truly be together unless he brought her across. Now unfortunately, this did not exactly work out as she (and we) had hoped. But if it had, I believe she would have been as beautiful as Janette because she would have been brought across by someone she loved. I believe once she got used to being a vampire she would have been happy because she was with Nick. I think she could have helped him with his angst. On the other hand, she could increase his angst since he'd regret what he's done. I wonder what she would be like if she was brought across by Lacroix.

Michelle David

Wow- Great question, Mr. Happy! :-) The important thing about this question is if NICK had brought her across- as opposed to LaCroix, Janette, Vachon, Urs, Screed, Perry, etc. Natalie seems more open-minded to the possibilites of vampyrism as opposed to Nick. However, part of this is due to her ignorance about vampires and a life as one. Were she under LaCroix' training, she would probably be well-trained in the hunt, even if she did not enjoy it. However, Nick would not be enthusiastic about teaching Nat to hunt, thus she would have less skill. In terms of parenting, while LaCroix would probably be overbearing and demanding to Natalie due to her relationship with Nick, Nick would dissolve into pools of angst. Natalie could quite possibly resent this from Nick, as much as she would resent LaCroix' domineering personality. I think that while Nat would have less emotional problems with Nick as her master, she would be unable to fully exploit her talents.

K-A

I'm afraid with the way the show was going in the last year Natalie would of turned out like Lacroix.

Richard Manly

Natalie would have been more vampire than Nick. After all, who's more Catholic than the convert? But there would have been surprises, too, that the life of the undead would not be what she expected. At the very least, she would have been a real pain in the fangs to LaCroix.

Susan Bennett

First off, if Nick brought her across, I'd want it to be unknowingly. Lacroix knocks Nick out, and gives Nick's blood to Nat. I think if Nick did it knowingly, after finding his faith, etc., that his struggle for mortality and redemption would be a little "too" insincere. How would she turn out? After seeing what happened to Richard, that thought is scary. I would hope that she would turn out as a "new breed" of vampire, with the physical attributes of a vampire, but without the depth of evil and bloodlust usually associated with it. Both she and Nick have faith, so such a scenario would not be unreasonable. Physically, she would still require blood (not human), maybe tolerate a little sun. I would want her to be more vulnerable than other vampires, just because I love it when Nick rescues her <g>. Spiritually, I would want the "goodness" in her to remain the strongest influence - her "humanity" controlling the vampire, rather than the reverse. She wouldn't fear crosses, and would still believe in God. She would still want to help Nick overcome the demon, and she would still want a mortal life - sun, family, etc. So both of them would still strive for mortality. Emotionally, I would want her to maintain the depth of her love for Nick, and because her soul was still basically "good", I would want Nick to maintain his love for her. There's my vampire Nat <g>.

Amanda Berendt

I think, because of their special relationship and her knowledge of vampires, she would have turned out Ok. Then she and Nick could have either been together forever as vampires or they would have forever to find a cure together. Either way I think it would be Ok. I don't think she would be a maniac liek her brother because he was kind of messed up before he was brought across.

Wilma

I think Nat, in many ways, would be alot like Lacroix, always trying to control Nick. Over the three seasons of the series, Nat had more and more control over Nick the vampire - don't drink that, drink this and so on. Nat's brother turned into one very mean vampire, not at all like Natalie expected. Nick had centuries to learn to control and grow up as a vampire, with two very vampire teachers, who were proud of what they were. Nat the vampire would be an infant with a unwilling, un-vampire teacher. I feel that for Natalie to grow as a vampire and to survive in that world, Lacroix would have to teach her and remind Nick of what he really is, a vampire not a human. If not, I doubt the vampire community would take the risk of having either one of them around.

Stephen Lansing

Most of the people that Nick has brought across were relatively unprepared for it and what it would come to mean. Consequently, most of those incidents ended in disaster. Most of those that Nick brought across just suddenly encountered Nick and wanted to be made immortal, and others, like Richard, didn't even know what was happening to them. As a result, the change was a huge shock to both body and mind. No wonder they usually went insane. I think that Nat would turn out differently. She has known Nick for quite some time and is quite familiar with vampires and their lifestyle. She has also seen what an "unsuccessful" vampire (i.e. Richard) is like. I think that she would make the adjustment quite well and would not loose control. Also, from helping Nick try to overcome many of his problems, I think that she has a rational grasp of the vampire's problems. Of course, it is difficult for one to actually understand a situation completely until one is in that situation, but I don't think that she would have many of the same problems as Nick has had. It would be interesting to test some of her ideas out in that kind of environment... the effect of crosses and desire for blood, for example. Would she find out that those things are more than figments of the mind? Overall, I think that she would do well. And what better job for a vampire than being a coroner?

Eric McCann

Well, I'm not just N&NPack, but Nat Vamp Camp. Personally, I think Nat would have made a "killer" vampire (no pun intended... OK, I lied, it was.) She's very strong willed. I think a lot of it would hinge on how Nick, as her "master" would treat her (I also doubt the "master" thing would have stuck long!) Option 1: Restrictive. He doesn't want her "damned" to his life, keeps her to cow blood, etc. I think she'd get sick of this very shortly (in vampire terms... Maybe 50 years? at most.) She splits from him, and becomes the vampire LaCroix always wanted Nick to be. Option 2: Watchfully open. He wouldn't let her get into too much trouble, might argue against her taking human blood or hunting (though he may teach her how, as a "last ditch" means of staying alive,) and in this case, I think she'd stick closer to Nick after a while. This route, IMO, would be the one to lead both of them to a way back to mortality. Option 3: "do your own thing." Not that I doubt Nat's ability to be a great vamp, but I don't think she'd last a century this way. If Nick just let her have free reign, she'd be torn between the new lifestyle, and the scientific curiosity I'm sure she'd still have, and eventually her "experimentation" would lead to a run-in with other vampires, the Enforcers, or her destroying herself somehow.

John Lindsey

History would suggest that she would enjoy being a vampire and the power it would give her; including killing. Two examples of this was the episode FEVER, and a first season episode when Nat's brother was brought over by Nick. He went from being a "good man", to a man that Nick endded up killing at the end of the show because of his actions afterward. Tracy also told Vachon that evil is apart of him in ASHES TO ASHES. If one was to base a judgement on that information she would not be good person she was. But when you consider all the time she has spent with Nick and all the other vampires she has met, perhaps she will be able to go over and keep her morals as well. It is too bad that we will probably never know the answer to that question.

Jackie Wilson

I believe that Nat would turn out more like LaCroix than Nick would have ever believed. She would have probably reveled in immortality and become just as demanding on Nick's time as LaCroix has ever been. It just seems that her nature would change drastically. Probably like the doctor that Nick brought over during the plague. Who wants to cure anyone else, when they themselves will never die?

Edna Mae Walker

I belive that Nat would handle her transition from mortal to vampire well, since she would be prepared for it. She might even start a medical private journal about her experience, though the Enforcers and the community would not allow her to publish it. My only concern would be that now that Nat has become a vampire and has eternity, she might not be in such a hurry to find a cure for the vampire virus. She might want to discover why sun light is lethal to the virus and how to genetically switch off the gene that causes it to self-destruct in light. Nat might also be interested in why vampires cannot biologically breed and must reproduce by infection. In this case its the virus reproducing and not the true reproduction of one being who shares the genes of two "parent" beings. Nat might discover how the virus works and maybe what part of the human blood it needs to nourish itself. Maybe the virus needs the iron in it or some other element. I hope this was entertaining and interesting to anyone out there.

Bruce Campbell

Initially she probably would go crazy with the new powers she had received. Eventually I think she would end up similar to Nick, lots of guilt and a need for getting her humanity back. Unfortunately we will never know.

Beverly Turner

I think Nat would have either gone on a killing spree, or took a walk in the sun if Nick had brought her across.

Anne Quinty

I think Natalie would have been lees "torn inside" than Nick as a vampire, her sicentific-analytical side would make her "strong". What would be interesting would be to see how long she would stay with Nick, if her feelings for him would survive the transformation.

Raissa Devereux

I think Nat would adjust to vampirism well. I think certain aspects of her personality would be enhanced through the vampirism. For instance, she would become even more maternal. She would take on foster fledglings. In addition, she would probabably look after Richard's daughter and her descendants from a distance, becoming the Maharet (Rice vamp chronicles) of the FK universe. OTOH, the chances are slim that Nat would actually bring anyone over herself. Richard and the Barber have probably put the fear of God into her. She would probably think long and hard before taking the risk of unleashing a true monster, simply because she was a bad judge of character. She will feel more secure mentoring mortals and existing vampires.

Candy Murray

I don't think that she would have been able to live with herself. Nat desires love and a life with Nick, Not a forever death. She worked to hard at helping him regain mortality. And what she wanted was for him to just take a little, but we know Nick's track record at trying to bring someone across wasn't the best. I just feel that they could have ended the series a lot better than they did. I was greatly disappointed with the writers and the producers of the show. Would it have hurt to have Nick "cured" and for him and Nat to have a life together?

Nathan Richardson

From my impression of Natalie, I think that if Nicholai would ever bring her over, that her love for him would become tinged with disgust. Being a pathologist, I think that by dealing with death and dead bodies as much as Natalie does, the nagging questions of life and it's apparent meaninglessness must weigh on her at times (when she's not in a science frame of mind). Even her faith, which I'm assuming is like the majority of ours, cannot protect her from these doubts about life. Should Natalie be brought over, I think she would experience an epiphany. At the same time her eyes opened to the meaning of life, she would no longer consider herself a part of it, but something above or outside it. This is what I would think would happen to anyone who was brought over. After their eyes are open to the value of life, I think there are at least two paths one can choose. Nicholai chose the second path, to attempt to become mortal again. The first path is the path taken by Lacroix and earlier, Janette (becoming accustomed to their immortality). I think Natalie would choose the later path and like Lacroix, love Nicholai, yet become irritated even disgusted by him and his quest for mortality. This is what I think. Anyone else agree??

Le

Nat becoming a vampire was never meant to be. The only way Nick and her could be together is if Nick became human again (which also was never meant to be). Nat is not the vampire type. Could you really ever picture her drinking blood (even cow blood from a wine glass)? Nat would never have survived, she would have either starved to death or killed herself after realizing the vampire life was not for her.