Honestly? It sucked at first, no pun intended. I'm not sure if that's because Ash was a bad teacher or what.

I mean, take it this way. I'm going to live longer than most of my friends, I can't go out in strong sunlight, can't eat garlic, can't look at myself in a mirror. I need either blood or a blood potion to survive.

There's not really many positives to this, Artie.