In which certain performances lead me to surmise that actors were consulting videotapes of old episodes, and I wonder if that’s why the tapes of some famous episodes went missing.
Author: acilius
Episode 1120: House of Hurt Feelings
Why I agree with Danny Horn’s frequent assertion that to make an audience care about a character, that character has to “make a friend, make a joke, make a plot point happen.”
Episode 1122: The Lost World
In which I complain about Barnabas Collins’ habit of introducing himself to people as their enemy.
Time Travel, part 12: Nevertheless, They Persisted
In which I explain that Mrs Acilius and I started streaming Dark Shadows every day when Covid shut down live theater in our town, and compare the process of watching the show to attending a play done on a bare stage.
Episode 1124: We Had Faces
I list a bunch of Dark Shadows cast members who were more famous for things they did after Dark Shadows.
Episode 1128: As Rome Burns
I dissent from Danny Horn’s low estimate of the talents of several women in the cast during this period of Dark Shadows.
Episode 1129: Windmills, and How to Tilt at Them
Why I think it’s good that Grayson Hall plays Julia as tired and confused in this part of the series.
Episode 1131: The Perils of Memory
I express my frustration with the way they bring Angelique on board this segment, and claim that they could easily have done better.
Episode 1134/1135: The Graveyard Smash
In which I suspect Nancy Barrett of slipping a Beatles reference into the episode.
Episode 1137: It’s Alive, Sort Of
Does Gerard matter? Could Buzz have mattered? Isn’t it for the best that Buzz didn’t matter?
Dark Shadows Commentary 