In which I argue that one of the reasons Dark Shadows’ adaptation of Rebecca is not more effective is that Maggie is a stronger character than is the second Mrs de Winter.
Category: DSED Comments
Episode 1032: The Curse of Blinovitch
An easy way they could have established connections between Parallel Time Collinwood and Collinwood Prime.
Episode 1033: Follow the Money
In which I praise the flat competence of Lisa Blake Richards’ acting in the Meet Another Angelique segment of the show.
Episode 1035: Elegy for the Truly Two
In which I remark that it is odd that Barnabas doesn’t seem to understand the practicalities of keeping Maggie locked in a basement cell.
Episode 1036: I’m Not Hoffman
The Meet Another Angelique storyline as an orgy of Doppelcide.
Episode 1041: Westworld
In which I wish we’d seen more of Philip R. Allen on the show.
Episode 1042: Still Another Murderer
My idea of how Julia came to be both a psychiatrist and a blood specialist.
Episode 1043: The Heat Death of the Universe
I express delight with an especially hilarious bit of unintentional comedy.
Episode 1044: Weekend at Barney’s
Dark Shadows is not only inconsistent about details of vampire lore, but sometimes tangles itself up in those details in ways that make the show unnecessarily difficult to follow.
Episode 1045: We Belong Dead
I praise John Karlen and Kathryn Leigh Scott for giving us a good scene, and John Karlen and Lara Parker for giving us an extraordinary one.
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