In which I realize what Joel Crothers was talking about when he explained why he left Dark Shadows.
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Episode 683: The Very Last Ron Sproat Episode
I identify the most exciting moment in the episode.
Episode 686: The Case of the Lifted Ledger
In which I say something about denial as a theme in the show.
Episode 688: Mostly Charmless
In which I suspect that Kathryn Leigh Scott exploited an ambiguity in the script to make the episode more interesting.
Episode 690: Laugh Like a Man
Amy’s rendition of “Inchworm” leads me to think of other musical numbers on Dark Shadows.
Episode 694: The Surrender
In which I claim that the theme of child abuse running through this part of the show is especially powerful if you watch starting with episode 1.
Episode 705: Prisoners of Emily Post
Who told Edith the secret? There are interesting possibilities!
Episode 706: The Cliffhung
I enjoy the contrast between the haughty, paranoid Collinses who treat Barnabas so coldly in 1897 and their isolated, helpless descendants who clamored to welcome him to the estate in 1967.
Episode 707: Another Jane
I speak in defense of the much-maligned Alexandra Moltke Isles.
Episode 708: Will Power
In which I speculate about how they got a particular line past the censors.
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