DSED Comments – Page 8 – Dark Shadows Commentary

Episode 731: Mrs. Burns

In which I say that a cult practicing human sacrifice would have to be pretty small to avoid attracting the attention of the authorities.

Dark Shadows actors whose styles largely consisted of mimicking another actor.

I speculate about the residual payments actors are apparently still receiving from Dark Shadows.

In which I mention that Barnabas could have solved a lot of his problems in his first sixteen weeks on the show if he’d just bitten Burke Devlin.

“Died by fire!”

Something I like about Quentin and Magda’s big scene.

A remark about the actors’ regional accents.

I remark on the bossy big sister/ bratty little brother relationships that power so much of Dark Shadows.

In which I say that a powerful villain needs a powerful adversary, or the story either moves too fast or hits a dead end.

When bad dialogue happens to good actors.