Jonathan Frid and Christopher Bernau.
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Episode 889: It’s From the Past
I compare Jonathan Frid favorably with Bert Convy.
Episode 894/895: Love of Chair
I notice some super-gay stuff in the episode.
Episode 897: You’re the Worst
A laugh-out-loud moment.
Episode 900: The Long Con
In which I argue that the opening of the Leviathan segment is “the gayest storyline the show has taken on yet.”
Episode 912: Blink
In which I identify the ultimate Dark Shadows supercouple- greater than Barnabas/ Julia, greater than Barnabas/ Angelique, greater than Quentin/ Whoever, is the immortal and unchallengeable love of Jonathan Frid and the TelePrompter.
Episode 947: A Helping Hound
Why Jonathan Frid’s acting style and Malcolm Marmorstein’s writing were uniquely suited for each other.
Episode 991: Parsing Sabrina
I look back at the opening of the Leviathans story, and see several moments that look a lot like men afraid of being gay.
Episode 1020: To Serve Man
Two comments from me this time. In the one linked above, I praise Elizabeth Eis and Kathryn Leigh Scott for playing romantic scenes so effectively that they make Jonathan Frid seem sexy. In the second, I point out that the television set in Buffie’s room is the first one we’ve seen in the entire series, and suggest that the lingering closeup it gets here is a sign of Buffie’s desperate loneliness.
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.
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