The first time I discuss my idea that the relationship between Bossy Big Sister and Bratty Little Brother is central to Dark Shadows.
Tag: bossy big sister bratty little brother
Episode 572: Junior Detectives
I refer to my thing about the “bossy big sister/ bratty little brother” relationships on the show.
Episode 648: Astral Disturbances
Where I wish Cavada Humphrey had played Barnabas’ bossy big sister in the 1795 flashback, and say that there is no real reason why that sister couldn’t have been Sarah.
Episode 748: The Misunderstanding
I remark on the bossy big sister/ bratty little brother relationships that power so much of Dark Shadows.
Episode 992: Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t
In which I say that the 1795 storyline (a.k.a. ”Meet Angelique”) would have been better if Cavada Humphrey had played a grown-up Sarah Collins who was a bossy big sister to her bratty little brother Barnabas.
Episode 1082: You Don’t Have to Put on the Red Light
Jonathan Frid’s single funniest line.
Episode 1090: Today’s Ten Things That Make No Sense
Sebastian Shaw’s terrible clothes, Julia Hoffman’s ridiculous bossiness, and Barnabas Collins’ apparent sincerity.
Episode 1112: The Boy Friend
My last reference to the bossy big sister/ bratty little brother dynamic that is so well represented in the relationships that work on Dark Shadows.
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